basic beeswax and coconut soap with salt and aloe
Recipe Instructions
This first batch didn't stay hot enough to incorporate the beeswax correctly. It seems to get to trace too fast, but probably not because the lye and oils reacted properly. I didn't toss out the batch because I poured it into a tube mold with a loofa in the center. I cut it and am letting it cure for the 4-6 weeks. I will use it all myself and not sell that batch. If it cures correctly, with no lye traces, good.
I want to try soap with beeswax again, but now know I need the oils and lye to be about 120* F to allow the full mixing/trace to occur in order to have a solid bar. Maybe embedding loofa isn't a great idea with a soap recipe that can seize up like this.
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Soap Properties
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INS: 138.07 (ideal)
iodine: 58.93 (ideal)
Calculated Values for Oils and Preferences
| Superfat % | 5% |
| Saturated | 9.50 Ounce(s) |
| Mono-Unsaturated | 10.23 Ounce(s) |
| Poly-Unsaturated | 3.14 Ounce(s) |
| Saturated:Unsaturated Ratio | 58.46:41.54 |
| Lye concentration | 100% |
| Weight Unit | Ounce(s) |
| Soap type | solid |
Fatty Acid Profile
| Oleic | 36.54% |
| Linoleic | 8.64% |
| Linolenic | 2.57% |
| Ricinoleic | 0% |
| Lauric | 17.50% |
| Myristic | 6.79% |
| Palmitic | 6.86% |
| Stearic | 2.79% |
Recommended Additive Amounts
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For Advanced Soapmakers
| Sodium Lactate (60%)
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| Recommended Essential/Fragrance Oil | 1.22 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Ascorbic Acid
| 0.28 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Ascorbic Acid for A.A. | NaOH: 0.06 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Lactic Acid
| 0.21 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Lactic Acid for L.A. | NaOH: 0.12 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Tetrasodium EDTA
| 0.21 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Sodium Citrate
| 0.36 - 1.09 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Potassium Citrate
| 0.45 - 1.34 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Rosemary Oleoresin (ROE)
| 0.01 - 0.01 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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