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Vegan Shave Bar
Liquid Soap · KOH · 100 g oil load · 7% superfat · 2 views · 0 saves
Reserve half the shea butter for SF at the end of the cook. Melt all the oils together, except the stearic acid. Melt SA separately. Add the lye solution to the liquid oils. At light trace, add the stearic acid. Cook for about 1 hour, stirring every 10 minutes or so. Add the reserved Shea butter. Allow to cool before adding fragrance.
Soap profile
Bubbly, cleansing, condition, hardness, longevity, and cream relative to the selected soap type.
Target 16-30
Target 12-22
Target 34-60
Target 18-35
Target 18-35
Target 10-22
Fatty acid balance
Weighted from the oil phase using the current recipe percentages.
Printable formula
Vegan Shave Bar
Liquid Soap · KOH
- Oil load
- 100 g
- Superfat
- 7%
- Lye
- 19.8 g
- Liquid
- 46.2 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coconut Oil 76 | oil | 18% | 18.0 g |
| Palm Kernel Oil | oil | 18% | 18.0 g |
| Castor Oil | oil | 7% | 7.0 g |
| Shea Butter | oil | 17% | 17.0 g |
| Stearic Acid | oil | 40% | 40.0 g |
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 24
- Cleansing
- 24
- Condition
- 21
- Hardness
- 73
- Longevity
- 49
- Creamy lather
- 56
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 17
- Myristic
- 6
- Palmitic
- 4
- Stearic
- 46
- Ricinoleic
- 6
- Oleic
- 13
- 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, Palm Kernel Oil, Castor Oil, Shea Butter
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- No formula warnings from stored ingredient ranges.
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Vegan Shave Bar
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Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Stearic Acid, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Elaeis Guineensis Kernel Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil