need recipe for soap with lots of canola

[Guest guest]

I have a lot of canola oil that I'd like to use in a recipe for

soap - anychance anyone might have something with this as the

main ingredient? I have a hard time figuring out how to switch

oils.... I also have: sweet almond oil, jojoba, coconut and

shea - if I could use some of those that would be great too -

unless one of you really smart ladies would let me in on the

secret of switching oils :-)

 

thanks!

 

Blessings,

Pam

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Pam,

 

Canola oil on its own would produce a soft bar with a light lather - so

you don't want to use it a the majority oil in your soap - but you

certainly can use it! It is pretty similar in properties to soy bean oil

actually, and can be used in liquid soap making, no doubt.

 

I don't have an exact recipe to give you, but I'd say blending it with

coconut oil, palm oil and olive oil should give you a nice bar of soap -

maybe with the canola at about 20% of the oils should give you a nice

bar of soap ... if making liquid soap you can use a higher % of it

 

I'd say play around with those oils you want to use on a lye calculator,

like the one at

http://www.the-sage.com or http://www.tlcsoaps.com/tlcsoapcalc.htm

 

Rita also has an oils property chart on her site ... that is really the

key ... find the properties you want in your soap, see what the various

oils have to offer and then go from there!

http://www.tlcsoaps.com/oilsapval.htm

 

Happy soaping!

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

 

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Pam [pam]

 

I have a lot of canola oil that I'd like to use in a recipe for

soap - anychance anyone might have something with this as the

main ingredient? I have a hard time figuring out how to switch

oils.... I also have: sweet almond oil, jojoba, coconut and

shea - if I could use some of those that would be great too -

unless one of you really smart ladies would let me in on the

secret of switching oils :-)

thanks!

Blessings,

Pam

http://www.tlcnaturally.com

http://www.ewebexpress.com

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Pam,

The only soap I ever made with Canola oil in the recipe is this Bee

Good Soap that I found on the MMS website

 

" Created By:

Sharon Predoehl (s_predoehl)

Date : 1997-11-01

 

 

Ingredients:

16 oz wt Sweet Almond Oil

26 oz wt Canola Oil

32 oz wt Coconut Oil

28 oz wt Olive Oil

26 oz wt Hydrogenated Soybean Oil

48 fl oz Water

18 oz wt Lye (sodium hydroxide)

4 oz wt Beeswax (.5 oz per pound x 8 lbs.)

4 oz wt Honey (.5 oz per pound x 8 lbs.)

 

 

Instructions:

Heat oils to 150° F. Add Beeswax (you can grate it, chunk it, pre-

melt it). Cool to 115° F. Lye and water to about 110° F. Add

lye/water to oils, at light trace, add the honey. Stir till well

blended. Pour no more than an inch deep. Cover with Saran type wrap

prevents soda ash). Don't wrap with a blanket, just put a cookie

sheet over the top, as this will get warmer than soaps without

honey.

 

Notes & Comments:

This is the soap that is most popular with the folks who get my

soaps. One person says he thinks it helps him with his body odor. He

said it, I didn't!

You can scent this as you like, add scents at light trace. "

 

I really like this recipe. It makes a really nice bar of soap.

Marianne

 

, " Pam " <pam@e...> wrote:

> I have a lot of canola oil that I'd like to use in a recipe for

> soap - anychance anyone might have something with this as the

> main ingredient? I have a hard time figuring out how to switch

> oils.... I also have: sweet almond oil, jojoba, coconut and

> shea - if I could use some of those that would be great too -

> unless one of you really smart ladies would let me in on the

> secret of switching oils :-)

>

> thanks!

>

> Blessings,

> Pam

>

> TLC Naturally - Pure Essential Oils & Soaps

> http://www.tlcnaturally.com

> E Web Express - Design & Hosting Service

> http://www.ewebexpress.com

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Pam,

 

DH just created a soap lye calculator, it could be helpful figuring how much

lye you need for the weight of oil you have on hand:

 

http://www.geraldgardner.net/soap/soaplyecalculator.aspx

 

Thanks for looking!

Pamela

 

 

 

Pam [pam]

Monday, October 25, 2004 6:41 PM

 

need recipe for soap with lots of canola

 

 

I have a lot of canola oil that I'd like to use in a recipe for

soap - anychance anyone might have something with this as the

main ingredient? I have a hard time figuring out how to switch

oils.... I also have: sweet almond oil, jojoba, coconut and

shea - if I could use some of those that would be great too -

unless one of you really smart ladies would let me in on the

secret of switching oils :-)

 

thanks!

 

Blessings,

Pam

 

TLC Naturally - Pure Essential Oils & Soaps

http://www.tlcnaturally.com

E Web Express - Design & Hosting Service

http://www.ewebexpress.com