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Lemon Kitchen Bar Soap
Solid Soap · NaOH · 1000 g oil load · 3% superfat · 4 views · 0 saves
Cut whole large lemon and place in processor/blender pulse to smooth. Add at trace. Juice adds citric acid, peel and pulp add texture and additional scent. ** Citric acid included in recipe BUT NOT USED. Shown to increase NaOH amount for correct saponification.
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
Lemon Kitchen Bar Soap
Solid Soap · NaOH
- Oil load
- 1000 g
- Superfat
- 3%
- Lye
- 159.8 g
- Liquid
- 293.4 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | oil | 20% | 200.0 g |
| Coconut Oil 76 | oil | 60% | 600.0 g |
| Cocoa Butter | oil | 20% | 200.0 g |
| Sodium Lactate | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
| Citric Acid | additive | 2% | 20.0 g |
Non-oil entries are shown as percentage of oil load for maker planning.
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 40
- Cleansing
- 40
- Condition
- 30
- Hardness
- 63
- Longevity
- 22
- Creamy lather
- 22
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 29
- Myristic
- 11
- Palmitic
- 13
- Stearic
- 9
- Ricinoleic
- 0
- Oleic
- 26
- 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: Olive Oil, Coconut Oil 76, Cocoa Butter
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- Coconut Oil 76 is above the recommended maximum usage range.
- Cocoa Butter is above the recommended maximum usage range.
- Sodium Lactate is below the recommended minimum usage range.
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Lemon Kitchen Bar Soap
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Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Cocos Nucifera Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Citric Acid, Sodium Lactate