Name: [HARDER] Christmas soap (the Sussex Handmade Soap Company) April 2025 - increased palm oil and reduced coconut oil (28% water)
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: Around 2603 Grams of Soap
Ingredients: Olive Oil - All Grades; Coconut Oil, 76 deg; Karite Butter (Shea); Ricinus Oil (Castor Oil); Almond Oil, Sweet; Palm Oil

[HARDER] Christmas soap (the Sussex Handmade Soap Company) April 2025 - increased palm oil and reduced coconut oil (28% water)

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Needed Ingredients

Water + Lye

515.20 g Water

247.38 g 100% Purity NaOH

Oils

644 g Olive Oil - All Grades

331.20 g Coconut Oil, 76 deg

110.40 g Karite Butter (Shea)

165.60 g Ricinus Oil (Castor Oil)

184 g Almond Oil, Sweet

404.80 g Palm Oil

Additives + Additional Ingredients

1 teaspoon green mica

1 teaspoon white mica (or less)

3 teaspoon pink mica

Recipe Instructions

Sodium Lactate (60%) at 2% 36.80 Gram(s)

Citric Acid Powder at 2% 36.80 Gram(s)

Extra Lye to Neutralize Citric Acid Powder at 2% NaOH: 23 Gram(s) + 247.38 = 270.38

Micas: pink, green and white: 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of mica per pound of oils

1 part: 1301 (920g of oils)

Fragrance Oils max % use for the category 9

SPICED ORANGE FRAGRANCE 844224 - 2.17% (1.10% - EU)

CHRISTMAS SPICE FRAGRANCE 844066 - 13.24%

SPICED COCOA & CANDY CANE COOKIES FRAGRANCE 863201 - 52.00%

COSY WINTER NIGHTS FRAGRANCE 903788 - 26: for the category 9 - 105g

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Soap Properties

Highlighted gray ranges represent recommended ranges for each property.

100

34.57 Hardness

12.28 Cleansing

62.09 Condition

20.38 Bubbly

30.39 Creamy

21.95 Longevity

ideal 15%

Recommended Additive Amounts

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For Advanced Soapmakers

Sodium Lactate (60%)

%1	%2	%3
18.40 Gram(s)	36.80 Gram(s)	55.20 Gram(s)

Recommended Essential/Fragrance Oil

80.50 Gram(s)

Ascorbic Acid

18.40 Gram(s)

Extra Lye to Neutralize Ascorbic Acid for A.A.

NaOH: 3.72 Gram(s)

Lactic Acid

13.80 Gram(s)

Extra Lye to Neutralize Lactic Acid for L.A.

NaOH: 8.17 Gram(s)

Tetrasodium EDTA

13.01 Gram(s)

Sodium Citrate

23.92 - 71.76 Gram(s)

Potassium Citrate

29.44 - 88.32 Gram(s)

Rosemary Oleoresin (ROE)

0.74 - 0.92 Gram(s)

Citric Acid Powder (anhydrous)

%1	%2	%3
18.40 Gram(s)	36.80 Gram(s)	55.20 Gram(s)

Extra Lye to Neutralize Citric Acid Powder for C.A.

%1	%2	%3
NaOH: 11.50 Gram(s)	NaOH: 23 Gram(s)	NaOH: 34.50 Gram(s)

Superfat %	6%
Saturated	617.96 Gram(s)
Mono-Unsaturated	984.12 Gram(s)
Poly-Unsaturated	167.53 Gram(s)
Saturated:Unsaturated Ratio	65.08:34.92
Lye concentration	100%
Weight Unit	Gram(s)
Soap type	solid

Oleic	45.39%
Linoleic	8.91%
Linolenic	0.20%
Ricinoleic	8.10%

Lauric	8.64%
Myristic	3.64%
Palmitic	15.78%
Stearic	5.53%