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Shea Soap Recipe

  • Created:17/05/2026
  • Last Updated:22/05/2026
  • Views:50

Recipe Totals

Liquid Required24.23 oz687.03 g
NaOH Weight at 99 % Purity 12.12 oz 343.51 g
Oil Weight90 oz2551.46 g
Fragrance Weight1.8 oz51.03 g
Super Fat5 %
Total Batch Weight130.96 oz3712.53 g
Lye Concentration33.33 %
Liquid : Lye Ratio2:1
Saturated : Unsaturated33:67

Recipe Properties

Property%Recommended
Bubbly Lather1614 - 46
Cleansing1312 - 22
Condition6344 - 69
Hardness3329 - 54
Longevity2025 - 50
Creamy Lather2316 - 48
Iodine6941 - 70
Ins126136 - 165

Fatty Acids %

Lauric9
Myristic4
Palmitic9
Stearic12
Ricinoleic3
Oleic49
Linoleic9
Linolenic2

Liquid and NaOH

Liquid Required24.23 oz687.03 g
NaOH Weight at 99 % Purity 12.12 oz 343.51 g

Recipe Oils, Fats and Waxes

Oil%OuncesGrams
Shea Butter24.4422623.69
Olive Oil33.3330850.49
Castor Oil3.33385.05
Coconut Oil, 76 deg18.8917481.94
Canola Oil2018510.29
Total100902551.46

Custom Additives

Add with the liquid
Salt7.5 tsp37.5 g
Sodium Lactate5.6 tsp28 g
Sugar2.8 tsp14 g

Liquids

Additional Ingredients

Graph: Recipe Properties %

  • 80
  • 70
  • 60
  • 50
  • 40
  • 30
  • 20
  • 10
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  • Bubbly
  • Cleansing
  • Condition
  • Hardness
  • Longevity
  • Creamy
  • 46
    14
    16
  • 22
    12
    13
  • 69
    44
    63
  • 54
    29
    33
  • 50
    25
    20
  • 48
    16
    23
Graph: Recipe Properties %

Graph: Fatty Acids %

  • 50
  • 40
  • 30
  • 20
  • 10
  • 0
  • Lauric
  • Myristic
  • Palmitic
  • Stearic
  • Ricinoleic
  • Oleic
  • Linoleic
  • Linolenic
  • 9
  • 4
  • 9
  • 12
  • 3
  • 49
  • 9
  • 2
Graph: Fatty Acids %

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