Teach Soap

I am definitely a new soaper and would like to create an a recipe that would be my base one until i learn more.
I have read safety requirements and watched the videos on this topic.
I have made several batches of this recipe given to me to help me start and it really has worked well but it still is a little too drying for me but has a very nice lather in the shower.
Original recipe ran through Bramble Berry calculator
Avocado butter 6.30%
Coconut oil 76 deg 40.6%
Olive oil 46.6%
Sunflower oil 6.3%
Superfatted 5%

I thought maybe the coconut oil was to high so did this
Avocado butter 8.9%
Coconut oil 33.3%
Olive oil 48.9%
Sunflower oil 8.9%
Super fat still at 5%

So my next thought was if I lower the amount of the coconut oil maybe I need to add Castor oil for conditioning properties as well as lathering.
Superfat at 7%
Avocado butter 7%
Coconut oil 36%
Olive oil 48%
Sunflower oil 7%
Castor oil 2%

I want to learn about the different oil properties and as I said in the beginning to create a good base recipe.

I appreciate you taking the time on this forum to help us newbies. Thank you so much

From the looks of it, I'm guessing you're avoiding animal products and palm oil on purpose.

For sure that much coconut is going to give you a pretty drying harsh soap, especially with the lowish superfat level. If I'm going to superfat at 5% or lower, I keep my coconut at 20% or less. You don't need that amount of lauric acid in your soap. Instead I'd look at increasing the palmitic in relation to everything else. You can do this by subtracting from your coconut and adding to your avocado butter or add avocado oil. A cheaper option is to consider subtracting from your coconut and adding rice bran oil. I generally use castor oil at 5% with almost all my recipes. You could subtract this from your coconut as well.

You're making a high olive oil soap (almost 50%). There is nothing wrong with that but keep in mind that for your bars to be their best they must be allowed to cure at least a few months before using.

I won't go above 20% coconut oil as anything above my skin finds drying. I always superfat at 7-8%. 5% superfat would be drying to my skin.

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Irena
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Thank you Irene. I made a new batch with several changes and it will be hard to wait until it cures.