Petal Dusk
Recipe Instructions
BATCH CARD — COCOA · BLUSH · CREAM (VALENTINE)
Batch Size: 47 oz (oils + lye + liquid)
Process: Cold Process
Design: Swirl (slow-trace formula)
Fragrance: Pink Petal (Bramble Berry)
OILS (33 oz total)
- Coconut Oil (76°) — 9.9 oz
- Palm Oil — 9.9 oz
- Rice Bran Oil — 7.6 oz
- Sweet Almond Oil — 3.6 oz
- Mango Butter — 2.0 oz
ADDITIVES
- Beeswax — 0.30 oz (melt with hard oils)
- Coconut Cream — 3.0 oz (frozen; part of total liquid)
LYE & LIQUID
- Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) — 4.75 oz
- Total Liquid — 9.5 oz
- Distilled Water — 6.5 oz
- Coconut Cream — 3.0 oz
Superfat: 5%
Lye Concentration: ~33%
COLORANTS
- Cocoa Brown Oxide — 1.2 g
- Blush Mica — 0.7 g
- Titanium Dioxide (optional) — 0.8 g
FRAGRANCE
- Pink Petal (BB) — 1.6 oz
- Add at light emulsion. Hand stir only.
PROCESS NOTES
- Soap at 90–95°F
- Stick blend to emulsion only
- Cream base first, cocoa ribbons, blush last
- Minimal top texture
- Cut at 24–36 hours
- Cure 4–6 weeks, dark & dry space
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Soap Properties
Highlighted gray ranges represent recommended ranges for each property.
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INS: 143.82 (ideal)
iodine: 64.15 (ideal)
Calculated Values for Oils and Preferences
| Superfat % | 5% |
| Saturated | 12.53 Ounce(s) |
| Mono-Unsaturated | 10.57 Ounce(s) |
| Poly-Unsaturated | 5.03 Ounce(s) |
| Saturated:Unsaturated Ratio | 44.56:55.44 |
| Lye concentration | 100% |
| Weight Unit | Ounce(s) |
| Water Discount % | 1% |
| Soap type | solid |
Fatty Acid Profile
| Oleic | 35.34% |
| Linoleic | 16.15% |
| Linolenic | 0.66% |
| Ricinoleic | 0% |
| Lauric | 11.24% |
| Myristic | 4.89% |
| Palmitic | 20.16% |
| Stearic | 5.63% |
Recommended Additive Amounts
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For Advanced Soapmakers
| Sodium Lactate (60%)
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| Recommended Essential/Fragrance Oil | 1.31 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Ascorbic Acid
| 0.30 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Ascorbic Acid for A.A. | NaOH: 0.06 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Lactic Acid
| 0.22 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Lactic Acid for L.A. | NaOH: 0.13 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Tetrasodium EDTA
| 0.23 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Sodium Citrate
| 0.39 - 1.17 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Potassium Citrate
| 0.48 - 1.44 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Rosemary Oleoresin (ROE)
| 0.01 - 0.01 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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