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Pine tar soap Elly's Recipe
Solid Soap · NaOH · 100 g oil load · 3% superfat · 1 views · 0 saves
Recipe detalls [950g oils in total] 598g olive oil 85g coconut oil 95g cocoa butter 47g castor oil 114g pine tar (pine tar is not an oil and does not saponify with the lye, but it is usually calculated into the soap recipe as a percentage of the total oil amount. Most soap calculators list pine tar ir their oils selection) 9.5g beeswax 38g essential oil (1 used 23g tea tree and 15g cedar, but you can use any EO's you think would pair nicely with the pine tar). 237g water (l used allice, but half water -halfice might be better). 118g sodium hydroxide/caustic soda (make sure your product is at least 98% sodium hydroxide). This recipe has a 4% superfat and uses a 2:1 water to lye ratio. My mould used in this video is 37cm long, 7cm wide and 5.7cm deep. It holds 1.480kg of soap batter. METHOD as per video demonstration
Soap profile
Bubbly, cleansing, condition, hardness, longevity, and cream relative to the selected soap type.
Profile incomplete — 1% of oils lack fatty-acid data (Yellow Beeswax). 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
Pine tar soap Elly's Recipe
Solid Soap · NaOH
- Oil load
- 100 g
- Superfat
- 3%
- Lye
- 12.6 g
- Liquid
- 15.8 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | oil | 60% | 60.0 g |
| Coconut Oil 76 | oil | 12% | 12.0 g |
| Castor Oil | oil | 5% | 5.0 g |
| Shea Butter | oil | 10% | 10.0 g |
| Yellow Beeswax | oil | 1% | 1.0 g |
| Sodium Citrate | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
| Pine Tar, lye calc only no FA | oil | 12% | 12.0 g |
| Sugar | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
Non-oil entries are shown as percentage of oil load for maker planning.
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 8
- Cleansing
- 8
- Condition
- 61
- Hardness
- 24
- Longevity
- 16
- Creamy lather
- 20
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 6
- Myristic
- 2
- Palmitic
- 9
- Stearic
- 6
- Ricinoleic
- 4
- Oleic
- 49
- Linoleic
- 7
- 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, Castor Oil, Shea Butter
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- Sodium Citrate is below the recommended minimum usage range.
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Pine tar soap Elly's Recipe
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Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Pine Tar, lye calc only no FA, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Cera Alba, Sodium Citrate, Sugar