Creating the ideal bar of soap is the holy grail of soapmaking for many a modern soapmaker. The more we learn about the fatty acids that make up oils, the better our potential. The fatty acids we are concerned with in soapmaking are: lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic, ricinoleic, oleic, linoleic and linolenic. Even armed with the knowledge of fatty acids, the concepts of INS…
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Why Oil Prices Are Volatile
“The price of (fill in the blank oil) has gone up 25% since I bought it last! Where can I get it for less? Why do prices bounce up and down for oils, anyway?” We all know how it is. We carefully calculate prices for our goods, only to find that the price of one…
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