tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post6016617793593606386..comments2024-03-13T00:37:00.827-07:00Comments on Jenora Soaps: Palm Oil - How do you Feel about it?Jennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-28071757135860934452010-06-14T15:38:14.155-07:002010-06-14T15:38:14.155-07:00I've been on the fence about the subject and f...I've been on the fence about the subject and found this post on pattiflynn's site about palm oil: http://www.patti-flynn.com/blog/2009/11/03/palm-oil/ She lists this link: http://sustainabledev.org/2009/10/31/74/<br /><br />I've tried a few recipes without palm oil and I can't find one I like yet. I usually offer at least one or two soaps in my line without palm oil.Splurge Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888436371492364926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-89985765869834133202010-05-07T00:44:18.161-07:002010-05-07T00:44:18.161-07:00We use certified organic sustainable palm oils in ...We use certified organic sustainable palm oils in our soaps. I love it it makes nice, hard bubbly bars that last and last. I feel the organic/sustainable is the middle road it only costs marginally more were we get it. We do have some recipes that just "happen" to be palm free but all of our soaps are ridiculously high in olive oil which helps make up for some of the hardness!Dreaming Tree Soapworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772295969500010181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-49607672714315245792010-04-09T05:39:38.743-07:002010-04-09T05:39:38.743-07:00I can't find palm oil where I live, so I make ...I can't find palm oil where I live, so I make soap without it. I'm sure I would try palm oil to see what the result is like if I could get hold of some. But in a way I'm glad I don't have to think about it. I'm still wrestling with the EO vs FO and to colour or not!Ambrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168612636448560475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-20145003712695594472010-04-08T09:19:08.215-07:002010-04-08T09:19:08.215-07:00Jen,
Thanks for the comments! I am just a bit obs...Jen,<br /><br />Thanks for the comments! I am just a bit obsessed with my dog as you'll see if you keep reading my blog. But I love soap just as much. I just posted a big update on the last few batches we made. We've definitely learned a LOT. I would love to see more soapers confess to their early soap mistakes :)<br /><br />As for palm oil, I really think my favorite recipes so far have not used it. My breakfast soap has nice lather and is pretty hard. No palm oil. Another of my favorites (and my very first 3 soaps I ever made) have no palm oil; just coconut oil, olive oil, cocoa butter, and beeswax. Beeswax is a nice hardner and it smells great.<br /><br />I think I will continue to buy palm oil though in my experimental phase. But I will make sure it is from a renewable, fair-trade source. A lot of suppliers are catching on that people who go through the trouble to hand make soap aren't exactly into destroying orangutan habitats.p-leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990422871407810936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-49805165831701662652010-04-08T02:51:13.732-07:002010-04-08T02:51:13.732-07:00I've been tossing the same question around for...I've been tossing the same question around for months now, but have not changed anything in my recipes yet. I did try the 50/50% recipe (Coconut/Olive), and it was alright...but not the feel I like in my soaps with palm oil. Question is...how eco friendly is the rest of the stuff we use in our soaps? I gather that there is a hook in almost all of the base ingredients that go into soap making.Cocobong Soapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07549591583801464960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-63013500994300074692010-04-07T15:51:21.137-07:002010-04-07T15:51:21.137-07:00I use sustainable palm oil in my soaps ... I perso...I use sustainable palm oil in my soaps ... I personally feel that it's one soapmaking oil I can't do without! But I would be interested to try some good palm-free ones to feel the difference.Erin Napierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00512064050334374547noreply@blogger.com