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Why 100% Coconut Oil soap is drying for your skin

23/4/2015

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Do you know that 100% coconut oil soap is drying on the skin, even though  it is so moisturising and conditioning in its natural state? I love to use coconut oil on my skin and on my hair as a hot oil treatment, yet when it is made into a 100% coconut oil soap, it is drying. 

Soap is made with fats, liquid and lye, and  each oil/fat has specific saponification values. We also know that oils have long and short chain fatty acids which react with the lye in a chemical reaction to create soap. This chemical reaction is called saponification and some oils saponify at different points along the fatty acid chains. Olive oil soap is very moisturising as it contains oils that will not saponify, and so are left free in your soap to moisturise your skin. On the other hand, Coconut Oil is so efficient at saponifying that there are no free oils left in the soap to moisturise your skin. Having said that, coconut oil helps to make a fantastic, cleansing and sudsy bar of soap when used at up to 30% in your soap. Any more than 20-30% Coconut Oil tends to be drying on the skin.

Many shoppers when looking for a natural bar of soap will purchase a 100% Coconut Oil soap thinking that it is good for their skin...they do not realise that even though Coconut Oil is fantastic in its natural state, it is not so great as a 100% soap. So don't be fooled by lovely eco-friendly looking packaging, emotive words such as natural, pure, vegan etc...Read the ingredients!! 

Having said this, I love to use coconut oil in my soaps as it helps to create a hard, sudsy bar with a lovely sheen, and it has excellent cleansing properties. I like to combine my Coconut Oil with other skin loving oils such as: Extra Virgin Olive oil, Rice Bran Oil, Shea Butter, Sunflower Oil, and Soybean Oil. This ensures that the soap is moisturising, nourishing, mild and great for the skin!


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6 Comments
Tasneem
15/3/2019 12:34:56 pm

Pls suggest how much in quantity should I use olive oil , shea butter, almond oil, coconut oil and castor oil incase if want to use all these or any 3 oils along with coconut oil to make soap.

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Jason
22/12/2019 07:17:45 am

A pretty common recipe I use is 70% olive oil, 20% coconut oil, 5% Shea butter, and 5% castor oil.

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Jason
22/12/2019 06:44:01 am

I make a 100% coconut oil soap that is not drying. It is 20% superfat. The extremely high suoerfat makes it very moisturizing. It also makes a very hard and sudsy bar.

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Grant Calloway
29/4/2020 01:15:42 pm

Exactly! Soap making amateurs never get it..

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18/9/2020 03:44:47 pm

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Debra
4/12/2020 01:21:05 pm

Cold Process Pure Coconut Oil Soap with a 20% Super fat is a very moisturizing bar. Not drying to the skin at all. I love my pure coconut oil soaps!!!

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