A Perfect Balance (Better)
Recipe Instructions
Getting the best of hardness, cleansing, conditioning, bubbling, cream, and longevity! Add one tsp sugar to lye when it cools to 125f.
Palm oil can be substituted for lard. Amounts are in ounces by weight not fluid ounces.
This recipe makes one batch of 9 bar purple mold.
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Soap Properties
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INS: 159.09 (ideal)
iodine: 49.12 (ideal)
Calculated Values for Oils and Preferences
| Superfat % | 5% |
| Saturated | 15.76 Ounce(s) |
| Mono-Unsaturated | 14.15 Ounce(s) |
| Poly-Unsaturated | 1.79 Ounce(s) |
| Saturated:Unsaturated Ratio | 50.29:49.71 |
| Lye concentration | 100% |
| Weight Unit | Ounce(s) |
| Soap type | solid |
Fatty Acid Profile
| Oleic | 31.64% |
| Linoleic | 5.25% |
| Linolenic | 0% |
| Ricinoleic | 9.74% |
| Lauric | 14.33% |
| Myristic | 6.03% |
| Palmitic | 18.30% |
| Stearic | 7.43% |
Recommended Additive Amounts
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For Advanced Soapmakers
| Sodium Lactate (60%)
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| Recommended Essential/Fragrance Oil | 1.50 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Ascorbic Acid
| 0.34 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Ascorbic Acid for A.A. | NaOH: 0.07 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Lactic Acid
| 0.26 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Lactic Acid for L.A. | NaOH: 0.15 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Tetrasodium EDTA
| 0.26 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Sodium Citrate
| 0.44 - 1.33 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Potassium Citrate
| 0.55 - 1.64 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Rosemary Oleoresin (ROE)
| 0.01 - 0.02 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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