KJohnson Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I have always used PKO and palm.What do you think would happen if I cut the PKO out and only used palm??I am thinking my bars wont be as hard..but I am just about out of PKO and need to soap like a mad woman,any suggestions??ThanksKris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I use both, but in different recipes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJohnson Posted June 19, 2007 Author Share Posted June 19, 2007 If you dont use PKO in every soap recipe..what do you use to make your bars hard??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Cellar Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I ran out of PKO last month and had to wait for my order from Columbus Foods to arrive. For hardness you can use coconut and babassu. I use coconut, PKO & babassu in every recipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJohnson Posted June 19, 2007 Author Share Posted June 19, 2007 thank you so much..I have tons of those!!Off to run this thru the soap calc!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I gave up the palm and just use PKO...LOL I haven't used palm in over a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonne Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I never use palm and only a couple times used PKO. I use coconut instead of PKO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 In some recipes I use it and in others I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 If you dont use PKO in every soap recipe..what do you use to make your bars hard???Both CO and OO get quite hard (tho OO can take a while). Lard too gets very hard.One of my basic recipes is CO, OO, Palm & Canola. It gets plenty hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapmaker Man Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I use a combo of 17% CO and 11 to 12% PKO in my favorite recipe. I am mainly an AF soapmaker. I sub out the beef tallow and lard for palm oil when I do a veggie recipe or for a special order. I really like the combo of CO & PKO together!Paul.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaG Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I use both & very happy with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I've never used PKO in any soaps. Just been using palm - I really like the "no-stir" palm from Columbus Foods! It's very much easier to work with than the regular palm. One of these days I might give PKO a go, but haven't had the need for it yet. I don't use any animal fats in my soaps. Just a personal preference plus a business decision. Made one batch with lard early on in my soaping and didn't like it. Though I have used some marvelous bars made with lard by soapers here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirloomoriginals Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I use PKO in my main recipe, along with shortening and coconut. I use palm in my kitchen soap to make a harder bar!steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbren Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I don't use PKO much at all any more. I found it to make my soap trace too quickly. I use Virgin PKO in some specialty soaps though...it's luscious stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I use PKO in most of my stuffs; I don't use palm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I seldom use pko, although I do use it occasionally in a few recipes. I'm mostly all about the coconut, mon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall Blonde Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I don't use palm or pko in any of my soaps. As long as I use about 60% olive it comes out fine. I stopped using palm when I read about the deforestation of the rain forests. My soaps don't seem to suffer from the lack of palm. And it's money I can spend on other oils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktortoise Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I don't use PKO right now and my soap is very hard. I just up the coconut a little or use lard. Sometimes, I use soy or beeswax at 5-10% to get a super hard bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystical_angel1219 Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I don't use either for various reasons. I bought 50lbs of PKO and it sits here collecting dust. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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