What's a good use for palm oil in soap making? Many soap makers like to use palm oil for soap making to substitute portions of other oils in their recipe that add hardness to a bar but have negative effects on the skin when used in high percentages. A good example of this would be substituting a portion of coconut oil with palm oil. Coconut oil is great for adding hardness to soap, but when too much is used it can produce an overly drying product. I will often substitute some of the coconut oil called for in a recipe with palm oil in order to make a soap that is hard, yet gentle on the skin because palm oil is a little bit less harsh then coconut oil. You still need to be careful though because, although it is less harsh, too much palm oil can be drying too!

Just remember that palm oil has a completely different SAP value then coconut oil, so the proper amount of lye needed to saponify the oils within your recipe will be altered if you make any substitutions. Obviously, it's vital that you recalculate the amount of lye needed.

Unrefined red palm oil is a deep orange and will alter the appearance of your soap drastically. If you're looking to make a white soap, even a relatively low percentage of unrefined palm oil will produce a lemon yellow to pumpkin orange hue depending on how much is used. Refined palm oil will produce a whiter bar while still offering the same beneficial properties.

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