Castor Oil 10%
Cocoa Butter 10%
Coconut Oil, 76 deg 26%
EVOO 44%
Pine Tar 10%
I run it though the soap calc for 5% SF and has this as result:
Hardness 29 - 54 34
Cleansing 12 - 22 17
Conditioning 44 - 69 52
Bubbly 14 - 46 26
Creamy 16 - 48 26
Iodine 41 - 70 52
INS 136 - 165 138
Lauric 12
Myristic 5
Palmitic 11
Stearic 5
Ricinoleic 9
Oleic 36
Linoleic 7
Linolenic 0
I have read a lot of thread and watch a lot of videos about the pine tar and the oils used in this recipe, but I still have a lot of questions:
1. I saw some people made their pine tar bar with around 5-7% SF, but I also saw that some made them with as high as 10% SF because pine tar is drying on skin. Which SF should I use, I'm really confused about this.
2. All the numbers looks ok in the soapcalc, but can you see anything that I should change?
3. How much water should I use? I saw some people use water discount with success, but I also saw some where it was a complete disaster. If I use 2.2 : 1 instead of the full amount, would it be okay?
4. Should I add sugar to add bubble and salt to make the soap harder in the water? Will it affect trace time?
5. BTW, I also want to use this as shampoo bar because I have a little scalp problem. Should I use citric acid to lower the pH?
I'm planning on adding the pine tar in the oil before the lye and soap at room temperature to make things easier because it will trace very quickly.
Cocoa Butter 10%
Coconut Oil, 76 deg 26%
EVOO 44%
Pine Tar 10%
I run it though the soap calc for 5% SF and has this as result:
Hardness 29 - 54 34
Cleansing 12 - 22 17
Conditioning 44 - 69 52
Bubbly 14 - 46 26
Creamy 16 - 48 26
Iodine 41 - 70 52
INS 136 - 165 138
Lauric 12
Myristic 5
Palmitic 11
Stearic 5
Ricinoleic 9
Oleic 36
Linoleic 7
Linolenic 0
I have read a lot of thread and watch a lot of videos about the pine tar and the oils used in this recipe, but I still have a lot of questions:
1. I saw some people made their pine tar bar with around 5-7% SF, but I also saw that some made them with as high as 10% SF because pine tar is drying on skin. Which SF should I use, I'm really confused about this.
2. All the numbers looks ok in the soapcalc, but can you see anything that I should change?
3. How much water should I use? I saw some people use water discount with success, but I also saw some where it was a complete disaster. If I use 2.2 : 1 instead of the full amount, would it be okay?
4. Should I add sugar to add bubble and salt to make the soap harder in the water? Will it affect trace time?
5. BTW, I also want to use this as shampoo bar because I have a little scalp problem. Should I use citric acid to lower the pH?
I'm planning on adding the pine tar in the oil before the lye and soap at room temperature to make things easier because it will trace very quickly.
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