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Shave Bar Test 3 W/Clay
mixed · 100 g oil load · 5% superfat · 9 views · 0 saves
Adding frozen beer and silk fibers to lye water, using modified hot process method in crockpot with glycerin, half of cocoa butter (for superfat), and fragrance going in after cook. Using full water to try and keep batter workable. Using new mold from WW which is a 6 ounce round. This recipe is using half stearic and half soy wax as a test for lather and slip. Also testing bentonite clay at 10g in this recipe. Adjusted lye ratio to 44%NaOH and 56%KOH for slightly harder bar.
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
Shave Bar Test 3 W/Clay
mixed
- Oil load
- 100 g
- Superfat
- 5%
- Lye
- 14.6 g
- Liquid
- 35.1 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coconut Oil 76 | oil | 5% | 5.0 g |
| Castor Oil | oil | 5% | 5.0 g |
| Shea Butter | oil | 10% | 10.0 g |
| Cocoa Butter | oil | 10% | 10.0 g |
| Beef Tallow | oil | 20% | 20.0 g |
| Stearic Acid | oil | 25% | 25.0 g |
| Glycerin | additive | 45% | 45.0 g |
| Soybean, fully hydrogenated (soy wax) | oil | 25% | 25.0 g |
| Clay | additive | 10% | 10.0 g |
| Silk Fibers | additive | 0.1% | 0.1 g |
| Beer | additive | 68% | 68.0 g |
Non-oil entries are shown as percentage of oil load for maker planning.
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 5
- Cleansing
- 4
- Condition
- 24
- Hardness
- 73
- Longevity
- 68
- Creamy lather
- 73
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 3
- Myristic
- 2
- Palmitic
- 12
- Stearic
- 57
- Ricinoleic
- 4
- Oleic
- 18
- Linoleic
- 2
- Linolenic
- 0
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, Cocoa Butter
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- Coconut Oil 76 is below the recommended minimum usage range.
- Glycerin is above the recommended maximum usage range.
- Additive load is high. Review formula stability.
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Shave Bar Test 3 W/Clay
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Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Beer, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Soybean, fully hydrogenated (soy wax), Tallow, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Clay, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Silk Fibers