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Ellen Ruth Bar hot process
Solid Soap · NaOH · 60 g oil load · 5% superfat · 4 views · 0 saves
Her original recipe called for 21oz water and 8.2 lye, cotton ball size silk, 1 T cane sugar, 4 t sodium lactate and essential oil (lavender, I think)
Soap profile
Bubbly, cleansing, condition, hardness, longevity, and cream relative to the selected soap type.
Target 18-30
Target 10-20
Target 44-69
Target 29-54
Target 25-50
Target 16-30
Fatty acid balance
Weighted from the oil phase using the current recipe percentages.
Printable formula
Ellen Ruth Bar hot process
Solid Soap · NaOH
- Oil load
- 60 g
- Superfat
- 5%
- Lye
- 9.2 g
- Liquid
- 23.0 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | oil | 25% | 15.0 g |
| Coconut Oil 76 | oil | 20% | 12.0 g |
| Palm Kernel Oil | oil | 10% | 6.0 g |
| Castor Oil | oil | 10% | 6.0 g |
| Shea Butter | oil | 3.333% | 2.0 g |
| Cocoa Butter | oil | 6.667% | 4.0 g |
| Rice Bran Oil, refined | oil | 25% | 15.0 g |
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 21
- Cleansing
- 20
- Condition
- 56
- Hardness
- 40
- Longevity
- 19
- Creamy lather
- 28
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 14
- Myristic
- 6
- Palmitic
- 13
- Stearic
- 6
- Ricinoleic
- 9
- Oleic
- 35
- Linoleic
- 12
- Linolenic
- 1
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, Castor Oil
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- Shea Butter is below the recommended minimum usage range.
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Ellen Ruth Bar hot process
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Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Rice Bran Oil, refined, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Elaeis Guineensis Kernel Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter