Yes folks, after trying out lots and lots of different recipes as well as trying to source a good sustainable supply of unrefined Palm oil things have moved on. I have hit on a recipe that I am really thrilled with. It uses lots more olive oil so, while that is great for your skin, it does mean the soap is a lot softer getting it out of the mold and cutting it up, in fact it was really sticky and I did have to force myself to keep going. 3 weeks later it is already lovely and hard, a gorgeous golden colour and it smells wonderful. I just hope the scent lasts as its citrus based, I used lemongrass, sweet orange and grapefruit essential oils, together they are fab.
I have used full fat, really fresh local goats milk from my favorite supplier
Norsworthy Dairy Goats http://norsworthydairygoats.blogspot.com/ and that has just added to the wonderful creamyness of this soap. It really is great and while I will still be looking for a good source of sustainable palm oil the rush is over. If customers like this soap I think I will slowly change all my range to this blend.
The soap will be ready for sale soon and up on the website within a week or so.
If you haven't used fresh goat's milk before, it can really make the soap sticky to begin with as well. Five-fold orange and litsea cubeba makes a really nice e.o. blend too - it actually sticks in soap!
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ReplyDeletejust found your blog after doing some new searches. have you tried fresholi for palm oil? may be worth a go.
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Dear Amy, Thanks for your comments. I always use Goats Milk fresh (frozen into the lye). I think the stickyness was due to the extra olive oil but, as I said, it is curing into a really lovely soap. I have to admit, I have already used it and its fab. Ive been working on a good and reliable palm free recipe for ages now so I'm chuffed to bits. I will look into the orange eo you mention, the one I find sticks really well is lemon myrtle but its very expensive :-(
ReplyDeleteDear FuturePrimitive, I will definitely look into Fresholi, I did look at them a while ago but have not been back for a while. Im still waiting for a local contact to get back to me with samples. I'm still keen to get a good source. Thanks for your comment.
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