That's why I decided to stop using palm oil from now on. Of course there is sustainable palm oil available but it's so expensive I'd rather skip it altogether. Right now I am in a transition fase because I have some palm kernel oil left I need to finish first.
I made these rosemary & yoghurt bars on Friday. To compensate the lack of palm oil and hardness, I used 40% coconut oil and yoghurt. I know a lot of soapmakers say you shouldn't use more than 30% coconut oil because it's drying to the skin. But I love my 100% coconut oil bars so how bad could a percentage of 40-50 be? I might just use a slightly higher superfatting percentage next time.
Oils: coconut, olive (rosemary infused), sunflower, castor, wheat germ, palm pit
Liquid: yoghurt and water 50/50
Additives: 3/4 green alg powder, 1/4 ghassoul clay, a splash of yoghurt mixed with the oils, 1/2 ts honey
Scent: EO rosemary, anis and juniper
The hanger swirl failed, it's still just 2 layers.
This is a good facial soap, Marieke! It should smell gorgeous!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenBeautiful, Marieke! I want to try some palm-free recipes, too. And yogurt!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenSo beautiful! I also developed myself palm free recipe and I love the quality of the soap. I use olive, coconut, castor oils and cocoa butte. I know that individually we cannot reduce this environmental impact caused by palm oil production and usage, but spreading this approach and start using palm free recipes, could somehow support elimination of this impact globally.
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