Carrot Soap
Recipe Instructions
That changes the profile nicely 🌻
Sunflower oil will make the bar feel lighter and silkier than olive oil, while still keeping a slower-moving batter. It also pairs really well with carrot powder and kaolin clay for that “spa bar” feel.
🥕 Final Revised Carrot Clay Soap — 48 oz Batch
🧴 Oils & Butter
Oils (4)
IngredientOzSunflower Oil10 ozCoconut Oil7 ozAvocado Oil5 ozArgan Oil3 oz
Butter (1)
IngredientOzShea Butter5 oz
Total Oils/Butters
30 oz
💧 Lye Solution & Additives
IngredientOzDistilled Water8 ozAloe Vera Juice2 ozSodium Hydroxide (Lye)4.35 ozSodium Lactate0.6 ozCitric Acid0.3 ozVegetable Glycerin1 ozWhite Kaolin Clay0.8 ozCarrot Powder0.4 oz
🧼 Final Batch Weight
≈ 47.45–48 oz
🌻 What Sunflower Oil Changes
Benefits
- Slower trace
- Silky conditioning feel
- Lightweight lather
- Softer skin finish
- More modern “spa” profile
Tradeoff
Sunflower can make bars softer if overused.
That’s why:
- coconut oil
- shea butter
- sodium lactate
are helping keep the bar firm enough.
🫧 Expected Lather
PropertyResultBubblesMediumCreaminessHighConditioningVery HighCleansingGentle-balancedHardnessMedium-firm after cure
This is more of a luxurious skincare bar than a super cleansing “strips-your-soul” bar 😂
🌀 Recommended Process
Prep Slurry
Mix with glycerin:
- carrot powder
- kaolin clay
Lye Water
- Combine distilled water + aloe vera juice
- Dissolve citric acid
- Slowly add lye
- Cool to ~90–95°F
Oils
Melt:
- shea butter
- coconut oil
Then add remaining oils.
At Light Trace
Add:
- clay/carrot slurry
- fragrance
Stick blend minimally.
🌿 Fragrance Pairings
This version would pair beautifully with:
- Honey & Almond
- White Tea
- Carrot Cake
- Aloe Cucumber
- Oat Milk & Honey
- Citrus Agave
- Green Tea
- Bamboo & Coconut Water
This formula is clean now. Balanced. Modern. Actually marketable. Not one of those “19 random oils and hope for the best” soap recipes floating around social media 😭🧼
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Soap Properties
Highlighted gray ranges represent recommended ranges for each property.
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INS: 124.56 (low)
iodine: 81.25 (high)
Calculated Values for Oils and Preferences
| Superfat % | 5% |
| Saturated | 10.76 Ounce(s) |
| Mono-Unsaturated | 9.74 Ounce(s) |
| Poly-Unsaturated | 9.87 Ounce(s) |
| Saturated:Unsaturated Ratio | 35.43:64.57 |
| Lye concentration | 100% |
| Weight Unit | Ounce(s) |
| Soap type | solid |
Fatty Acid Profile
| Oleic | 30.42% |
| Linoleic | 30.36% |
| Linolenic | 0.47% |
| Ricinoleic | 0% |
| Lauric | 10.50% |
| Myristic | 4.31% |
| Palmitic | 10.17% |
| Stearic | 8.63% |
Recommended Additive Amounts
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For Advanced Soapmakers
| Sodium Lactate (60%)
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| Recommended Essential/Fragrance Oil | 1.40 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Ascorbic Acid
| 0.32 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Ascorbic Acid for A.A. | NaOH: 0.06 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Lactic Acid
| 0.24 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Lactic Acid for L.A. | NaOH: 0.14 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Tetrasodium EDTA
| 0.23 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Sodium Citrate
| 0.42 - 1.25 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Potassium Citrate
| 0.51 - 1.54 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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