Lemon Loofah Soap
Recipe Instructions
Cut loofah into 1/2"to 1/3" wide pieces. Soap in Castor Oil or a liquid oil, while make the soap. Use flat molds that allow the loofah circle to be in the middle of the square or rectangle. Pour a 1/4-1/2" hot soap in bottom of each mold. Add the loofah, shake out the oil some first. Then add more hot process soap to top. The loofah might stick out a little bit, that's fine. Push the loofah down. Use lemon scented soap with yellow dye swirled in, imperfectly. Chill in the freezer. Unmold after 3 hours.
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Soap Properties
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INS: 136.17 (ideal)
iodine: 60.25 (ideal)
Calculated Values for Oils and Preferences
| Superfat % | 10% |
| Saturated | 18.84 Ounce(s) |
| Mono-Unsaturated | 23.08 Ounce(s) |
| Poly-Unsaturated | 4.88 Ounce(s) |
| Saturated:Unsaturated Ratio | 59.74:40.26 |
| Lye concentration | 100% |
| Weight Unit | Ounce(s) |
| Soap type | solid |
Fatty Acid Profile
| Oleic | 41.06% |
| Linoleic | 8.03% |
| Linolenic | 1.74% |
| Ricinoleic | 5.09% |
| Lauric | 9.46% |
| Myristic | 3.67% |
| Palmitic | 7.56% |
| Stearic | 17.01% |
Recommended Additive Amounts
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For Advanced Soapmakers
| Sodium Lactate (60%)
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| Recommended Essential/Fragrance Oil | 2.19 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Ascorbic Acid
| 0.50 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Ascorbic Acid for A.A. | NaOH: 0.10 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Lactic Acid
| 0.38 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Lactic Acid for L.A. | NaOH: 0.22 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Tetrasodium EDTA
| 0.37 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Sodium Citrate
| 0.65 - 1.95 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Potassium Citrate
| 0.80 - 2.40 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Rosemary Oleoresin (ROE)
| 0.02 - 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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