Re: SAP value of Virgin Coconut Oil

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Ooooo...thanks Pat. I never thought to call Mike or other supplier. Will do!

Cheryl

your

supplier. If your supplier doesn't know then call Mike Lawson from Columbus

Foods

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The " drying " effect of coconut oil soap seems to be a result of it's

superior cleaning ability -- i.e., it's very good at removing oil and dirt

from your skin, but sometimes it means removing more oils than people may

want -- which, I gather, is a function of the length of the fatty acid

chains. That may be related to SAP value, but it's not *caused* by the

SAP value; once the oil is saponified, and all of the lye is converted into

soap, that shouldn't have anything to do with it.

What percentage of coconut oil are you using in your soap? I make a 100%

coconut oil soap for sailors, because it will suds in saltwater, but most

of my soaps are about 30% coconut.

At 08:24 PM 2/1/02 -0500, you wrote:

>Hi Dorothy!

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>Well, I wanted to know if there was a different or same sap value for 92

>degree, 76 degree, fractionated and virgin coconut oils. Now that I know

>the sap is different for the virgin coconut, I am convinced that the saps

>for the others vary, though I may be wrong. I just want to know. When I

>use the standard sap for 76 degree and also for 92 degree, the soap

>quality is quite drying for the soap containing the 92 degree coconut,

>even if superfatted beyond 7%. I don't like it, and I figure it is due to

>differing sap values. What I don't understand, though, is why the PH of

>the soap is WNL. Anyway, I figured I'd start with the saps and see what I

>can experiment with.

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>So....glad if you can help me find out what the matter is. Thanks!

>

>Cheryl

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>What other SAP's were you looking for?

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