The oils
| Oil | Share |
|---|---|
| Coconut Oil | 30.0 % |
| Palm Stearin | 30.0 % |
| Olive Oil (virgin / refined / olive oil) | 30.0 % |
| Castor Oil | 10.0 % |
How it is made
| Process | Cold process |
| Alkali | NaOH |
| Superfat | 5 % |
| Water | lye water at 40 % |
| Iodine value | 51 |
| INS | 161 |
What the numbers say
Hardness 50 29–54
Cleansing 21 12–22
Conditioning 47 44–69
Bubbly lather 30 14–46
Creamy lather 38 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
2 variationsThe same soap with one thing moved. Each opens in the calculator ready to change again.
Where these proportions come from
A steep discount traces fast. Have the mould ready before the lye goes in.
Our own construction: high saturated fat and a steep water discount, the two levers that shorten a cure.
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.