Whether you have discovered this article by searching for superfatting, or more likely, are looking for the best oils to use for superfatting, it might be the first time you have come across the process. read on to find out more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Too much oil in your soap, or your soap has gone soft?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
One of the reasons you might be here is that you have found that your soap has not cured and hardened as you expected it to and you are now wondering why that is and how you can remedy the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In fact what might have happened, as is the most likely cause is that you have used too much oil, and the excess is free-floating in your soap, preventing it from hardening as much as you would desire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What you have done in essence, is superfatted your soap, by providing more oil than can be saponified by the lye, a process that is often undertaken to make a more luxurious bar of soap, but in this instance, it has been overdone, too much oil has been left over which will both leave your bar soft and maybe mushy, which in turn will also mean the lather in your sap will also be killed by the oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So let’s remedy that issue right away with a formula that can be used to provide you with just the right amount of oil to superfat your soap correctly, and allow you to experiment with different levels to find the perfect finish you are looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is superfatting soap?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Superfatting soap is using more oil than is required to create the perfect saponification with the Lye in your cold process mix to ensure that excess oil is leftover adding a more luxurious finish to your craft-made soap bar but without preventing the lather we love.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This may be the first time you have come across superfatting in soap making<\/p>\n\n\n\n The level of superfatting soap can be expressed in a percentage figure to match your recipe or use as information on your recipe if you are selling differing levels of superfat in hydrating bars of soap, from which your customer can choose the level of luxury<\/a> they are after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The most popular superfatting soap level is 5% – This adds a good amount of leftover oil for hydration but will do less damage to the lather providing, in my opinion, the most luxurious bar of soap you can produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So this all looks great, you now know what superfatting is, the benefits, and selling points but how do you now make your soap to the superfat percentage you want?<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are using Olive oil on your soap, and you want to achieve that 5% superfat level, use the following formula<\/p>\n\n\n\n First, you need to know how much Lye is required to turn your oil into soap, using Olive Oil in this example, which is 1.34oz Lye to 10oz Olive Oil<\/p>\n\n\n\n The value in the table are per 1oz of Oil<\/p>\n\n\n\nSuperfatting Precentage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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