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Franklin’s Crown Bar Soap #2
Solid Soap · NaOH · 100 g oil load · 4% superfat · 4 views · 0 saves
Second crack at making Ben Franklin families’ Crown Soap. First version stayed closer to the original Franklin recipe with only Tallow and Bayberry wax. This version includes olive oil and caster oil to improve quality of the bars. I believe both oils were available in Boston in the 1700s. Bayberry wax is from Betterbee In Greenwich, New York. NOTE: Bayberry wax caused instantaneous seizure in cold process soap!
Soap profile
Bubbly, cleansing, condition, hardness, longevity, and cream relative to the selected soap type.
Profile incomplete — 20% of oils lack fatty-acid data (Bayberry (Myrtle) fruit wax). Values reflect the known oils only.
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
Franklin’s Crown Bar Soap #2
Solid Soap · NaOH
- Oil load
- 100 g
- Superfat
- 4%
- Lye
- 10.7 g
- Liquid
- 25.6 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | oil | 20% | 20.0 g |
| Castor Oil | oil | 10% | 10.0 g |
| Beef Tallow | oil | 50% | 50.0 g |
| Bayberry (Myrtle) fruit wax | oil | 20% | 20.0 g |
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 4
- Cleansing
- 3
- Condition
- 62
- Hardness
- 36
- Longevity
- 33
- Creamy lather
- 44
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 1
- Myristic
- 2
- Palmitic
- 20
- Stearic
- 13
- Ricinoleic
- 11
- Oleic
- 45
- Linoleic
- 5
- 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, Castor Oil, Beef Tallow, Bayberry (Myrtle) fruit wax
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- No formula warnings from stored ingredient ranges.
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Franklin’s Crown Bar Soap #2
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Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Tallow, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Bayberry (Myrtle) fruit wax, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil