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Here is my recipe. Do the oleic, palmitic, linoleic, etc. ranges really matter? What do you think about this recipe? Thanks for all feedback!
 

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Hi, this is the basic trinity recipe of cp soaps. And does make a good bar of soap. Started with it myself. But it can be made better. Swap tallow or lard for palm oil. Add 10% or more of a butter, shea, cocoa... just a couple of ideas. Good luck.
in regards to that, what do you think about 25% olive oil, 25% palm oil, 20% coconut oil, 13% shea butter, 12% avocado oil, 5% castor oil.
 
in regards to that, what do you think about 25% olive oil, 25% palm oil, 20% coconut oil, 13% shea butter, 12% avocado oil, 5% castor oil.
That's a nice recipe. :)

I'd use 3% superfat and somewhere between 30% to 33% lye concentration if you are making this as cold process. For HP, I'd use 25% lye concentration.

To increase/boost the bubbles, dissolve white sugar in your distilled water (before adding the NaOH) at the rate of 1-2% of your oil weight. The extra bubble factor won't show in the calculator, but you will notice a difference in the soap itself. :)
 
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