The oils
| Oil | As the source prints it | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Edible Tallow (beef/mutton dripping) | Tallow · 174 lb | 60.4 % |
| Coconut Oil | Cocoanut Oil · 114 lb | 39.6 % |
Everything else
- Sugar — 80 lb
- Water — 72 lb
- Alcohol — 16 US gal
How it is made
| Process | Cold process |
| Alkali | Soda Lye, 38 degs. B. · 170 lb · 38° Bé |
| Superfat | Not stated |
| Water | as the source states it |
| Iodine value | 31 |
| INS | 189 |
What the numbers say
Hardness 63 above 29–54
Cleansing 29 above 12–22
Conditioning 29 below 44–69
Bubbly lather 29 14–46
Creamy lather 33 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