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Shave tallow New Recipe

  • Created:13/08/2026
  • Last Updated:25/10/2026
  • Views:119

Recipe Totals

Liquid Required26.68 oz756.25 g
NaOH Weight at 99 % Purity 2.28 oz64.72 g
KOH Weight at 90 % Purity 5.34 oz151.35 g
Lye Weight7.62 oz216.07 g
Oil Weight42 oz1190.68 g
Fragrance Weight0.42 oz11.91 g
Super Fat5 %
Total Batch Weight80.92 oz2293.98 g
NaOH / KOH Ratio40 % / 60 %
Lye Concentration22.22 %
Liquid : Lye Ratio3.5:1
Saturated : Unsaturated73:27

Recipe Properties

Property%Recommended
Bubbly Lather1814 - 46
Cleansing912 - 22
Condition2644 - 69
Hardness7329 - 54
Longevity6425 - 50
Creamy Lather7316 - 48
Iodine2841 - 70
Ins173136 - 165

Fatty Acids %

Lauric6
Myristic4
Palmitic9
Stearic55
Ricinoleic9
Oleic15
Linoleic2
Linolenic0

Liquid and NaOH, KOH

Liquid Required26.68 oz756.25 g
NaOH Weight at 99 % Purity 2.28 oz64.72 g
KOH Weight at 90 % Purity 5.34 oz151.35 g
Lye Weight7.62 oz216.07 g

Recipe Oils, Fats and Waxes

Oil%OuncesGrams
Castor Oil104.2119.07
Coconut Oil, 76 deg104.2119.07
Stearic Acid4518.9535.81
Tallow Beef2510.5297.67
Shea Butter104.2119.07
Total100421190.68

Custom Additives

After cook
Glycerin4.2 oz119.07 g

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Additional Ingredients

Graph: Recipe Properties %

  • 80
  • 70
  • 60
  • 50
  • 40
  • 30
  • 20
  • 10
  • 0
  • Bubbly
  • Cleansing
  • Condition
  • Hardness
  • Longevity
  • Creamy
  • 46
    14
    18
  • 22
    12
    9
  • 69
    44
    26
  • 54
    29
    73
  • 50
    25
    64
  • 48
    16
    73
Graph: Recipe Properties %

Graph: Fatty Acids %

  • 60
  • 50
  • 40
  • 30
  • 20
  • 10
  • 0
  • Lauric
  • Myristic
  • Palmitic
  • Stearic
  • Ricinoleic
  • Oleic
  • Linoleic
  • Linolenic
  • 6
  • 4
  • 9
  • 55
  • 9
  • 15
  • 2
  • 0
Graph: Fatty Acids %

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