The oils
| Oil | Share |
|---|---|
| Coconut Oil | 25.0 % |
| Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) | 20.0 % |
| Olive Oil (virgin / refined / olive oil) | 40.0 % |
| Castor Oil | 5.0 % |
| Rice Bran Oil | 10.0 % |
How it is made
| Process | Cold process |
| Alkali | NaOH |
| Superfat | 5 % |
| Water | lye water at 33 % |
| Iodine value | 58 |
| INS | 149 |
What the numbers say
Hardness 41 29–54
Cleansing 17 12–22
Conditioning 55 44–69
Bubbly lather 22 14–46
Creamy lather 28 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.
Try it differently
3 variationsThe same soap with one thing moved. Each opens in the calculator ready to change again.
Where these proportions come from
Our own construction: no animal fat, no palm, hardness from cocoa butter.
A canonical formulation: the proportions the craft has settled on for this kind of soap. Not transcribed from a document, and not copied from anywhere.