The oils
| Oil | As the source prints it | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Castor Oil | 60 lb | 16.0 % |
| Coconut Oil | Cochin Cocoanut Oil · 195 lb | 52.0 % |
| Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) | Tallow · 120 lb | 32.0 % |
Everything else
- Alcohol — 115 lb
- Sugar — 90 lb
- Water — 53 lb
- Glycerine — 53 lb
How it is made
| Process | Cold process |
| Alkali | Soda Lye, 38 degs. B. · 205.5 lb · 38° Bé |
| Superfat | Not stated |
| Water | as the source states it |
| Iodine value | 33 |
| INS | 192 |
What the numbers say
Hardness 59 above 29–54
Cleansing 37 above 12–22
Conditioning 34 below 44–69
Bubbly lather 51 above 14–46
Creamy lather 36 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.86. Soap-Making Manual: A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant · read 2026-09-22