Almost got a full gel this time, which felt nice.
The olive oil was marinating with shredded lemon peels for a week prior to processing, so it got a really strong natural lemon aroma. Hoping it holds up once done curing. :)
Apart from that, no additives.
This was 640 grams of olive oil, 160 grams coconut oil. (Roughly close to 640/160ml or 24/6 ounces.)
According to people who make a lot of soap, olive oil is gentler for the skin. A soap type called “Castille soap” is 100% olive oil and makes a silky, some say slimy, lather with no foam.
Coconut oil adds hardness and nice foam to the soap, so I’m hoping to catch the best of both effects with this one.
when i give my 100% olive oil soaps to friends, some complain about the lack of foam. They may think that—even when they know it’s not true—it doesn’t clean because it doesn’t foam 🤷
what do you mean by “hardness” though?