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Hibiscus Bar Soap
Solid Soap · NaOH · 100 g oil load · 5% superfat · 4 views · 0 saves
Pour 10 oz. of hot water over dried hibiscus to steep and make a tea. Put in fridge to cool. The tea will turn bright red but, unfortunately, turns brown/cream in soap. Prepare the lye solution by weighing 8.6 oz. hibiscus tea which has been strained and 4.3 oz. lye into separate containers. Pour the lye into the water, carefully mix in a well-ventilated area and set aside to cool while you prepare your oils. Melt the solid oils (coconut oil and shea butter) either by microwave or stovetop. Melt just until melted and no more. Add the liquid oils (rice bran oil and olive oil) to melted oils to bring the temperature down. Add the fragrance oil and ¼ teaspoon of Crimson Sparkle Mica to the oil mixture and stir. Once the lye has cooled down to 90° F, pour the lye solution into oils and blend until light trace. Weigh 12 oz. of soap mixture into a mixing container. Add 1 teaspoon Crimson Sparkle Mica and blend. Pour the darker soap back into the lighter base in four different spots to create an in-the-pot swirl. As you pour your soap into the mold, the colors will swirl together. Pour your soap into the mold. Allow your soap to harden overnight and unmold the next day. If the soap is too soft, allow soap to harden for 48 hours. Cut your soap into bars. Cure your soap for a minimum of 4 weeks. To Use: Lather onto wet skin and rinse with warm water. Avoid contact with eyes. Ingredient Label: Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Water, Sodium Hydroxide, Shea Butter, Rice Bran Oil, Fragrance, Hibiscus Flower, Mica, Iron Oxides. not an original recipe, taken from https://www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com/handmade101/how-to-make-recipes/hibiscus-infused-cold-process-soap.aspx
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
Hibiscus Bar Soap
Solid Soap · NaOH
- Oil load
- 100 g
- Superfat
- 5%
- Lye
- 14.9 g
- Liquid
- 29.7 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | oil | 42% | 42.0 g |
| Coconut Oil 76 | oil | 32% | 32.0 g |
| Shea Butter | oil | 13% | 13.0 g |
| Rice Bran Oil, refined | oil | 13% | 13.0 g |
| White Tea & Bergamot Fragrance | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
| Crimson Red Micah | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
| Dried Hibiscus | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
Non-oil entries are shown as percentage of oil load for maker planning.
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 22
- Cleansing
- 22
- Condition
- 54
- Hardness
- 41
- Longevity
- 20
- Creamy lather
- 20
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 15
- Myristic
- 6
- Palmitic
- 12
- Stearic
- 8
- Ricinoleic
- 0
- Oleic
- 43
- Linoleic
- 10
- 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, Shea Butter, Rice Bran Oil, refined
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- Coconut Oil 76 is above the recommended maximum usage range.
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Hibiscus Bar Soap
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Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Rice Bran Oil, refined, White Tea & Bergamot Fragrance, Crimson Red Micah, Dried Hibiscus