Learnin’ About Oil – Characteristics

Well, I was looking up some goat milk soap recipes and I found this very interesting list of oils and how they help in a soap. I thought I would share and let you all take a look at it.

Oil Characteristics

  • Almond– gives a fairly good lather and is good to condition the skin
  • Apricot kernel— this oil does about the same as the almond oil.
  • Borage–same as almond
  • Canola–same as almond
  • Castor oil–same as almond but speeds up trace
  • Cocoa butter–Gives a hard bar fairly good lather and is good for skin conditioning and speeds trace slightly
  • Coconut oil–Gives a hard bar, good cleansing qualities, fluffy lather, and speeds trace slightly
  • Corn oil–Same as almond
  • Cottonseed–Fairly good lather
  • Hazelnut–Fair lather and good skin conditioning properties
  • Hemp seed–same as hazelnut
  • Jojoba–same as hazelnut
  • Kukui nut–same as hazelnut
  • Lanolin–Give a hard bar that has fair lather is fair to good for skin conditioning if not allergic and speeds trace slightly
  • Lard–Gives a hard bar that has fairly good lather good for skin and speeds trace slightly
  • Macadamia nut–same as hazelnut
  • Neem oil–same as hazelnut with healing properties
  • Olive–same as hazelnut and gives a fairly hard bar
  • Palm Kernel–Give a hard bar with good cleansing properties, fluffy lather and speeds trace slightly
  • Palm oil–Give a hard bar with fair lather and speeds trace slightly
  • Peanut–fair lather with good skin conditioning
  • Safflower–same as hazelnut
  • Sesame–same as hazelnut
  • Shea butter–Gives a hard bar with fair lather and good skin conditioning and speeds trace slightly
  • Soybean–same as hazelnut
  • Soybean (Crisco type)–fair lather and skin conditioning
  • Sunflower–same as hazelnut
  • Tallow–gives hard bar with fair lather and good skin conditioning and speeds trace slightly
  • Wheat germ–same as hazelnut

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Comments

I love to make soap so this was agreat post for me. Sorry this wasn’t a long comment like you like em to be.:(
Blessings,
Hannah

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very interesting!!! I would like to make some lotions and scrubs sometime.
Love you… :)

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Rachel, you have such wonderful info on your blog!! This is perfect for the THC!

I love the research you do. Thanks dear daughter!
You are a blessing!

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Oh, and I love your new Pilgrim’s Progress banner! very good!

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I’m glad everyone liked this post. I would love to make some lotions and scrubs with you Gramma!

Love,
Rachel

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I posted the Homestead Carnival #78 today. Thanks for entering your post.
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April E.

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