Coconut Shampoo Bars (non-tallow)
Recipe Instructions
Weigh water and lye for lye solution.
Add lye to water and stir until the solution is no longer cloudy.
Weigh all oils. Place tallow in a boil over a pot of simmering water.
Place the olive oil and castor oil into a different container.
When coconut oil and tallow are melted remove from heat.
Add the remaining oils.
When the oils are mixed add your lye solution.
Use an immersion blended to mix to trace.
When trace is achieved stop the blender, add EO and mix by hand.
Pour into silicone molds
wait 48 hours and remove from mold, cut if needed and cure 4-6 weeks in ventilated area.
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Soap Properties
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INS: 156.32 (ideal)
iodine: 61.05 (ideal)
Calculated Values for Oils and Preferences
| Superfat % | 5% |
| Saturated | 25.06 Ounce(s) |
| Mono-Unsaturated | 25.87 Ounce(s) |
| Poly-Unsaturated | 8.57 Ounce(s) |
| Saturated:Unsaturated Ratio | 57.88:42.12 |
| Lye concentration | 100% |
| Weight Unit | Ounce(s) |
| Soap type | solid |
Fatty Acid Profile
| Oleic | 35.35% |
| Linoleic | 13.60% |
| Linolenic | 0% |
| Ricinoleic | 5.71% |
| Lauric | 17.52% |
| Myristic | 6.94% |
| Palmitic | 8.44% |
| Stearic | 6.87% |
Recommended Additive Amounts
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For Advanced Soapmakers
| Sodium Lactate (60%)
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| Recommended Essential/Fragrance Oil | 2.76 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Ascorbic Acid
| 0.63 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Ascorbic Acid for A.A. | NaOH: 0.13 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Lactic Acid
| 0.47 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Lactic Acid for L.A. | NaOH: 0.28 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Tetrasodium EDTA
| 0.45 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Sodium Citrate
| 0.82 - 2.46 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Potassium Citrate
| 1.01 - 3.02 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Rosemary Oleoresin (ROE)
| 0.03 - 0.03 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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