The oils
| Oil | Share |
|---|---|
| Coconut Oil | 70.0 % |
| Olive Oil (virgin / refined / olive oil) | 20.0 % |
| Castor Oil | 10.0 % |
How it is made
| Process | Cold process |
| Alkali | NaOH |
| Superfat | 2 % |
| Water | lye water at 35 % |
| Iodine value | 31 |
| INS | 204 |
What the numbers say
Hardness 60 above 29–54
Cleansing 48 above 12–22
Conditioning 33 below 44–69
Bubbly lather 56 above 14–46
Creamy lather 21 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
8 variationsThe same soap with one thing moved. Each opens in the calculator ready to change again.
- 1 % superfat
- 5 % superfat
- Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- 1 % superfat and Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- 1 % superfat and Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- 5 % superfat and Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- 5 % superfat and Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil
Where these proportions come from
Our own construction: high lauric for grease, low superfat so it rinses clean.
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.