It's said that it's so cleansing that it's actually drying to skin, yet still used in almost all commercial and home-made soap because of the wonderful bubbly lather it creates ..
Obviously some people can have a bad reaction to any particular oil, but that doesn't make blanket statements like "it's too drying" a fact .. So I've decided to experiment with the theory that it can actually make a very nice, mild, bar of soap if one superfats accordingly ..
I chose to SF 30% (generally I do 6-9%) .. This excessive amount of oil to lye is feasible with 100% coconut oil as it has a long shelf life .. Meaning it's very unlikely to have trouble with DOS(dreaded orange spot)or rancidity ..
Oh - the subject line, well it's scented with Monkey Farts (tropical) fragrance oil ..
And the orange colour was achieved with carrot oil :)
PS: I'll update how drying/mild I find these bars when fully cured (6wks) ..
PPS: Special Thanks to: T Monkey, T Monkey II, Uncle
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