3. Lemon Myrtle 950g - hot process 12/11/2025
Recipe Instructions
My lemon essential oil just isn't very fragrant, but using 5ml of lemon myrtle in combination with it gives a nice lasting lemon fragrance.
No colouring at all was used, so the result is a pale, delicate yellow that matches the fragrance.
As I added extra oil only at the end, this soap isn't very hard; it feels softer than a commercial bar, but that's a nice feature.
Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Sunflower Oil, Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil. No colourings
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Soap Properties
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INS: 153.43 (ideal)
iodine: 67.75 (ideal)
Calculated Values for Oils and Preferences
| Superfat % | 5% |
| Saturated | 285.44 Gram(s) |
| Mono-Unsaturated | 258.77 Gram(s) |
| Poly-Unsaturated | 161.73 Gram(s) |
| Saturated:Unsaturated Ratio | 59.57:40.43 |
| Lye concentration | 100% |
| Weight Unit | Gram(s) |
| Soap type | solid |
Fatty Acid Profile
| Oleic | 34.05% |
| Linoleic | 21.04% |
| Linolenic | 0.24% |
| Ricinoleic | 0% |
| Lauric | 17.93% |
| Myristic | 7.14% |
| Palmitic | 8.98% |
| Stearic | 3.50% |
Recommended Additive Amounts
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For Advanced Soapmakers
| Sodium Lactate (60%)
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| Recommended Essential/Fragrance Oil | 33.25 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Ascorbic Acid
| 7.60 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Ascorbic Acid for A.A. | NaOH: 1.54 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Lactic Acid
| 5.70 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Lactic Acid for L.A. | NaOH: 3.37 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Tetrasodium EDTA
| 5.79 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Sodium Citrate
| 9.88 - 29.64 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Potassium Citrate
| 12.16 - 36.48 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Rosemary Oleoresin (ROE)
| 0.30 - 0.38 Gram(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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