Thoughts on this recipe?

[Paintguru]

So this is the first recipe I created on my own. Everything during processing went fine, and I'm at week #4 for curing. I must say it is softer thus far than my first recipe. I can still deform it if I push hard enough with my thumb. From looking at the recipe, would you think it would stay this soft or is it simply a matter of it needing more drying time.

As for the specific oils, I was trying to get a good, solid bar that was good for people with dry skin. Thanks for your thoughts.


Total oil weight 32.5
Water as percent of oil weight 38 %
Super Fat/Discount 7 %
Lye Concentration 26.475 %
Water : Lye Ratio 2.777:1
Sat : Unsat Ratio 42 : 58
Iodine 58
INS 150
Oil/Fat (%)
Coconut Oil, 76 deg (25)
Olive Oil (30)
Shea Butter (10)
Castor Oil (5)
Avocado Oil (10)
Lard, Pig Tallow Manteca (20)

 

[hoegarden]

This seems to be a bar hard enough. Did you miss out anything in the process?

 

[Paintguru]

This seems to be a bar hard enough. Did you miss out anything in the process?

Nope, everything went in correctly (in theory). I make small batches as you can see. Perhaps it is just a slow curer.