Shaving soaps
Cold-made shaving soap
This one names a fat the database does not carry yet, so the numbers below are not computed. The fats a recipe wants and we lack are what decides which ones get added next.
The oils
| Oil | As the source prints it | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Talgol Extra · not in the database yet | 50 lb | 71.4 % |
| Coconut Oil | Cocoanut Oil · 10 lb | 14.3 % |
| Lard (pure rendered pork fat) | Lard · 10 lb | 14.3 % |
How it is made
| Process | Cold process |
| Alkali | Soda Lye, 38° B. 20 lbs and Potash Lye, 37° B. 21 lbs · 41 lb |
| Superfat | Not stated |
| Water | as the source states it |
What the numbers say
This one cannot be computed yet: it names Talgol Extra, which the ingredient database does not carry.
The source
Dual lye, which is what makes a shaving soap lather the way it does. The two are stated separately: 20 lb soda lye at 38° B. and 21 lb potash lye at 37° B.
E. G. Thomssen, Soap-Making Manual: A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant, D. Van Nostrand Company, 1922, p.98. Soap-Making Manual: A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant · read 2026-09-22