Hard versus Dry

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Hey everybody. I'm still studying oil properties and I just realized that

everytime I hear that 'such and such' oil makes hard soap, somewhere in the

back of my mind, I keep thinking dry and crumbly. I know they're not the

same and that making a hard bar is the goal. But my second batch of soap

had about 41% Olive oil in it and when I trimmed it (4 days after unmolding)

it was very dry and a few spots were even a little crumbly. Overall, they

look fine but I guess I just need to understand which oils (if any) are

known for making dry and crumbly soap. Or if it's a certain combination of

oils that cause this, I'd like to know that too. I definitely don't want

dry and crumbly soap. =)

Here's the recipe for my 2nd batch:

Castor - 1 oz (added at trace)

Coconut - 8 oz

Olive - 15 oz

Palm - 6 oz

Lard - 6 oz (I made this batch before I learned that Palm is a substitute

for Lard)

Lye - 5 oz

Water - 12.5 oz

Any advice you can give would be much appreciated. Thanks!