Public Recipe
Natural Clay in Pot Swirl
Solid Soap · NaOH · 100 g oil load · 5% superfat · 3 views · 0 saves
1 tsp purple clay 1 tsp yellow clay 1 tsp zinc oxide & 1 tsp Kaolin clay 1 tsp red clay Once the oils and lye are cooled to under 110 degrees F, pour the lye into the oils and emulsify. – Add the fragrance or essential oil. – Pour one cup of soap base into three containers. – Add 1 tsp zinc oxide and 1 tsp kaolin clay to the main base. Add 1 tsp of each clay into the other three cups. Mix. – Pour the colours into the base as shown in the video below. https://lovinsoap.com/2015/11/natural-clay-in-the-pot-soap-swirl-video/ – Let the base sit until it becomes a bit thicker, around medium trace. If you pour right away when it it super loose, it will create a muddy swirl. The longer you let it sit, the cleaner the colours will come out. – Pour into your mold. Lovin' Soap
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
Natural Clay in Pot Swirl
Solid Soap · NaOH
- Oil load
- 100 g
- Superfat
- 5%
- Lye
- 15.3 g
- Liquid
- 30.6 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | oil | 34% | 34.0 g |
| Coconut Oil 76 | oil | 42.8% | 42.8 g |
| Avocado Oil | oil | 6% | 6.0 g |
| Shea Butter | oil | 6% | 6.0 g |
| Yellow Beeswax | additive | 17% | 17.0 g |
| Sodium Lactate | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
| Citric Acid | additive | 17% | 17.0 g |
| Rice Bran Oil, refined | oil | 11.2% | 11.2 g |
| Clay | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
Non-oil entries are shown as percentage of oil load for maker planning.
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 29
- Cleansing
- 29
- Condition
- 48
- Hardness
- 46
- Longevity
- 17
- Creamy lather
- 17
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 21
- Myristic
- 8
- Palmitic
- 12
- Stearic
- 5
- Ricinoleic
- 0
- Oleic
- 38
- Linoleic
- 9
- 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: Olive Oil, Coconut Oil 76, Avocado Oil, Shea Butter
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- Coconut Oil 76 is above the recommended maximum usage range.
- Yellow Beeswax is above the recommended maximum usage range.
- Sodium Lactate is below the recommended minimum usage range.
- Citric Acid is above the recommended maximum usage range.
- Additive load is high. Review formula stability.
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Natural Clay in Pot Swirl
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Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Cocos Nucifera Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Cera Alba, Citric Acid, Rice Bran Oil, refined, Persea Gratissima Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sodium Lactate, Clay