Lack of conditioning

[karucinski]

If I feel my soap is drying out my skin how can I increase conditioning? Different oils? Extra super fat? Are there oils better for skin than others?

 

[Yooper]

coconut oil is notably drying, while olive oil is notably conditioning. But there are exceptions to every rule of course. What types of recipes and superfat are you using?

 

[karucinski]

Thank you for the response. I’m using 50:50 olive oil and coconut oil with 5% super fat. Is beef tallow and castor oil more conditioning?

 

[Mariela]

I think it´s the high amount of coconut oil. Try not to use more than 30% (I use even less) Beef tallow and castor oils are more conditioning than coconut. I love formulas that use an important amount of beef tallow, I think they make excellent soaps (conditioning and long lasting)

 

[karucinski]

Is it safe to get just any beef tallow like order off of Amazon?

 

[Yooper]

Thank you for the response. I’m using 50:50 olive oil and coconut oil with 5% super fat. Is beef tallow and castor oil more conditioning?

I never go with more than 20% coconut oil except for rare cases, as coconut oil is very drying.

I render my own beef tallow, but you can buy it or use lard instead which is usually readily available.