The oils
| Oil | Share |
|---|---|
| Coconut Oil | 35.0 % |
| Olive Oil (virgin / refined / olive oil) | 35.0 % |
| Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) | 25.0 % |
| Castor Oil | 5.0 % |
How it is made
| Process | Cold process |
| Alkali | NaOH |
| Superfat | 4 % |
| Water | lye water at 35 % |
| Iodine value | 48 |
| INS | 166 |
What the numbers say
Hardness 47 29–54
Cleansing 25 above 12–22
Conditioning 47 44–69
Bubbly lather 29 14–46
Creamy lather 26 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
11 variationsThe same soap with one thing moved. Each opens in the calculator ready to change again.
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping)
- Palm Oil instead of Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping)
- 3 % superfat
- 5 % superfat
- 8 % superfat
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) and 3 % superfat
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) and 5 % superfat
- Lard (pure rendered pork fat) instead of Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) and 8 % superfat
- Palm Oil instead of Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) and 3 % superfat
- Palm Oil instead of Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) and 5 % superfat
- Palm Oil instead of Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) and 8 % superfat
Where these proportions come from
Our own construction: enough lauric to shift soil, firm enough to hold a coarse abrasive.
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.