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Gentle Shea Bar
Solid Soap · NaOH · 100 g oil load · 5% superfat · 8 views · 0 saves
Recipe created by kweissenberger
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
Gentle Shea Bar
Solid Soap · NaOH
- Oil load
- 100 g
- Superfat
- 5%
- Lye
- 15.0 g
- Liquid
- 36.1 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coconut Oil 76 | oil | 25% | 25.0 g |
| Castor Oil | oil | 5% | 5.0 g |
| Shea Butter | oil | 20% | 20.0 g |
| Beef Tallow | oil | 30% | 30.0 g |
| Sodium Lactate | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
| Citric Acid | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
| Kaolin Clay | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
| Olive Oil pomace | oil | 20% | 20.0 g |
Non-oil entries are shown as percentage of oil load for maker planning.
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 19
- Cleansing
- 18
- Condition
- 48
- Hardness
- 48
- Longevity
- 29
- Creamy lather
- 34
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 13
- Myristic
- 6
- Palmitic
- 14
- Stearic
- 16
- Ricinoleic
- 4
- Oleic
- 38
- 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: Coconut Oil 76, Castor Oil, Shea Butter, Beef Tallow
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- Sodium Lactate is below the recommended minimum usage range.
- Citric Acid is below the recommended minimum usage range.
- Kaolin Clay is below the recommended minimum usage range.
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Gentle Shea Bar
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Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Tallow, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Olive Oil pomace, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Sodium Lactate, Citric Acid, Kaolin