Medieval Liquid Soap (No Laurel)
Recipe Instructions
Batch 1: May 1, 2025 Notes: Took a bit longer to reach trace, not as thick of a pudding consistency.
Add 4% potassium citrate to lye water - make mixture with citric acid and extra potassium hydroxide, then add that water to make up total amount of lye water.
Add 3% sodium lactate solution (adjust for strength of solution) to dilution water.
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Soap Properties
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INS: 78.7 (low)
iodine: 103.05 (high)
Calculated Values for Oils and Preferences
| Superfat % | 0% |
| Saturated | 17.64 Gram(s) |
| Mono-Unsaturated | 162.25 Gram(s) |
| Poly-Unsaturated | 60.94 Gram(s) |
| Saturated:Unsaturated Ratio | 92.68:7.32 |
| Lye concentration | 89% |
| Weight Unit | Gram(s) |
| Soap type | solid |
Fatty Acid Profile
| Oleic | 37.90% |
| Linoleic | 16.84% |
| Linolenic | 7.54% |
| Ricinoleic | 27% |
| Lauric | 0% |
| Myristic | 0% |
| Palmitic | 5.06% |
| Stearic | 2% |
Recommended Additive Amounts
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For Advanced Soapmakers
| Sodium Lactate (60%)
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| Recommended Essential/Fragrance Oil | 3.13 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Ascorbic Acid
| 2.50 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Ascorbic Acid for A.A. | KOH: 0.79 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Lactic Acid
| 1.88 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Lactic Acid for L.A. | KOH: 1.75 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Recommended Liquid Crothix
| 4.56 - 36.46 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Tetrasodium EDTA
| 2.28 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Sodium Citrate
| 3.25 - 9.75 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Potassium Citrate
| 4 - 12 Gram(s) | ||||||
| Rosemary Oleoresin (ROE)
| 0.10 - 0.13 Gram(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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