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  • Soap question

    Posted by Margaret on November 26, 2022 at 6:09 pm

    Wouldn’t any supposed vitamins in tallow be degraded by saponification? 

      Before I’m accused of believing the BS about how good “X” brand of soap is due to the fats/oils it’s made of,  I do NOT believe that if any vitamins are actually left in the soap, they  have any benefit. I am just skeptical of the claims made of some soap varieties.

    Keemte replied 1 year, 11 months ago 5 Members · 5 Replies
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  • PhilGeis

    Member
    November 27, 2022 at 1:57 am

    The vitamins work on the “fairy dust” principle.

  • ketchito

    Member
    November 28, 2022 at 1:04 pm

    @Margaret Not only vitamins would be degraded by saponification, but also in previous steps (bleaching, deodorization, etc.). 

    As @PhilGeis, they are just part of the fairy dust of our industry. 

  • Keemte

    Member
    December 12, 2022 at 8:46 pm

    @ ketchito, pls do you have any idea of how I can deodorize oil for soap making, my soap smell awful and when I added fragrance to it, everything separated.

  • Graillotion

    Member
    December 12, 2022 at 9:07 pm

    Keemte said:

    @ ketchito, pls do you have any idea of how I can deodorize oil for soap making, my soap smell awful and when I added fragrance to it, everything separated.

    Buy higher quality, refined lipids.

  • Keemte

    Member
    December 16, 2022 at 6:12 pm

    Keemte said:

    @ ketchito, pls do you have any idea of how I can deodorize oil for soap making, my soap smell awful and when I added fragrance to it, everything separated.

    Buy higher quality, refined lipids.

    Thanks so much @Graillotion.

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