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Recipes

Open any of them in the calculator and change whatever you like. Nothing here is a secret formula; they are the shapes soap comes in.

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147 recipes, 20 purposes

Recipes by purpose

Traditional 14

African black soap homage Advanced cure 2 weeks

Aleppo-style laurel and olive bar Intermediate cure 26 weeks

Aleppo-style soap, 20 % laurel Intermediate cure 26 weeks

Bastile soap Beginner cure 8 weeks

Castile brine bar Beginner cure 26 weeks

Castile soap Beginner cure 26 weeks

Greek olive bar Beginner cure 12 weeks

Hundred percent coconut bar Beginner cure 4 weeks

Kitchen tallow bar Beginner cure 4 weeks

Laurel-free olive bar Beginner cure 8 weeks

Nablus-style olive oil soap Intermediate cure 26 weeks

Savon de Marseille, 72 % Beginner cure 12 weeks

Savon noir, olive soft soap Advanced ready once cool, no cure

Unna-style superfatted tallow bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Everyday bars 49

First-batch palm-free bar Beginner cure 4 weeks

Blue and gold drop swirl bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Cedarwood and lavender bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Chai spice bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Charcoal pencil line bar Intermediate cure 5 weeks

Classic olive, coconut and palm bar Beginner cure 4 weeks

Creamy tallow and olive bar Beginner cure 4 weeks

Dandelion zebra-stripe bar Advanced cure 6 weeks

Egg yolk feather swirl bar Advanced cure 6 weeks

Eucalyptus and spearmint shower bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Everyday bar, gentler Beginner cure 6 weeks

Everyday bar, the usual three Beginner cure 4 weeks

Fast-curing bar Intermediate cure 3 weeks

Firm scrubbing bar Beginner cure 4 weeks

Five-layer blue ombre bar Advanced cure 6 weeks

Green cube embed bar Intermediate cure 5 weeks

High-castor lather bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Honey and beeswax bar Intermediate cure 4 weeks

Hot-process clay swirl bar Advanced cure 4 weeks

Indigo and annatto funnel pour bar Advanced cure 6 weeks

Indigo in-the-pot swirl bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Lemon, annatto and cocoa linear swirl bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Lemongrass and cedar camp soap Beginner cure 6 weeks

Long-lasting bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Madder and alkanet swirl bar Advanced cure 6 weeks

Madder root ombre bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Men's cedar and orange bar Intermediate cure 4 weeks

Mocha swirl bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Natural colour sampler cubes Intermediate cure 5 weeks

Nettle and rosemary bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Nettle and yarrow split bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Patchouli and orange swirl bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Piped soap cupcakes Advanced cure 6 weeks

Pumpkin spice bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Rosemary and mint bar Beginner cure 5 weeks

Rustic slow cooker hot process bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Sage and citrus bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Seaweed and sea salt bar Beginner cure 4 weeks

Soap scrap confetti bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Spirulina and turmeric layered bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Stout beer bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Taiwan swirl bar in charcoal and rose Advanced cure 6 weeks

Tea tree and lemongrass bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Three-colour hanger swirl bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Three-layer clay bar Intermediate cure 5 weeks

Tomato and charcoal swirl bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Turmeric and honey bar Beginner cure 4 weeks

White bar with a feathered mica top Intermediate cure 5 weeks

White tea faux funnel pour bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Richer bars 14

Almond milk and oat bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Banana and oat bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Butter bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Buttermilk and honey bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Carrot and honey bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Coconut milk bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Goat milk and shea hot process bar Intermediate cure 4 weeks

Goat milk powder bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Goat milk soap base Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Goat milk, oat and honey bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Lavender goat milk bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Oatmeal, milk and honey bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Rice bran and avocado bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Yogurt and lavender bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Gentler bars 9

Baby bar Beginner cure 8 weeks

Coconut-free bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Coconut-free oat and chamomile bar Beginner cure 8 weeks

High-olive bastile bar Beginner cure 8 weeks

Lavender and calendula bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Low-cleansing bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Nut-free bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Unscented baby bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Unscented chamomile bar Intermediate cure 8 weeks

Facial bars 8

Avocado and cucumber bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Charcoal and tea tree facial bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Dead Sea mud facial bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Facial bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

French green clay facial bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Green tea and cucumber facial bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Kaolin and silk facial bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Rhassoul clay and argan facial bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Scrub bars 9

Almond and oat exfoliating bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Apricot seed scrub bar Beginner cure 5 weeks

Cornmeal and juniper scrub bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Gardener's pumice scrub bar Beginner cure 4 weeks

Lemon and poppy seed layered bar Intermediate cure 4 weeks

Loofah soap rounds Intermediate cure 4 weeks

Oatmeal and honey scrub bar Beginner cure 4 weeks

Peppermint foot scrub bar Beginner cure 5 weeks

Tallow gardener's hand bar Beginner cure 5 weeks

Expensive oils 8

Cream and honey luxury bar Advanced cure 6 weeks

Hand-milled glycerin bar Intermediate cure 4 weeks

Kukui and nut oil bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Luxury bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Red wine bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Rose clay and rose petal bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Shea and cocoa butter luxury bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Ylang-ylang and geranium bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Salt and brine bars 3

Coconut brine bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Pink salt spa bar Intermediate cure 8 weeks

Sea salt bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Marine 1

Seawater marine soap Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Shampoo bars 5

Beer and castor shampoo bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Kukui and almond shampoo bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Nettle shampoo bar Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Shampoo bar for normal to oily hair Intermediate cure 6 weeks

Unscented shampoo bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Inexpensive 4

Budget lard and canola bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Old-fashioned lard bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Soy-free lard and sunflower bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Supermarket oils bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Palm-free 2

Palm-free classic bar Beginner cure 5 weeks

Vegan hard bar Beginner cure 5 weeks

Household bars 5

Citrus kitchen bar Beginner cure 4 weeks

Coffee kitchen scrub bar Beginner cure 4 weeks

Kitchen bar Beginner cure 4 weeks

Solid dish and kitchen bar Beginner cure 4 weeks

Tallow and coconut laundry bar Beginner cure 4 weeks

Laundry 1

Zero-superfat coconut laundry bar Beginner cure 4 weeks

Liquid soaps 6

Coconut liquid dish soap Advanced cure 2 weeks

Coconut liquid hand soap Advanced cure 2 weeks

Liquid body wash Advanced cure 2 weeks

Liquid castile soap Advanced cure 2 weeks

Liquid hand soap Advanced cure 2 weeks

Liquid shampoo Advanced cure 2 weeks

Soft soaps 1

Linseed soft soap Advanced ready once cool, no cure

Cream soaps 2

Cream soap Advanced cure 2 weeks

Whipped cream soap Advanced cure 2 weeks

Shaving soaps 3

Shaving croap Advanced cure 4 weeks

Shaving soap Advanced cure 6 weeks

Stearic acid shaving soap Advanced cure 6 weeks

Transparent soaps 1

Transparent glycerin bar Advanced cure 2 weeks

For animals 2

Gentle unscented dog shampoo bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Neem dog bar Beginner cure 6 weeks

Single-oil reference bars

83 bars made with one fat at 100 %, plus one butter study, to show what each ingredient does on its own. They are references for building your own recipe, and most would not make a good bar by themselves.

Historical formulas

51 formulas transcribed from soap-trade books of 1884 and 1922, kept as records rather than recipes. All historical formulas