Home Made Soap; Working Out the Formula

The more hand made soap recipes I read, the more my head spins. Now, I know I need to incorporate some palm oil for a hard bar and coconut to get the rich creamy lather that I'm looking for - but neither of these make up the bulk of the soap.

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The top contenders are avacado and olive oil. Both have some really great properties to bring to the table, and to the soap. I guess I could use a combination of both, as I have seen soaps with up to 6 different oils or more - but buying more than a few oils in bulk could get a little expensive.

I also don't want an oil that's going to lend too much of an aroma the the soap, as I intend to add oils and macerations myself.

Welp, I'll keep working it out. Just want a recipe I'm happy with so I can move onto the fun stuff ... like using double-brewed teas, or beer, or any number of liquids instead of water.