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Valentine's Love Letter (VLL)
Solid Soap · NaOH · 905 g oil load · 5% superfat · 6 views · 0 saves
Add rose clay to the entire batter at trace. Pour into the loaf mold. Scrape the center of the loaf mold to create a “V” shape. Set excess batter aside. Sprinkle activated charcoal in the “V”. Add a heart-shaped embed. Gently place excess batter on top of the embed and charcoal layer.
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
Valentine's Love Letter (VLL)
Solid Soap · NaOH
- Oil load
- 905 g
- Superfat
- 5%
- Lye
- 143.9 g
- Liquid
- 345.3 g
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Type | Percent | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | oil | 31.271% | 283.0 g |
| Coconut Oil 76 | oil | 24.972% | 226.0 g |
| Cocoa Butter | oil | 12.486% | 113.0 g |
| Sodium Lactate | additive | 0% | 0.0 g |
| Activated Charcoal | additive | 0.442% | 4.0 g |
| Lard, Pig Tallow (Manteca) | oil | 31.271% | 283.0 g |
| Rose (Pink) Clay | additive | 1.105% | 10.0 g |
Non-oil entries are shown as percentage of oil load for maker planning.
Soap quality
- Bubbly lather
- 17
- Cleansing
- 17
- Condition
- 49
- Hardness
- 45
- Longevity
- 28
- Creamy lather
- 28
Fatty acids
- Lauric
- 12
- Myristic
- 5
- Palmitic
- 18
- Stearic
- 10
- Ricinoleic
- 0
- Oleic
- 43
- Linoleic
- 6
- 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: Olive Oil, Coconut Oil 76, Cocoa Butter, Lard, Pig Tallow (Manteca)
- Estimated raw material cost: $0.00
- Sodium Lactate is below the recommended minimum usage range.
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Valentine's Love Letter (VLL)
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Net wt. 100 g
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Ingredients (INCI)
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Lard, Pig Tallow (Manteca), Cocos Nucifera Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Rose (Pink) Clay, Charcoal Powder, Sodium Lactate