I've made about 5 batches of HP soap, and I'm thinking about making a liquid soap to wash dishes with. I've been doing a lot of reading up on making liquid soap, but I have a few questions. Firstly, here is the recipe I think I want to try.
Total oil weight 32
Water as percent of oil weight 38 %
Super Fat/Discount 0 %
Lye Concentration 39.615 %
Water : Lye Ratio 1.524:1
Sat : Unsat Ratio 79 : 21
Iodine 18
INS 242
Fragrance Ratio 0
Fragrance Weight 0 Oz
Ingredient Pounds Ounces Grams
Water 0.76 12.16 344.73
Lye - KOH 0.499 7.978 226.161
# √ Oil/Fat % Pounds Ounces Grams
1 Coconut Oil, 76 deg 90 1.8 28.8 816.466
2 Castor Oil 10 0.2 3.2 90.718
Totals 100 2 32 907.184
Soap Bar Quality Suggested Range Your Recipe
Hardness 29 - 54 71
Cleansing 12 - 22 60
Conditioning 44 - 69 19
Bubbly 14 - 46 69
Creamy 16 - 48 20
Iodine 41 - 70 18
INS 136 - 165 242
From what I understand, from reading, I need to increase the KOH by 10%, which would put it at
1) 8.76 ounces, right?
2) I want to use glycerin instead of water with my lye. I'm ASSuming (since I've not read anything contrary) that the amount of glycerin I use would be the same amount as if I were using water.? The reason I ask this is because I figure glycerin weighs more than water. Do those of you who use glycerin in place of water, just use the same amount of glycerin that is listed as water in recipe?
3) I've read where, when it comes to diluting the paste, you normally start off with a 1:3 ratio. Does this hold true when using mostly coconut oil? Is this a good place to start, as far as diluting is concerned for coconut oil liquid soap?
Appreciate your input on this! I'm still in the reading and understanding stage.
Total oil weight 32
Water as percent of oil weight 38 %
Super Fat/Discount 0 %
Lye Concentration 39.615 %
Water : Lye Ratio 1.524:1
Sat : Unsat Ratio 79 : 21
Iodine 18
INS 242
Fragrance Ratio 0
Fragrance Weight 0 Oz
Ingredient Pounds Ounces Grams
Water 0.76 12.16 344.73
Lye - KOH 0.499 7.978 226.161
# √ Oil/Fat % Pounds Ounces Grams
1 Coconut Oil, 76 deg 90 1.8 28.8 816.466
2 Castor Oil 10 0.2 3.2 90.718
Totals 100 2 32 907.184
Soap Bar Quality Suggested Range Your Recipe
Hardness 29 - 54 71
Cleansing 12 - 22 60
Conditioning 44 - 69 19
Bubbly 14 - 46 69
Creamy 16 - 48 20
Iodine 41 - 70 18
INS 136 - 165 242
From what I understand, from reading, I need to increase the KOH by 10%, which would put it at
1) 8.76 ounces, right?
2) I want to use glycerin instead of water with my lye. I'm ASSuming (since I've not read anything contrary) that the amount of glycerin I use would be the same amount as if I were using water.? The reason I ask this is because I figure glycerin weighs more than water. Do those of you who use glycerin in place of water, just use the same amount of glycerin that is listed as water in recipe?
3) I've read where, when it comes to diluting the paste, you normally start off with a 1:3 ratio. Does this hold true when using mostly coconut oil? Is this a good place to start, as far as diluting is concerned for coconut oil liquid soap?
Appreciate your input on this! I'm still in the reading and understanding stage.