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4Fat Shaving from Tallow Soapers group on FB
mixed · 100 g oil load · 5% superfat · 3 views · 0 saves
Shaving soap is a different kind of animal. You want the sum of stearic and palmitic acids to be equal or greater than 50. The reason I recommend this level is because that is the sum of stearic and palmitic acids in pure beef tallow. Many of the old traditional shaving soaps were simply made of tallow and a combination of NaOH and KOH. I shared this formula in the Facebook Groups Tallow Soapers and The Original Shaving Soap Makers. tygerheart.com
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
4Fat Shaving from Tallow Soapers group on FB
mixed
- Oil load
- 100 g
- Superfat
- 5%
- Lye
- 13.5 g
- Liquid
- 27.1 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coconut Oil 76 | oil | 6% | 6.0 g |
| Shea Butter | oil | 10% | 10.0 g |
| Cocoa Butter | oil | 26% | 26.0 g |
| Beef Tallow | oil | 58% | 58.0 g |
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 7
- Cleansing
- 7
- Condition
- 43
- Hardness
- 54
- Longevity
- 48
- Creamy lather
- 48
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 4
- Myristic
- 3
- Palmitic
- 23
- Stearic
- 25
- Ricinoleic
- 0
- Oleic
- 39
- Linoleic
- 3
- 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, Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter, Beef Tallow
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- Coconut Oil 76 is below the recommended minimum usage range.
- Cocoa Butter is above the recommended maximum usage range.
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4Fat Shaving from Tallow Soapers group on FB
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Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Tallow, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cocos Nucifera Oil