For those who use a lower % of (c.o.) in your recipe, Castor oil can be used to increase your bubble action.
Tracy > AntiFossil wrote > I have been making my own soap for about 14 years now. The only real > "secret" that I have found in regards to fantastic foaming action of your > soaps is the inclusion of coconut oil (c.o.) in your recipe. I am aware > that a few of the more popular websites, and even books written on the > subject, warn against using too high a percentage of c.o. because of its > drying effects on the skin. However, I keep the percentage of c.o. in my > soap between 20% and 40%, and haven't had any problems with excessively dry > skin. Common sense must also come in to play of course. If you start with > dry skin, you would definitely want to stay on lower end of those > percentages with c.o., and increase the hydrating oils like olive, and > settle for less foaming soap. > > AntiFossil _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
