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Shortening Clothes Washing Bar
Solid Soap · NaOH · 100 g oil load · 5% superfat · 3 views · 0 saves
Makes 5 Gallons 1 bar of this + 1 bar Fels Naptha + 1cup Borax + 1cup baking soda. Shred 1 bar this and 1 bar of Fels. Put pot of water over stove and heat at 1/4 knob. Add soap shavings and melt/incorporate. Remove from heat and add 1c of borax and baking soda. Pour into 5gal container and add more warm water to be 5 Gallons.
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
Shortening Clothes Washing Bar
Solid Soap · NaOH
- Oil load
- 100 g
- Superfat
- 5%
- Lye
- 21.1 g
- Liquid
- 42.3 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coconut Oil 76 | oil | 21.896% | 21.9 g |
| Walmart GV Shortening, tallow, palm | oil | 56.209% | 56.2 g |
| Coconut Oil, fractionated | oil | 21.896% | 21.9 g |
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 18
- Cleansing
- 18
- Condition
- 27
- Hardness
- 48
- Longevity
- 30
- Creamy lather
- 30
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 12
- Myristic
- 7
- Palmitic
- 22
- Stearic
- 9
- Ricinoleic
- 0
- Oleic
- 23
- Linoleic
- 4
- 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: Coconut Oil 76, Walmart GV Shortening, tallow, palm, Coconut Oil, fractionated
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- No formula warnings from stored ingredient ranges.
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Shortening Clothes Washing Bar
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Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Walmart GV Shortening, tallow, palm, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Coconut Oil, fractionated