The oils
| Oil | As the source prints it | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) | Tallow · 100 lb | 35.7 % |
| Coconut Oil | Cochin Cocoanut Oil · 100 lb | 35.7 % |
| Castor Oil | 60 lb | 21.4 % |
| Rosin | Rosin, W. W. · 20 lb | 7.1 % |
Everything else
- Glycerine — 20 lb
- Sugar — 40 lb
- Water — 50 lb
- Alcohol — 8 US gal
How it is made
| Process | Cold process |
| Alkali | Soda Lye, 36 degs. B. · 164 lb · 36° Bé |
| Superfat | Not stated |
| Water | as the source states it |
| Iodine value | 41 |
| INS | 174 |
What the numbers say
Hardness 48 29–54
Cleansing 26 above 12–22
Conditioning 40 below 44–69
Bubbly lather 45 14–46
Creamy lather 41 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.87. Soap-Making Manual: A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant · read 2026-09-22