Neem Soap

A solid soap by Michelle21

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Needed Ingredients

Water + Lye

6.27 oz Water

3.13 oz 100% Purity NaOH

Oils

1.92 oz Ricinus Oil (Castor Oil)

6 oz Coconut Oil - All Grades except Virgin

3.36 oz Mango Butter

1.92 oz Neem Oil

4.80 oz Sunflower Seed Oil (High Oleic)

3.60 oz Tallow, Beef

2.40 oz Palm Kernel Oil

Additives + Additional Ingredients

0.50 ounce Citric Acid (@2%) - add to distilled water BEFORE adding lye.

0.30 ounce Additional Lye (@2%) - needed to neutralize citric acid. Add extra amount along with required lye amount to frozen coconut water.

1.70 ounce Dried Neem Leaves (@~7%) - add to hot lye water after all lye has dissolved & let them dissolve as the lye water cools down.

0.50 ounce Sodium Lactate (@2%) - add to lye water AFTER straining neem leaves and allowing lye solution to cool below 100 degrees.

0.50 ounce Sugar Concentrate (@2%) - add to soap batter at light trace BEFORE adding fragrance. Blend in well by hand.

1 ounce Fragrance (@~4%, optional) - add to soap batter at light trace. Blend well by hand.

Recipe Instructions

Citric Acid (@2%) - add to distilled water BEFORE adding lye.

Additional Lye (@2%) - needed to neutralize citric acid. Add extra amount along with required lye amount to distilled water.

Dried Neem Leaves (@~7%) - add to hot lye water AFTER all lye has dissolved & let leaves dissolve as the lye water cools down.

Sodium Lactate (@2%) - add to lye water AFTER straining neem leaves and allowing lye solution to cool below 100 degrees.

Sugar Concentrate (@2%) - add to soap batter at light trace BEFORE adding fragrance. Blend in well by hand.

Fragrance (@~4%, optional) - add to soap batter at light trace. Blend well by hand.


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Soap Properties

Highlighted gray ranges represent recommended ranges for each property.

100
80
60
40
20
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46.35
24.05
47.42
31.25
29.5
22.59

INS: 164.01 (ideal)

ideal 15%

iodine: 48.15 (ideal)

ideal 15%

Calculated Values for Oils and Preferences

Superfat % 12%
Saturated 10.98 Ounce(s)
Mono-Unsaturated 10.51 Ounce(s)
Poly-Unsaturated 1 Ounce(s)
Saturated:Unsaturated Ratio 51.18:48.82
Lye concentration 100%
Weight Unit Ounce(s)
Soap type solid

Fatty Acid Profile

Oleic 36.61%
Linoleic 3.75%
Linolenic 0.42%
Ricinoleic 7.20%
Lauric 16.45%
Myristic 6.72%
Palmitic 10.65%
Stearic 11.95%

Recommended Additive Amounts

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For Advanced Soapmakers

Sodium Lactate (60%)
%1 %2 %3
0.24 Ounce(s) 0.48 Ounce(s) 0.72 Ounce(s)
Recommended Essential/Fragrance Oil 1.05 Ounce(s)
Ascorbic Acid
0.24 Ounce(s)
Extra Lye to Neutralize Ascorbic Acid for A.A.

NaOH: 0.05 Ounce(s)

Lactic Acid
0.18 Ounce(s)
Extra Lye to Neutralize Lactic Acid for L.A.

NaOH: 0.11 Ounce(s)

Tetrasodium EDTA
0.17 Ounce(s)
Sodium Citrate
0.31 - 0.94 Ounce(s)
Potassium Citrate
0.38 - 1.15 Ounce(s)
Rosemary Oleoresin (ROE)
0.01 - 0.01 Ounce(s)
Citric Acid Powder (anhydrous)
%1 %2 %3
0.24 Ounce(s) 0.48 Ounce(s) 0.72 Ounce(s)
Extra Lye to Neutralize Citric Acid Powder for C.A.
%1 %2 %3

NaOH: 0.15 Ounce(s)

NaOH: 0.30 Ounce(s)

NaOH: 0.45 Ounce(s)