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Basic Shortening Soap Copy

  • Created:21/04/2026
  • Last Updated:21/04/2026
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Recipe Totals

Liquid Required4.84 oz137.24 g
NaOH Weight at 99 % Purity 2.28 oz 64.58 g
Oil Weight16 oz453.59 g
Fragrance Weight0.48 oz13.61 g
Super Fat3 %
Total Batch Weight23.6 oz669.02 g
Lye Concentration32 %
Liquid : Lye Ratio2.12:1
Saturated : Unsaturated46:54

Recipe Properties

Property%Recommended
Bubbly Lather2214 - 46
Cleansing1612 - 22
Condition5144 - 69
Hardness4629 - 54
Longevity3125 - 50
Creamy Lather3716 - 48
Iodine5341 - 70
Ins156136 - 165

Fatty Acids %

Lauric10
Myristic6
Palmitic24
Stearic9
Ricinoleic6
Oleic38
Linoleic6
Linolenic1

Liquid and NaOH

Liquid Required4.84 oz137.24 g
NaOH Weight at 99 % Purity 2.28 oz 64.58 g

Recipe Oils, Fats and Waxes

Oil%OuncesGrams
Walmart GV Shortening, tallow, palm508226.8
Olive Oil254113.4
Coconut Oil, 76 deg18.75385.05
Castor Oil6.25128.35
Total10016453.59

Custom Additives

Liquids

Fragrances(3% of oil weight)

Cedar Essential Oil0 0 g
Total0 null0 g

Additional Ingredients

Graph: Recipe Properties %

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  • Bubbly
  • Cleansing
  • Condition
  • Hardness
  • Longevity
  • Creamy
  • 46
    14
    22
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    12
    16
  • 69
    44
    51
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    29
    46
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    31
  • 48
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    37
Graph: Recipe Properties %

Graph: Fatty Acids %

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  • Lauric
  • Myristic
  • Palmitic
  • Stearic
  • Ricinoleic
  • Oleic
  • Linoleic
  • Linolenic
  • 10
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  • 24
  • 9
  • 6
  • 38
  • 6
  • 1
Graph: Fatty Acids %

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