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Lard & Tallow Bar Soap
Solid Soap · NaOH · 100 g oil load · 5% superfat · 4 views · 0 saves
Recipe created by denisepoulsen
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
Lard & Tallow Bar Soap
Solid Soap · NaOH
- Oil load
- 100 g
- Superfat
- 5%
- Lye
- 15.8 g
- Liquid
- 42.1 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castor Oil | oil | 10% | 10.0 g |
| Beef Tallow | oil | 45% | 45.0 g |
| Sodium Lactate | additive | 18% | 18.0 g |
| Citric Acid | additive | 18% | 18.0 g |
| Cetyl Alcohol | additive | 45% | 45.0 g |
| Lard, Pig Tallow (Manteca) | oil | 45% | 45.0 g |
| Sortibal | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
Non-oil entries are shown as percentage of oil load for maker planning.
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 3
- Cleansing
- 3
- Condition
- 54
- Hardness
- 42
- Longevity
- 39
- Creamy lather
- 48
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 1
- Myristic
- 2
- Palmitic
- 25
- Stearic
- 15
- Ricinoleic
- 9
- Oleic
- 40
- Linoleic
- 4
- 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: Castor Oil, Beef Tallow, Lard, Pig Tallow (Manteca)
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- Sodium Lactate is above the recommended maximum usage range.
- Citric Acid is above the recommended maximum usage range.
- Cetyl Alcohol is above the recommended maximum usage range.
- Additive load is high. Review formula stability.
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Lard & Tallow Bar Soap
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Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Tallow, Cetyl Alcohol, Lard, Pig Tallow (Manteca), Sodium Lactate, Citric Acid, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Sortibal