Fat is the main component of each of soap since the latter is in a high percentage consisting of saponified fatty acids. Plant and animal fat in composition significantly different from each other: each has a fat ratio between the fatty acids different from other fats. The choice of one or other fats can therefore significantly affect the characteristics of our soaps. The announcement about oil and butter, we see that fat consisting of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. In the introductory part of the manufacture of soap, I also mentioned how the saturation of fatty acids affect the quality of the soap. Roughly speaking, we can say that the saturated fatty acid soap also contribute strength and compactness, the unsaturated fatty acids are made more soft soap, but is also more gentle to the skin. However, such a description rather disappointing, because we are interested in the soap still anything but just strength. It is eg. foaming, paint, cleaning leonardo antonelli power soaps - all of which depend on the specific fatty acids that make up a fat. Lauric acid is a main component of coconut oil, for example, a solid soap, with good cleaning power and which is very good foaming, but a strong skin drying. Oleic acid (the main component of olive oil) to soften the soap becomes stiff after a long maturation, which is a bad penny, but is gentle to the skin. Only the combination of olive oil and coconut oil soap that is stiff enough to a foam and at the same time gentle to the skin. The choice of fat for making soap, therefore, should not be left to chance.
When making soap, there are two types of fat: the basic fat and nutritious or care (ie. The prestigious) fat. Basic fats are those that are used in large quantities and thus form the basis of any soap. The essential fats influence mainly on the strength, compactness, leonardo antonelli foaming and cleaning power. Nutritious fats are those that soap is added in small quantities, in principle, after reaching the strip and our soap enrich and make it more gentle to the skin.
Basic fats Olive oil is one of the most important raw material for soap. As I mentioned in the introductory publication on the manufacture of soap, olive oil is a specialty of oil, since it can be used as the only fat in the manufacture of soap. An example of the so-produced soap is, for example. known Castile soap.
Olive oil to the soap that is at the beginning rather soft, but the maturation becomes solid and compact. Soap from olive oil is worse penny and has poor cleaning power. He is very gentle to the skin, so it is also suitable for sensitive skin. Soaps made of pure olive oil želejast often leave residue in the base, so it combines leonardo antonelli with other saturated fatty acids. Soap with a high proportion of olive oil has a long maturing, 6 to 8 weeks.
Coconut oil is mostly composed of Lauric acid affecting hardness, cleaning power and foaming soaps. Soap with the addition of coconut oil is more rigid and compact, while an excellent foam. This is actually the only soap, which foams in the salt water. Soap from coconut oil has an extremely cleaning power, but this also increased aggressiveness. Too high a proportion of coconut oil skin dries out, so this oil do not overdo it. The recommended amounts leonardo antonelli ranging up to 20-25%, although some manufacturers of soap on the other side of the ocean also use up to 30% coconut oil, but also appropriate to reduce the amount of NaOH (and thereby increase the amount of free neumiljenih fat).
Palm oil to a hard, compact soap, which is a good foaming and a good cleaning power. Just like coconut oil as palm oil can be in excess dries out the skin, so in the manufacture of soaps limit to a maximum of 30%. The combination of palm and olive oil to a really good soap, which is compact, good foaming and is gentle to the skin. Palm oil is in the manufacture of soaps perfect substitute for lard or beef tallow, because this fat make soap the same features, but with the use of or. production of palm oil linked to a major environmental problem. Intensive palm plantations for the production of palm oil shrinking rainforests and thus threaten many species. Population orangutans is, for example, due to the contraction of rainforest decreased by 70% (!). The decision on the use of palm oil in soaps is entirely up to you, personally I do not use it.
Lard and beef tallow give soap-like leonardo antonelli properties such as palm oil. Both do their fat soap hard and compact, with good cleaning leonardo antonelli power and a slightly less intense foam. Lard and beef tallow were in the past, the main component for the production of domestic soaps, today be in amounts up to 50% combined with other unsaturated fatty acids. Of course, this animal fat, therefore soap with lard or beef fat are not suitable for vegetarians. When making soap from lard or beef tallow pay attention to the fat or refined. they do not smell.
Castor oil is a specialty of the essential oils because it is used only in small quantities
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