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Base Shea + Silk (mini TS mold batch size)
Solid Soap · NaOH · 100 g oil load · 8.5% superfat · 3 views · 0 saves
Add 1 tbs of kaolin clay per pound of oils . Make a slurry with the fragrance oil when making the lye solution to have time to absorb fragrance dissolve tussah silk fibers in lye water. Use a pinch the size of pinky nail for small batches, thumb size for large batches. Separate fibers thoroughly and add to container before adding water/liquid Add sodium lactate to cooled lye water. Add 1 tsp per pound of oils
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
Base Shea + Silk (mini TS mold batch size)
Solid Soap · NaOH
- Oil load
- 100 g
- Superfat
- 8.5%
- Lye
- 13.1 g
- Liquid
- 24.2 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | oil | 25% | 25.0 g |
| Coconut Oil 76 | oil | 15% | 15.0 g |
| Palm Oil | oil | 27% | 27.0 g |
| Castor Oil | oil | 5% | 5.0 g |
| Avocado Oil | oil | 16% | 16.0 g |
| Shea Butter | oil | 12% | 12.0 g |
| Sodium Lactate | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
| Clay | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
| Silk Fibers | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
Non-oil entries are shown as percentage of oil load for maker planning.
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 11
- Cleansing
- 10
- Condition
- 59
- Hardness
- 37
- Longevity
- 27
- Creamy lather
- 31
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 7
- Myristic
- 3
- Palmitic
- 19
- Stearic
- 8
- Ricinoleic
- 4
- Oleic
- 45
- Linoleic
- 8
- 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: Olive Oil, Coconut Oil 76, Palm Oil, Castor Oil
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- Sodium Lactate is below the recommended minimum usage range.
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Base Shea + Silk (mini TS mold batch size)
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Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Elaeis Guineensis Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Sodium Lactate, Clay, Silk Fibers