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Feriante

Post subject: Substitute Cocoa Butter for Shea

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:18 am

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Is it possible to sub shea butter with the same amount of cocoa butter for a super fat? I went to make a batch and I'm out of shea and castor. I'm doing a HP using olive and coconut oil. Thanks

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soapbuddy

Post subject: Re: Substitute Cocoa Butter for Shea

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 1:32 pm

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Yes you can, but will need to run it through the lye calculator again. Lye does not discriminate. There is no guarantee that adding any particular oils or butter at trace will end up as your superfat. That's an old wife's tale that has been disproven. Add all your oils and butters right up front and calculate ALL into your recipe.

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