Basic with 2 clay - August 14, 2025
Recipe Instructions
Lye used : 151g
Water: 259g
Citric acid : 20g
Half with 2 tsp red clay => yellow + red = brownish
Half with 2 tsp blue clay => yellow + blue = green
To add clay : dissolve clay in 1tsp olive oil, mix before adding in
lye @ 105f and oil @ 93f => light/medium trace within minutes.
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Soap Properties
Highlighted gray ranges represent recommended ranges for each property.
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INS: 148.38 (ideal)
iodine: 57.65 (ideal)
Calculated Values for Oils and Preferences
| Superfat % | 5% |
| Saturated | 398.09 Gram(s) |
| Mono-Unsaturated | 484.59 Gram(s) |
| Poly-Unsaturated | 60.35 Gram(s) |
| Saturated:Unsaturated Ratio | 57.79:42.21 |
| Lye concentration | 100% |
| Weight Unit | Gram(s) |
| Soap type | solid |
Fatty Acid Profile
| Oleic | 43.96% |
| Linoleic | 6.04% |
| Linolenic | 0% |
| Ricinoleic | 4.50% |
| Lauric | 10.43% |
| Myristic | 4.28% |
| Palmitic | 11.88% |
| Stearic | 13.22% |
Recommended Additive Amounts
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For Advanced Soapmakers
| Sodium Lactate (60%)
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| Recommended Essential/Fragrance Oil | 43.75 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Ascorbic Acid
| 10 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Ascorbic Acid for A.A. | NaOH: 2.02 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Lactic Acid
| 7.50 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Lactic Acid for L.A. | NaOH: 4.44 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Tetrasodium EDTA
| 7 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Sodium Citrate
| 13 - 39 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Potassium Citrate
| 16 - 48 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Rosemary Oleoresin (ROE)
| 0.40 - 0.50 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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