Teach Soap

I have never used any. I have always used shea. Someone sent me some cocoa butter that is not unscented and I am wondering if I use this in a 3 lb batch of soap at about 2to 3 oz will I still have to deal with the chocolate scent?

also what would make someone choose Cocoa butter over shea or besides shea butter for their soap?

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JULIE

The Lord is my Shepard

I use cocoa butter that smells like cocoa at 15% of my recipe and you cannot smell it. Cocoa butter adds a protective layer to your skin and it moisturizes it. I really love cocoa butter.

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~Jamie

I use cocoa at 8% in my soap and cannot smell it.

Cocoa butter not only adds hardness but makes a great creamy lather.

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Linda

I learn so much when I can't leave well enough alone!

Well thank you all so much. I think I will make some for the first time with Cocoa butter and see how I like it then.

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JULIE

The Lord is my Shepard

I use cocoa butter in most of my soaps. I only use 5-6% and it is usually unscented, but it helps with the hardness since I don't use palm, and the benefits show at a low percentage of use too. As others stated though, even using scented at a higher amount is fine and won't really affect your scent much, if any.
I don't use shea in a lot of products because I have found that a lot of my customers do not care for it. I use mango butter instead. In general, shea is softer and doesn't offer the added hardness that cocoa butter does.

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