The oils
| Oil | Share |
|---|---|
| Olive Oil (virgin / refined / olive oil) | 40.0 % |
| Coconut Oil | 30.0 % |
| Palm Oil | 30.0 % |
How it is made
| Process | Cold process |
| Alkali | NaOH |
| Superfat | 5 % |
| Water | 38 % of the oils |
| Iodine value | 52 |
| INS | 161 |
What the numbers say
Hardness 45 29–54
Cleansing 21 12–22
Conditioning 51 44–69
Bubbly lather 21 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
188 variationsThe same soap with one thing moved. Each opens in the calculator ready to change again.
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil
- Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil and Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil and Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil and Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil and Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil and Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil and Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil and Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil and Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil and Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil and Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil and Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil and Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil
- 3 % superfat
- 8 % superfat
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil and 3 % superfat
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil and 8 % superfat
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil and 3 % superfat
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil and 8 % superfat
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil and 3 % superfat
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil and 8 % superfat
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil and 3 % superfat
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil and 8 % superfat
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil and 3 % superfat
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil and 8 % superfat
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil and 3 % superfat
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil and 8 % superfat
- Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil and 3 % superfat
- Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil and 8 % superfat
- Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil and 3 % superfat
- Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil and 8 % superfat
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 3 % superfat
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 8 % superfat
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 3 % superfat
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 8 % superfat
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 3 % superfat
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 8 % superfat
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 3 % superfat
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 8 % superfat
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 3 % superfat
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 8 % superfat
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 3 % superfat
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 8 % superfat
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 3 % superfat
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 8 % superfat
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 3 % superfat
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 8 % superfat
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 3 % superfat
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 8 % superfat
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 3 % superfat
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 8 % superfat
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 3 % superfat
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 8 % superfat
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 3 % superfat
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and 8 % superfat
- lye water at 33 %
- lye water at 40 %
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil and lye water at 33 %
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil and lye water at 40 %
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil and lye water at 33 %
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil and lye water at 40 %
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil and lye water at 33 %
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil and lye water at 40 %
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil and lye water at 33 %
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil and lye water at 40 %
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil and lye water at 33 %
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil and lye water at 40 %
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil and lye water at 33 %
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil and lye water at 40 %
- Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil and lye water at 33 %
- Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil and lye water at 40 %
- Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil and lye water at 33 %
- Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil and lye water at 40 %
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 33 %
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 40 %
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 33 %
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 40 %
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 33 %
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 40 %
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 33 %
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 40 %
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 33 %
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 40 %
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 33 %
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 40 %
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 33 %
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 40 %
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 33 %
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 40 %
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 33 %
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 40 %
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 33 %
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 40 %
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 33 %
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 40 %
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 33 %
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, and lye water at 40 %
- 3 % superfat and lye water at 33 %
- 3 % superfat and lye water at 40 %
- 8 % superfat and lye water at 33 %
- 8 % superfat and lye water at 40 %
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Shea Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Kokum Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, Babassu Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 3 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 33 %
- Mango Butter instead of Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil instead of Coconut Oil, 8 % superfat, and lye water at 40 %
Where these proportions come from
A good first bar and a slightly drying one. Dropping coconut to 20 % is the usual next move.
The 40/30/30 olive–coconut–palm blend is the most widely repeated beginner formulation in the craft; it is a convention, not a standard.
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.