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Shave Bar Soap
Solid Soap · NaOH · 16 g oil load · 20% superfat · 3 views · 0 saves
12/31/2021 first recipe for shaving bar If desired add 15 ml essential oil such as lavender or cedarwood
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
- 16 g
- Superfat
- 20%
- Lye
- 2.3 g
- Liquid
- 4.6 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coconut Oil 76 | oil | 24.988% | 4.0 g |
| Castor Oil | oil | 6.259% | 1.0 g |
| Shea Butter | oil | 6.259% | 1.0 g |
| Cocoa Butter | oil | 12.519% | 2.0 g |
| Citric Acid | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
| Salt | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
| Lard, Pig Tallow (Manteca) | oil | 49.975% | 8.0 g |
| Sugar | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
| Clay | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
Non-oil entries are shown as percentage of oil load for maker planning.
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 18
- Cleansing
- 17
- Condition
- 42
- Hardness
- 51
- Longevity
- 34
- Creamy lather
- 39
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 12
- Myristic
- 5
- Palmitic
- 20
- Stearic
- 14
- Ricinoleic
- 5
- Oleic
- 32
- 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: Coconut Oil 76, Castor Oil, Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- Citric Acid is below the recommended minimum usage range.
- Salt is below the recommended minimum usage range.
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Shave Bar Soap
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Ingredients (INCI)
Lard, Pig Tallow (Manteca), Cocos Nucifera Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Sugar, Clay