Orange& Patchuli & Lavender EO FO [V2 Ulubione]: Olive Oil, Coconut Oil and Palm Oil (from Everything Soapmaking Book) p.90 + SHEA BUTTER April 2025

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Needed Ingredients

Water + Lye

513.80 g Water

199.81 g 100% Purity NaOH

Oils

715.35 g Olive Oil - All Grades

74.85 g Ricinus Oil (Castor Oil)

298.05 g Coconut Oil, 76 deg

262.20 g Palm Oil

149.55 g Karite Butter (Shea)

Additives + Additional Ingredients

12 gram sugar (4 grams of sugar per 500 grams of oil)

10 gram clay white (approximately 2-4 grams per 500 grams of oil).

White Mica (0.5 to 1 gram or 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of mica per 500 grams of oil mica per 500 grams of oils.

Recipe Instructions

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Sodium Lactate (60%) at 2% = 29.89 Gram(s) OR alternatively use 30g himalayan pink salt (about 5 to 10 grams per 500 grams of oil)

Citric Acid Powder at 2% = 29.89 Gram(s)

Extra Lye to Neutralize Citric Acid Powder 2% NaOH: 18.87 Gram(s) + 201.08g = 219.95g

2 batches of 1100g

Fragrance oils (Maximum Level of use (%) for IFRA Category 9 (soap). I used the total weight of the finished soap (not only oils)

  1. Mix of Christmas Spice & Vanilla fragrance:
  2. Christmas Spice Maximum Level of use (%) is 13.24%; max 145.64g but I have only 100g
  3. Vanilla - Maximum Level of use (%) is 48%; max 165.28g but I have only 10g
  4. Spiced Orange - max level of use is 2.17%, 23.87 grams

Mica powder usage (Pre-mix with a Light Oil):

  • 0.5 to 1 gram of mica powder (or 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of mica per 500 grams of oils)
  • for a deeper colour, you can increase slightly but try not to exceed 1.5 teaspoons per 500 grams of oils
  • White mica powder - ~2 teaspoons or 2.2 grams for 1100g
  • Orange mica powder: ~2 teaspoons or 2.2 grams for 1100g

Notes:

Lye Concentration % at 28% - may speed up the trace (the default is 25%)


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Soap Properties

Highlighted gray ranges represent recommended ranges for each property.

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80
60
40
20
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37.03
13.49
59.78
17.98
28.03
22.26

INS: 143.09 (ideal)

ideal 15%

iodine: 62.36 (ideal)

ideal 15%

Calculated Values for Oils and Preferences

Superfat % 7%
Saturated 536.27 Gram(s)
Mono-Unsaturated 782.18 Gram(s)
Poly-Unsaturated 114.56 Gram(s)
Saturated:Unsaturated Ratio 62.58:37.42
Lye concentration 100%
Weight Unit Gram(s)
Soap type solid

Fatty Acid Profile

Oleic 47.65%
Linoleic 7.64%
Linolenic 0%
Ricinoleic 4.49%
Lauric 9.54%
Myristic 3.95%
Palmitic 14.99%
Stearic 7.28%

Recommended Additive Amounts

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For Advanced Soapmakers

Sodium Lactate (60%)
%1 %2 %3
15 Gram(s) 30 Gram(s) 45 Gram(s)
Recommended Essential/Fragrance Oil 65.63 Gram(s)
Ascorbic Acid
15 Gram(s)
Extra Lye to Neutralize Ascorbic Acid for A.A.

NaOH: 3.03 Gram(s)

Lactic Acid
11.25 Gram(s)
Extra Lye to Neutralize Lactic Acid for L.A.

NaOH: 6.66 Gram(s)

Tetrasodium EDTA
11.26 Gram(s)
Sodium Citrate
19.50 - 58.50 Gram(s)
Potassium Citrate
24 - 72 Gram(s)
Rosemary Oleoresin (ROE)
0.60 - 0.75 Gram(s)
Citric Acid Powder (anhydrous)
%1 %2 %3
15 Gram(s) 30 Gram(s) 45 Gram(s)
Extra Lye to Neutralize Citric Acid Powder for C.A.
%1 %2 %3

NaOH: 9.38 Gram(s)

NaOH: 18.75 Gram(s)

NaOH: 28.13 Gram(s)