The oils
| Oil | Share |
|---|---|
| Lard (pure rendered pork fat) | 45.0 % |
| Coconut Oil | 25.0 % |
| Sunflowerseed Oil - High Oleic Acid | 30.0 % |
How it is made
| Process | Cold process |
| Alkali | NaOH |
| Superfat | 5 % |
| Water | 38 % of the oils |
| Iodine value | 54 |
| INS | 155 |
What the numbers say
Hardness 41 29–54
Cleansing 18 12–22
Conditioning 55 44–69
Bubbly lather 18 14–46
Creamy lather 23 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.
- Safflowerseed Oil - High Oleic Acid instead of Sunflowerseed Oil - High Oleic Acid
- Rice Bran Oil instead of Sunflowerseed Oil - High Oleic Acid
- Olive-Pomace Oil (refined / blended) instead of Sunflowerseed Oil - High Oleic Acid
- 3 % superfat
- 8 % superfat
- Safflowerseed Oil - High Oleic Acid instead of Sunflowerseed Oil - High Oleic Acid and 3 % superfat
- Safflowerseed Oil - High Oleic Acid instead of Sunflowerseed Oil - High Oleic Acid and 8 % superfat
- Rice Bran Oil instead of Sunflowerseed Oil - High Oleic Acid and 3 % superfat
- Rice Bran Oil instead of Sunflowerseed Oil - High Oleic Acid and 8 % superfat
- Olive-Pomace Oil (refined / blended) instead of Sunflowerseed Oil - High Oleic Acid and 3 % superfat
- Olive-Pomace Oil (refined / blended) instead of Sunflowerseed Oil - High Oleic Acid and 8 % superfat
Where these proportions come from
Our own construction: the budget bar with the soy and canola taken out.
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.