Almost got a full gel this time, which felt nice.

The olive oil was marinating with shredded lemon peels for a week prior to processing, so it got a really strong natural lemon aroma. Hoping it holds up once done curing. :)

Apart from that, no additives.

  • @DeestanOP
    10•7 days ago

    This was 640 grams of olive oil, 160 grams coconut oil. (Roughly close to 640/160ml or 24/6 ounces.)

    According to people who make a lot of soap, olive oil is gentler for the skin. A soap type called “Castille soap” is 100% olive oil and makes a silky, some say slimy, lather with no foam.

    Coconut oil adds hardness and nice foam to the soap, so I’m hoping to catch the best of both effects with this one.

    • merde alors
      3•6 days ago

      when i give my 100% olive oil soaps to friends, some complain about the lack of foam. They may think that—even when they know it’s not true—it doesn’t clean because it doesn’t foam 🤷

      what do you mean by “hardness” though?

      • @DeestanOP
        1•6 days ago

        Hardness I am not sure how much matters or whether I understand it, really. Allegedly pure olive oil soap take longer to be solid enough to use?

        I made a batch of pure olive oil soap before this, so it will be interesting to see if I notice any difference in hardness.

        First test using some flakes from the mold, shows that it foams a lot better with the 20% coconut oil. :)

      • merde alors
        2•6 days ago

        it is simple.

        • just be careful with caustic soda (hand and eye protection? air the room while mixing it with water)
        • don’t use utensils made from materials that react to it (steel, glass and wood are safe to use. if you work with glass, choose those that can take the heat)