Harder EVOO and Soybean Oil Soap
Recipe Instructions
If you are looking to increase bar hardness in a soap recipe, try:
- Increasing your hard to soft oil ratio, by using a higher percentage of hard oils (oils that are solid at room temperature)
- Adding stearic acid at 0.5% to 1% of the total soap formula
- Including beeswax at 1% to 5% of the total soap recipe
- Adding sodium lactate at 1% to 3% of the total soap formula
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Soap Properties
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INS: 147.62 (ideal)
iodine: 67.54 (ideal)
Calculated Values for Oils and Preferences
| Superfat % | 5% |
| Saturated | 22.50 Ounce(s) |
| Mono-Unsaturated | 14.49 Ounce(s) |
| Poly-Unsaturated | 10.20 Ounce(s) |
| Saturated:Unsaturated Ratio | 52.32:47.68 |
| Lye concentration | 100% |
| Weight Unit | Ounce(s) |
| Soap type | solid |
Fatty Acid Profile
| Oleic | 27.61% |
| Linoleic | 16.75% |
| Linolenic | 2.68% |
| Ricinoleic | 0% |
| Lauric | 20.54% |
| Myristic | 7.99% |
| Palmitic | 10.66% |
| Stearic | 3.68% |
Recommended Additive Amounts
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For Advanced Soapmakers
| Sodium Lactate (60%)
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| Recommended Essential/Fragrance Oil | 2.30 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Ascorbic Acid
| 0.52 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Ascorbic Acid for A.A. | NaOH: 0.11 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Lactic Acid
| 0.39 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Lactic Acid for L.A. | NaOH: 0.23 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Tetrasodium EDTA
| 0.40 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Sodium Citrate
| 0.68 - 2.05 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Potassium Citrate
| 0.84 - 2.52 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Rosemary Oleoresin (ROE)
| 0.21 - 0.26 Ounce(s) | ||||||
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Citric Acid Powder (anhydrous) |
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Extra Lye to Neutralize Citric Acid Powder for C.A. |
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