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Soapmaking Shelf Life of Oils

You can extend the oils life by adding Antioxidents if you like. ROE or Vitamin E are just 2 that can be used.

If you store at room temperature, the recommendation of temps are 65° to 75°F, the cooler the better. You can extend the life of the oils if you refrigerate or freeze them in small containers. Less air space in the bottles, seems the longer the shelf life. The estimates listed are from different sources in the oil manufacturing fields. There are variations and I have added them in also, along
with my own experiences with some of the oils that I have refrigerated
or frozen.
 

 

Oil

Shelf Life

Apricot Kernel 6 months to 1 year, keep in cool place

Avocado

approx 1 year, keep in cool place

Babassu

6 to 9 months, keep in cool place

Black Cumin Seed

6 months, best kept refrigerated
Calendula 6 months to 1 year. According to what oil is used for the infusion

Canola

6 months to 1 year, keep in cool place
Castor approx 1 year, keep in cool place
Cocoa Butter 1 year +, keep in cool place
Coconut 1 year +, keep in cool place
Corn 6 months to 1 year, keep in cool place
Emu 1 year room temp, 3+ frozen
Evening Primrose 6 months to 1 year, keep in cool place
Flaxseed Oil 3 to 6 months refrigerated
Grapeseed 3 months to 1 year, keep in cool place
Hempseed 3 months refrigerated, 9months frozen
Jojoba Indefinite. Jojoba is not an oil, but a liquid wax.
Mango Butter 1 year, longer if refrigerated
Meadowfoam Oil 3 year, keep in cool place
Neem approx 1 year, keep in cool place
Olive 2 years, keep in cool place
Palm approx 1 year, keep in cool place
Passion Fruit Oil approx 1 year, keep in cool place
Peanut 6 months to 1 year, keep in cool place
Rice Bran 1 year, keep in cool place
Rosehip Oil 3 to 6 months, best kept refrigerated
Safflower approx 1 year, keep in cool place
St Johns Wort Oil 6 months to 1 year. According to what oil is used for the infusion
Sesame 6 months to 1 year, keep in cool place
Shea Butter 1 year, longer if refrigerated
Soybean 3 months to 1 year, keep in cool place
Sunflower 3 months to 1 year, keep in cool place
Sweet Almond 6 months to 1 year, keep in cool place
Walnut approx 3 months, keep in cool place
Wheatgerm Oil approx 6 months, keep in cool place



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