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Home > FAQ & Information > General Soap Terms and FAQ's > Soap Oils
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Soap Oils
-What are the best oils for soap?
We are biased in answering this question since we use the oils we use because we think they make a great soap. First things first, any soap with coconut oil and/or palm kernel oil in the top two oils will probably lather very well, but will be harsh and irritating. Sure, it will be a very hard bar, but who cares if your or (even worse) your customer's skin is left raw and the product is deemed "undesirable". Olive, sunflower, or similar "liquid oil" should be one of the top two oils. Palm is ok too, but if it is "Palm, Coconut..." that means that palm and coconut are the major oils and this is not good if you have sensitive skin (majority of population). So, we usually make the perfect blend of hard oils for lather, soft oils for sensitivity and softening effect, and usually shea butter for that "extra something". Aloe and other botanicals help for those in need of a "bonus". Many soapers have turned to exotic oils that sound really cool, but in the end have little benefit considering the cost of the oil. It would be better to use these directly on the skin then in soap.
So, what about beef tallow (rendered beef fat)?
Due to the fact that tallow is domestic and it provides an efficient means of using "the whole animal" instead of wasting it, we have no problem with the use of tallow. At this point in time, it may even be better to use tallow than palm (for environmental reasons, due to the demand for palm contributing to deforestation of tropical regions) though there are other vegetable oil alternatives. If you are a vegetarian/vegan, you may wish to avoid tallow due to it being a bi-product of beef. However, as far as "function" is concerned, and if used properly, tallow really can make a good soap. There are many opinions about "animal bi-products" and many facts to evaluate including: environment, cost, efficiency, domestic abundance, etc. With many opinions comes much hype, twisted information, etc, so each individual must sift through all the information to determine what is fact and what is fiction.
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