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Dr Bronner’s Liquid Castile Soap Recipe (copy cat) Copy
Liquid Soap · KOH · 16 g oil load · 2% superfat · 8 views · 0 saves
Recipe from Pinterest, Dr Bronner‘s Castile Liquid Soap copy cat. Add 25 drops Vitamin E oil into the 34 oz’s dilution water.
Soap profile
Bubbly, cleansing, condition, hardness, longevity, and cream relative to the selected soap type.
Target 16-30
Target 12-22
Target 34-60
Target 18-35
Target 18-35
Target 10-22
Fatty acid balance
Weighted from the oil phase using the current recipe percentages.
Printable formula
Dr Bronner’s Liquid Castile Soap Recipe (copy cat) Copy
Liquid Soap · KOH
- Oil load
- 16 g
- Superfat
- 2%
- Lye
- 3.2 g
- Liquid
- 7.7 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | oil | 25% | 4.0 g |
| Coconut Oil 76 | oil | 37.5% | 6.0 g |
| Palm Kernel Oil | oil | 25% | 4.0 g |
| Citric Acid | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
| Hemp Oil | oil | 6.25% | 1.0 g |
| Jojoba Oil (a Liquid Wax Ester) | oil | 6.25% | 1.0 g |
Non-oil entries are shown as percentage of oil load for maker planning.
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 41
- Cleansing
- 41
- Condition
- 35
- Hardness
- 53
- Longevity
- 12
- Creamy lather
- 12
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 30
- Myristic
- 11
- Palmitic
- 9
- Stearic
- 3
- Ricinoleic
- 0
- Oleic
- 26
- Linoleic
- 7
- Linolenic
- 2
Batch preparation checklist
- Verify formula, lye type, scale accuracy, and all ingredient labels.
- Wear eye protection, gloves, long sleeves, and prepare a ventilated lye-safe area.
- Weigh oils, additives, scent, lye, and liquid in separate clearly labeled containers.
- Confirm mold capacity, batch lot code, cure rack space, and cleanup plan.
- Record actual temperatures, substitutions, trace notes, pour time, and unmold date.
Review notes
- Base oil total: 100.0%
- Primary oils: Olive Oil, Coconut Oil 76, Palm Kernel Oil, Hemp Oil
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- Coconut Oil 76 is above the recommended maximum usage range.
- Palm Kernel Oil is above the recommended maximum usage range.
- Citric Acid is below the recommended minimum usage range.
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Dr Bronner’s Liquid Castile Soap Recipe (copy cat) Copy
Soap
Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Cocos Nucifera Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Elaeis Guineensis Kernel Oil, Hemp Oil, Jojoba Oil (a Liquid Wax Ester), Citric Acid