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Bar Soap Dough w/Tallow
Solid Soap · NaOH · 12 g oil load · 5% superfat · 3 views · 0 saves
NANCY'S GARDEN SOAP DOUGH (NON-VEGAN) 3 oz Tallow 3 oz Coconut Oil 2.4 oz Palm Oil .6 oz Sunflower Oil (or Canola) .6 Castor Oil 4.2 oz Distilled Water 1.7 oz Lye Microwave oils until clear; Add lye to water and let cool; Cool both mixtures to room temp - 70 degrees; Add lye solution to oils and stick blend to medium trace; Split batter and color with mica dispersed in 1 tblsp. oil. Put colored "dough" into an air tight container with a lid. Cover and let sit for 24 hours. Then remoe from container and grate or knead dough until soft and pliable. Store in zip lock bags inside a sealed plastic container. Don't use dough for at least a week. You can use cookie cutters, fondant molds, your hands, etc., to shape the dough.
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
Bar Soap Dough w/Tallow
Solid Soap · NaOH
- Oil load
- 12 g
- Superfat
- 5%
- Lye
- 1.8 g
- Liquid
- 4.3 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coconut Oil 76 | oil | 25% | 3.0 g |
| Palm Oil | oil | 20% | 2.4 g |
| Castor Oil | oil | 5% | 0.6 g |
| Sunflower Oil | oil | 5% | 0.6 g |
| Babassu Oil | oil | 20% | 2.4 g |
| Beef Tallow | oil | 25% | 3.0 g |
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 33
- Cleansing
- 32
- Condition
- 36
- Hardness
- 60
- Longevity
- 28
- Creamy lather
- 32
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 23
- Myristic
- 10
- Palmitic
- 20
- Stearic
- 8
- Ricinoleic
- 4
- Oleic
- 25
- Linoleic
- 7
- 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 Oil, Castor Oil, Sunflower Oil
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- No formula warnings from stored ingredient ranges.
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Bar Soap Dough w/Tallow
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Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Cocos Nucifera Oil, Tallow, Elaeis Guineensis Oil, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil