The oils
| Oil | As the source prints it | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coconut Oil | Cochin cocoanut oil · 18 lb | 19.8 % |
| Stearic Acid (triple-pressed, ~50:50 C16/C18) | Stearic acid · 73 lb | 80.2 % |
Everything else
- Glycerine — 33 lb
- Water — 27 lb
How it is made
| Process | Semi-boiled |
| Alkali | Caustic potash lye, 39° B. · 54 lb · 39° Bé |
| Superfat | Not stated |
| Water | as the source states it |
| Iodine value | 2 |
| INS | 216 |
What the numbers say
Hardness 97 above 29–54
Cleansing 15 12–22
Conditioning 3 below 44–69
Bubbly lather 15 14–46
Creamy lather 82 above 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.
The source
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.91. Soap-Making Manual: A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant · read 2026-09-22