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Superfatting
is the process of adding extra fats (oils or butters) when formulating a soap
recipe. In "Ida's
Soap Story" we explained that when the lye is mixed with the vegetable
oils and liquid during the initial soap making stage, a soap making
process called saponification begins.
The term saponified means the oils and sodium hydroxide/liquid solution
have bonded together, neutralizing the sodium hydroxide and combining the
ingredients into soap. Superfatting leaves a portion of
unincorporated oils in the finished soap.
When purchasing "superfatted soaps," from Chagrin Valley Soap and
Craft, you are given
a soap with
superior moisturizing and emollient qualities.
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