The oils
| Oil | Share |
|---|---|
| Lard (pure rendered pork fat) | 50.0 % |
| Coconut Oil | 25.0 % |
| Rapeseed Oil - Low Erucic Acid (Canola Oil) | 25.0 % |
How it is made
| Process | Cold process |
| Alkali | NaOH |
| Superfat | 5 % |
| Water | 38 % of the oils |
| Iodine value | 61 |
| INS | 149 |
What the numbers say
Hardness 43 29–54
Cleansing 18 12–22
Conditioning 53 44–69
Bubbly lather 18 14–46
Creamy lather 25 16–48
Computed from the fatty acids of the fats above. The bands are what the craft has settled on, not chemistry — a bar outside one is not wrong.
Try it differently
17 variationsThe same soap with one thing moved. Each opens in the calculator ready to change again.
- Soya Bean Oil (Soybean Oil) instead of Rapeseed Oil - Low Erucic Acid (Canola Oil)
- Sunflowerseed Oil instead of Rapeseed Oil - Low Erucic Acid (Canola Oil)
- Maize Oil (Corn Oil) instead of Rapeseed Oil - Low Erucic Acid (Canola Oil)
- Cottonseed Oil instead of Rapeseed Oil - Low Erucic Acid (Canola Oil)
- Rice Bran Oil instead of Rapeseed Oil - Low Erucic Acid (Canola Oil)
- 3 % superfat
- 8 % superfat
- Soya Bean Oil (Soybean Oil) instead of Rapeseed Oil - Low Erucic Acid (Canola Oil) and 3 % superfat
- Soya Bean Oil (Soybean Oil) instead of Rapeseed Oil - Low Erucic Acid (Canola Oil) and 8 % superfat
- Sunflowerseed Oil instead of Rapeseed Oil - Low Erucic Acid (Canola Oil) and 3 % superfat
- Sunflowerseed Oil instead of Rapeseed Oil - Low Erucic Acid (Canola Oil) and 8 % superfat
- Maize Oil (Corn Oil) instead of Rapeseed Oil - Low Erucic Acid (Canola Oil) and 3 % superfat
- Maize Oil (Corn Oil) instead of Rapeseed Oil - Low Erucic Acid (Canola Oil) and 8 % superfat
- Cottonseed Oil instead of Rapeseed Oil - Low Erucic Acid (Canola Oil) and 3 % superfat
- Cottonseed Oil instead of Rapeseed Oil - Low Erucic Acid (Canola Oil) and 8 % superfat
- Rice Bran Oil instead of Rapeseed Oil - Low Erucic Acid (Canola Oil) and 3 % superfat
- Rice Bran Oil instead of Rapeseed Oil - Low Erucic Acid (Canola Oil) and 8 % superfat
Where these proportions come from
High-linoleic oils like canola raise the risk of rancid spots over a long cure. Keep it under a third.
Our own construction from the three cheapest fats in most supermarkets.
A canonical formulation: the proportions the craft has settled on for this kind of soap. Not transcribed from a document, and not copied from anywhere.