Sunflower Oil

Sunflower oil is cold pressed from the seeds of the Helianthus annuus plant...In normal language....from sunflower seeds!

A few of Sunflower Oil's qualities are as follows:

• high in Vitamins A, B, D and E.


• rich in minerals, lecithin, insulin and unsaturated fatty acids.


• has very little scent and is pale yellow in colour.


• is easily absorbed and leaves very little oily residue.


• often used to replace a small portion of olive in a soap recipe to help reduce costs.


• moisturizing, regenerating, and conditioning.


• produces a soft bar and is slow to saponify.

Due to the large amount of unsaturated fatty acids, you need to use this oil in conjuction with other more saturated oils. You should only use 10 - 20% of your total oils at the start of the soap making process.

The chart below shows the approximate percentages of fatty acids present in high oleic Sunflower Oil. The high amount of oleic acid make this oil very conditioning.

This information is provided for reference use only and is not meant to substitute the advice of a licensed health care professional.