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It seems to me that the more lye (less super fat) in a recipe, the more suds in the bar. If true, is it possible to reflect that in the properties listed in the recipe (Bubbly)?
Thank you so much1
Thank you so much1
Super fat
- Thread starter lauriefiesel
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That’s not true, though. You can have 100% olive oil, 0 superfat, and no suds.
Bubbly lather comes from coconut oil, castor oil (up to 5% in a batch), and some other oils, but the amount of superfat isn’t part of it as a rule.
For example, I LOVE spa bars. They are salt bars, 100% coconut oil (or 95% coconut oil and 5% castor oil), 50% fine sea salt by weight of oils, and superfatted at 25%. Bubbly rich lather than is creamy and fabulous. But coconut oil is well known for bubbly lather.
Now, sometimes too much SF may indeed inhibit lather, but it’s not really a part of the calculation as that is not true in many (or even most) cases.
Bubbly lather comes from coconut oil, castor oil (up to 5% in a batch), and some other oils, but the amount of superfat isn’t part of it as a rule.
For example, I LOVE spa bars. They are salt bars, 100% coconut oil (or 95% coconut oil and 5% castor oil), 50% fine sea salt by weight of oils, and superfatted at 25%. Bubbly rich lather than is creamy and fabulous. But coconut oil is well known for bubbly lather.
Now, sometimes too much SF may indeed inhibit lather, but it’s not really a part of the calculation as that is not true in many (or even most) cases.
