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Northern Exposure - Northern Lights Bar
Solid Soap · NaOH · 100 g oil load · 5% superfat · 3 views · 0 saves
Add 1 tsp sodium lactate to lye/water mixture. Mix colorants - 3/4 tsp. with 5-6g olive oil. (for each color) Separate Batter into 4 parts: purple, green, fushia, and black (or 3 parts, i.e. black, green, pink). Use mold divider (4 or 3 sections). Use 1/8" stick and move up and down across the mold, then move down the mold horizontal 3-4 times (braided effect)
Soap profile
Bubbly, cleansing, condition, hardness, longevity, and cream relative to the selected soap type.
Profile incomplete — 2% of oils lack fatty-acid data (Yellow Beeswax). Values reflect the known oils only.
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
Northern Exposure - Northern Lights Bar
Solid Soap · NaOH
- Oil load
- 100 g
- Superfat
- 5%
- Lye
- 15.1 g
- Liquid
- 30.2 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | oil | 17% | 17.0 g |
| Coconut Oil 76 | oil | 20% | 20.0 g |
| Castor Oil | oil | 4% | 4.0 g |
| Avocado Oil | oil | 14% | 14.0 g |
| Sunflower Oil | oil | 8% | 8.0 g |
| Shea Butter | oil | 4% | 4.0 g |
| Yellow Beeswax | oil | 2% | 2.0 g |
| Honey | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
| Canola Oil | oil | 20.5% | 20.5 g |
| Mango Seed Butter | oil | 10% | 10.0 g |
| Neem Seed Oil | oil | 0.5% | 0.5 g |
Non-oil entries are shown as percentage of oil load for maker planning.
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 14
- Cleansing
- 14
- Condition
- 65
- Hardness
- 30
- Longevity
- 17
- Creamy lather
- 20
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 10
- Myristic
- 4
- Palmitic
- 8
- Stearic
- 8
- Ricinoleic
- 4
- Oleic
- 45
- Linoleic
- 14
- Linolenic
- 2
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, Castor Oil, Avocado Oil
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- Shea Butter is below the recommended minimum usage range.
- Honey is below the recommended minimum usage range.
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Northern Exposure - Northern Lights Bar
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Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Canola Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Mango Seed Butter, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cera Alba, Neem Seed Oil, Honey