REAL LEMON SOAP
Recipe Instructions
Weigh freshly squeezed lemon juice to match the water amount. Freeze it in cubes before you add the lye.
Infuse lemon zest into the Olive Oil by heating it and then straining it.
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Soap Properties
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INS: 170.35 (high)
iodine: 50.5 (ideal)
Calculated Values for Oils and Preferences
| Superfat % | 5% |
| Saturated | 27.02 Ounce(s) |
| Mono-Unsaturated | 15.42 Ounce(s) |
| Poly-Unsaturated | 5.61 Ounce(s) |
| Saturated:Unsaturated Ratio | 43.76:56.24 |
| Lye concentration | 99% |
| Weight Unit | Ounce(s) |
| Soap type | solid |
Fatty Acid Profile
| Oleic | 25.16% |
| Linoleic | 9.39% |
| Linolenic | 1.39% |
| Ricinoleic | 4.50% |
| Lauric | 19.20% |
| Myristic | 8.20% |
| Palmitic | 15.68% |
| Stearic | 8.90% |
Recommended Additive Amounts
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For Advanced Soapmakers
| Sodium Lactate (60%)
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| Recommended Essential/Fragrance Oil | 2.28 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Ascorbic Acid
| 0.52 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Ascorbic Acid for A.A. | NaOH: 0.11 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Lactic Acid
| 0.39 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Extra Lye to Neutralize Lactic Acid for L.A. | NaOH: 0.23 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Tetrasodium EDTA
| 0.37 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Sodium Citrate
| 0.68 - 2.03 Ounce(s) | ||||||
| Potassium Citrate
| 0.83 - 2.50 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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