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Shave Bar Soap
Solid Soap · NaOH · 100 g oil load · 5% superfat · 6 views · 0 saves
Inspired by Ruth Ellen, palm free - tallow instead Purple round (puck-type) molds - 8 bars total Make lye solution with 100% aloe vera juice, with a slice of silk fibers, 1 tsp sodium lactate once cooled 1 tsp honey (20 oz total recipe weight), Bentonite clay (1 tbsp per 20 oz full recipe weight) 5% fragrance, if it meets the safety rating Mix 85 degrees or less. Blend to medium trace until bentonite clay is suspended in the batter. Consider swirling with two colors into mold.
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
Shave Bar Soap
Solid Soap · NaOH
- Oil load
- 100 g
- Superfat
- 5%
- Lye
- 14.7 g
- Liquid
- 35.3 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | oil | 40% | 40.0 g |
| Coconut Oil 76 | oil | 29% | 29.0 g |
| Castor Oil | oil | 4% | 4.0 g |
| Cocoa Butter | oil | 7% | 7.0 g |
| Beef Tallow | oil | 12% | 12.0 g |
| Honey | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
| Hemp Oil | oil | 8% | 8.0 g |
| Coconut Milk | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
| Benonite Clay | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
Non-oil entries are shown as percentage of oil load for maker planning.
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 20
- Cleansing
- 20
- Condition
- 55
- Hardness
- 40
- Longevity
- 20
- Creamy lather
- 24
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 14
- Myristic
- 6
- Palmitic
- 13
- Stearic
- 7
- Ricinoleic
- 3
- Oleic
- 39
- Linoleic
- 10
- 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, Cocoa Butter
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- Beef Tallow is below the recommended minimum usage range.
- Honey is below the recommended minimum usage range.
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Shave Bar Soap
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Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Tallow, Hemp Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Honey, Coconut Milk, Benonite Clay