Lemongrass Soap
Recipe Instructions
Prepare Lye Solution
Melt the solid oils
Add liquid oils to the melted solid oils
Pour the lye solution
Blend with the stick blender
Pour the essential oil- mix with a wire brittle
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Soap Properties
Highlighted gray ranges represent recommended ranges for each property.
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INS: 156.95 (ideal)
iodine: 55.13 (ideal)
Calculated Values for Oils and Preferences
| Superfat % | 5% |
| Saturated | 2.27 Ounce(s) |
| Mono-Unsaturated | 2.67 Ounce(s) |
| Poly-Unsaturated | 0.33 Ounce(s) |
| Saturated:Unsaturated Ratio | 56.93:43.07 |
| Lye concentration | 100% |
| Weight Unit | Ounce(s) |
| Soap type | solid |
Fatty Acid Profile
| Oleic | 40.90% |
| Linoleic | 5.90% |
| Linolenic | 0% |
| Ricinoleic | 6.38% |
| Lauric | 15.50% |
| Myristic | 6.17% |
| Palmitic | 8.06% |
| Stearic | 10.50% |
Recommended Additive Amounts
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For Advanced Soapmakers
| Sodium Lactate (60%)
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| Recommended Essential/Fragrance Oil | 0.25 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Ascorbic Acid
| 0.06 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Ascorbic Acid for A.A. | NaOH: 0.01 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Lactic Acid
| 0.04 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Lactic Acid for L.A. | NaOH: 0.03 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Tetrasodium EDTA
| 0.04 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Sodium Citrate
| 0.07 - 0.22 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Potassium Citrate
| 0.09 - 0.27 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Rosemary Oleoresin (ROE)
| 0.02 - 0.03 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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