Olive Oil (Pomace)

Olive oil is one of the most popular soaping oils for makers - and for good reason! Olive oil soaps are very moisturizing, and make hard, white bars of soap. Castille soap is made with 100% olive oil, but most soap makers combine olive oil with other oils to create a creamier lather. Pomace grade olive oil is a thick, rich, green grade of olive oil that is obtained by extraction of the fruit and the puts of the olives. This pomace olive oil has a very high level of unsaponifiables (the portions of the oil that do not react with the lye to form soap). This will speed up trace time. Since olive oil pomace has a green color, it may affect the color of your bar of soap.