The oils
| Oil | Share |
|---|---|
| Coconut Oil | 30.0 % |
| Olive Oil (virgin / refined / olive oil) | 45.0 % |
| Castor Oil | 15.0 % |
| Sunflowerseed Oil - High Oleic Acid | 10.0 % |
How it is made
| Process | Cold process |
| Alkali | KOH |
| Superfat | 0 % |
| Water | 100 % of the oils |
| Iodine value | 62 |
| INS | 146 |
What the numbers say
Hardness 33 29–54
Cleansing 20 12–22
Conditioning 63 44–69
Bubbly lather 34 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
1 variationsThe same soap with one thing moved. Each opens in the calculator ready to change again.
Where these proportions come from
Our own construction: less lauric than a hand soap, on the same potash system.
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.