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Common Name |
INCI Nomenclature |
Uses |
Properties |
KOH Sap value |
NaOH Sap value |
Como |
Irrit. |
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Almond Oil |
Prunus Dulcis |
Soap, lotion, massage oil, lotion bars, creams |
Medium weight oil, shelf life, 1 year |
0.1904 |
0.136 |
2 |
0 |
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Avocado Oil |
Persia Gratissima |
Soap, lotion, massage oil, lotion bars, creams |
Heavy weight oil, shelf life 1 year, use as 10% of total oils. |
0.1862 |
0.133 |
2 |
0 |
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Beeswax |
Cera Alba |
Soaps, lotion bars, creams |
Not an oil, saponifiable, hardening agent |
0.0966 |
0.069 |
2 |
0 |
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Butterfat, Cow |
Butter |
Soaps, creams |
Emollient, superfatting agent, 1 or 2% of total oils used. |
0.2266 |
0.162 |
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Canola Oil |
Canola |
Soaps, massage oils |
Lightweight, self life 1 year, similar to olive oil, substitute for olive oil |
0.1736 |
0.124 |
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Castor |
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil |
Soap, massage oil, creams |
Very thick, shelf life 1 year +, use as 2 - 3% of total oils, lathering, moisture barrier |
0.1800 |
0.128 |
0 |
1 |
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Coconut Oil 76 degree |
Cocos Nucifera |
Soap, lotions, creams, lotion bars, lip balms, etc. |
Lathering agent, drying when over 25% of total oils when saponified, when used in lotions, emollient and moisturizing |
0.2260 |
0.190 |
0 |
4 |
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Cocoa Butter |
Theobroma Cacao |
Soap, lip balm, lotion bars, lotions |
Hardening agent, moisture barrier, emollient |
0.2266 |
0.137 |
0 |
4 |
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Jojoba Oil |
Simmondria Chinensis |
EVERYTHING, LOL |
Emollient, moisturizing |
0.0966 |
0.069 |
0 |
2 |
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Shea Butter |
Emollient, moisturizing |
Soaps, lotion, lotion bars, creams |
Emolient, moisturizing |
0.1792 |
0.128 |
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Lanolin, Anhydrous |
Lanolin |
Soap, cream, lotion, may cause allergic reaction |
Moisturizing, emollient, moisture barrier |
0.1037 |
0.074 |
1-2 |
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Olive Oil |
Olea Europaea |
Soaps, creams, lotions, lotion bars, etc. |
Moisturizing, emollient, eventually hardening in soap, mild, use as up to 100% of oils. |
0.1876 |
0.134 |
1-2 |
0 |
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Palm Oil |
Elaeis Guineensis |
Soap, when received in five gallon buckets, melt, and stir thoroughly to disperse stearic |
Hardening agent in soap, use as up to 20% of oils |
0.1974 |
0.141 |
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Safflower |
Carthamus Tinctorius |
Soap, lotion, oil, lotion bars, creams, etc. |
Emollient, moisturizing |
0.1904 |
0.136 |
0 |
0 |
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Crisco |
Glycine Soja |
Soaps, lotions? |
Substitue for palm, no more than 25% of total oils used unless making Bob's No Fail Soap |
0.1904 |
0.135 |
0 |
3 |
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Sunflower Oil |
Helianthus Annus |
Soaps, lotions, lotion bars |
Similar to olive oil, short shelf life |
0.1876 |
0.134 |
0 |
0 |
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Wheat Germ |
Triticum Vulgare |
Lotions, creams, massage oils |
Nutrative, use as less than 1% of total recipe |
0.1834 |
0.131 |
3 |
0 |
