Clay Essence

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Recipe Instructions

🧼 SUDSNYC PRODUCTION CARD (TOTAL BATTER = 44.00 oz)

Mineral Spa Bar – Honeysuckle Jasmine

5% SF • 1% Citric Acid • Fuller’s Earth • Sodium Lactate • Sea Moss

âś… OILS / BUTTER / WAX (Total Oils = 27.24 oz)

  • Coconut Oil (24%) — 6.54 oz
  • Palm Oil (25%) — 6.81 oz
  • Sweet Almond Oil (18%) — 4.90 oz
  • Sunflower Oil (14%) — 3.82 oz
  • Aloe Butter (10%) — 2.72 oz
  • Castor Oil (7%) — 1.91 oz
  • Beeswax (2%) — 0.54 oz

OILS TOTAL = 27.24 oz

⚗️ LYE + WATER (Sized to keep total batter at 44 oz)

  • NaOH (includes citric adjustment) — 3.96 oz
  • Distilled Water — 9.90 oz
Water note: use ~0.8–1.0 oz of that water to slurry the clay (don’t add extra water).

🌿 ADDITIVES + FRAGRANCE (Included in the 44 oz total)

  • Citric Acid (1% of oils) — 0.27 oz
  • Sodium Lactate — 0.28 oz (~1.7 tsp)
  • Fuller’s Earth Clay — 0.43 oz (~2.5–3 tsp)
  • Sea Moss Gel — 0.62 oz
  • Honeysuckle Jasmine FO (CS) — 1.30 oz

âś… TOTAL RAW BATTER WEIGHT CHECK

Oils 27.24

  • Lye 3.96
  • Water 9.90
  • Citric 0.27
  • Sodium Lactate 0.28
  • Clay 0.43
  • Sea Moss 0.62
  • Fragrance 1.30
  • = 44.00 oz EXACT

🧪 PROCESS ORDER (Keeps it smooth + avoids clumps)

  1. Dissolve citric acid into your distilled water fully.
  2. Add NaOH to that water (slowly). Cool.
  3. Stir in sodium lactate once lye is under ~120°F.
  4. Melt beeswax fully with hard oils; combine oils.
  5. Stick blend to emulsion only.
  6. Add clay slurry (made from reserved water).
  7. Hand-stir fragrance.
  8. Fold in sea moss last. Pour.

Temp target: 100–105°F oils & lye.

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Soap Properties

Highlighted gray ranges represent recommended ranges for each property.

100
80
60
40
20
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34.27
16.34
49.73
22.65
24.24
20.08

INS: 157.67 (ideal)

ideal 15%

iodine: 58.34 (ideal)

ideal 15%

Calculated Values for Oils and Preferences

Superfat % 5%
Saturated 11.31 Ounce(s)
Mono-Unsaturated 9.20 Ounce(s)
Poly-Unsaturated 4.82 Ounce(s)
Saturated:Unsaturated Ratio 44.66:55.34
Lye concentration 100%
Weight Unit Ounce(s)
Water Discount % 1%
Soap type solid

Fatty Acid Profile

Oleic 27.45%
Linoleic 17.20%
Linolenic 0.50%
Ricinoleic 6.31%
Lauric 16.02%
Myristic 6.61%
Palmitic 15.84%
Stearic 3.07%

Recommended Additive Amounts

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For Advanced Soapmakers

Sodium Lactate (60%)
%1 %2 %3
0.27 Ounce(s) 0.54 Ounce(s) 0.82 Ounce(s)
Recommended Essential/Fragrance Oil 1.19 Ounce(s)
Ascorbic Acid
0.27 Ounce(s)
Extra Lye to Neutralize Ascorbic Acid for A.A.

NaOH: 0.06 Ounce(s)

Lactic Acid
0.20 Ounce(s)
Extra Lye to Neutralize Lactic Acid for L.A.

NaOH: 0.12 Ounce(s)

Tetrasodium EDTA
0.21 Ounce(s)
Sodium Citrate
0.35 - 1.06 Ounce(s)
Potassium Citrate
0.44 - 1.31 Ounce(s)
Rosemary Oleoresin (ROE)
0.01 - 0.01 Ounce(s)
Citric Acid Powder (anhydrous)
%1 %2 %3
0.27 Ounce(s) 0.54 Ounce(s) 0.82 Ounce(s)
Extra Lye to Neutralize Citric Acid Powder for C.A.
%1 %2 %3

NaOH: 0.17 Ounce(s)

NaOH: 0.34 Ounce(s)

NaOH: 0.51 Ounce(s)