Organic Canola Oil
Silky Lather. Gentle Conditioning. Quietly Essential. Moisturizing Balance.
Organic Canola Oil, Brassica napus, is expeller‑pressed from non‑GMO rapeseed seeds. The seeds are cleaned, gently heated, and pressed, and the oil is then refined using natural processing aids such as steam heat and diatomaceous earth — all fully compliant with USDA Organic standards.
Why We Use Canola Oil in Soap & Shampoo Bars
Organic canola oil has a beautifully balanced fatty‑acid profile that sits right between olive and sunflower — and that “middle ground” is exactly what makes it so valuable in cold‑process soap and shampoo bars.
Where olive oil brings mildness and conditioning, and sunflower brings lightness and a silky lather, canola naturally blends the strengths of both:
- Oleic acid (like olive oil): gives a creamy, conditioning feel
- Linoleic acid (like sunflower oil): adds silkiness and helps the bar feel more moisturizing
- A touch of palmitic and stearic acids: contributes to stability and longevity
In cold‑process bars, this combination contributes to:
- Creamy, stable lather
- A soft, conditioning skin feel
- A long‑lasting, moisturizing bar
- A gentle cleanse suitable for most skin types
In shampoo bars, canola helps create a bar that feels creamy, mild, and easy to rinse, adding slip and softness. In shaving soap, that same creamy, conditioning lather creates a smooth glide that cushions the razor and supports a comfortable, steady shave.
Canola is one of those oils that quietly improves everything around it — rounding out the lather, softening the skin feel, and helping the bar cure into something beautifully balanced.
Skin‑Friendly Qualities of Canola Oil
While we use canola primarily for its performance in soap and shampoo bars, the oil itself offers gentle benefits:
- Moisture retention: Helps slow water loss from the skin’s surface.
- Softening: Leaves skin feeling smooth and conditioned.
- Rich in vitamin E: Supports the skin’s natural resilience.
- Suitable for most skin types: Light, mild, and non‑greasy.
These qualities translate into bars that feel creamy, mild, and nourishing on the skin.
Organic Canola: Clearing Up a Common Myth
Myth: Canola oil can’t be organic because it is grown from seeds and plants that were genetically modified.
Fact: Organic canola oil comes from canola seeds developed through traditional plant breeding in the 1970s, long before modern genetic modification existed.
While it is true that most conventional canola oil (approx. 95%) is derived from genetically modified (GMO) crops, organic canola is grown from non‑GMO seed and processed under strict USDA Organic standards — which is exactly what we use.
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