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Orange & Clove, Tallow Bars (Ellen Ruth base Recipe)
Solid Soap · NaOH · 100 g oil load · 6% superfat · 3 views · 0 saves
Instead of sugar, try using local Maple Syrup! (1 Tablespoon) VERY WHITE naturally. For Orange & Clove, try natural orange layer on top with natural brown layer on the bottom? Maybe African Black soap on the bottom! 33 oz African Black Quick Mix for bottom will require 4.39 oz lye and 8.2 oz water/liquid. Bottom layer with natural brown and speckles, including orange peel powder, cocoa powder, etc. Top layer natural orange will have annatto, tumeric, and paprika? Soap COOL and shove in FRIDGE to retain orange EO scent. Litsea & Orange EO should be 9 parts to 1 part Clove Bud EO. For this recipe, try: For the bottom layer (African Black) use 1.2 oz Orange EO, 1.2 oz Litsea EO, 0.2 oz Clove Bud EO. For the BIG top layer (tallow) use 2.5 ox Orange EO, 2.5 oz Litsea EO, 0.4 oz Clove Bud EO.
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
Orange & Clove, Tallow Bars (Ellen Ruth base Recipe)
Solid Soap · NaOH
- Oil load
- 100 g
- Superfat
- 6%
- Lye
- 14.0 g
- Liquid
- 33.7 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | oil | 27% | 27.0 g |
| Coconut Oil 76 | oil | 22% | 22.0 g |
| Shea Butter | oil | 3% | 3.0 g |
| Beef Tallow | oil | 48% | 48.0 g |
| Sugar | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
Non-oil entries are shown as percentage of oil load for maker planning.
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 17
- Cleansing
- 17
- Condition
- 48
- Hardness
- 48
- Longevity
- 30
- Creamy lather
- 30
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 12
- Myristic
- 6
- Palmitic
- 18
- Stearic
- 12
- Ricinoleic
- 0
- Oleic
- 43
- Linoleic
- 5
- 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, Shea Butter, Beef Tallow
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- Shea Butter is below the recommended minimum usage range.
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Orange & Clove, Tallow Bars (Ellen Ruth base Recipe)
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Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Tallow, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sugar