The oils
| Oil | Share |
|---|---|
| Olive Oil (virgin / refined / olive oil) | 45.0 % |
| Coconut Oil | 20.0 % |
| Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) | 25.0 % |
| Castor Oil | 10.0 % |
How it is made
| Process | Cold process |
| Alkali | NaOH |
| Superfat | 6 % |
| Water | 38 % of the oils |
| Iodine value | 60 |
| INS | 144 |
What the numbers say
Hardness 37 29–54
Cleansing 15 12–22
Conditioning 59 44–69
Bubbly lather 23 14–46
Creamy lather 31 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
15 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)
- Rice Bran 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
- Rice Bran Oil instead of Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) and 3 % superfat
- Rice Bran Oil instead of Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) and 5 % superfat
- Rice Bran Oil instead of Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) and 8 % superfat
Where these proportions come from
An allergen question is for the person with the allergy and their clinician. This is a formulation, not advice.
Our own construction. Coconut is botanically a drupe and is treated as a nut by some allergy guidance and not by others; shea and argan are excluded outright.
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.