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Juniper Lavender Castile

Date: 2026-04-30
Curing

Summary

This is an olive oil only soap. I wanted to try it, because I've been looking into castile bars. As a result some of the stats are bad looking. First attempt at a swirled pattern. Split batch into purple mica, and white Kaolin clay. Poured white first, then purple. Did a wave pattern, then 4 length-wise stripes Mica colour was very intense tried to increase kaolin amount to lighten colour. Don't think it worked very well. Use way less next Mica time. <50g of Almond oil was added at trace as carrier for E.O.s and Colourants. Very Alkaline after cutting. ~12pH. After some research this seems to be normal for castile. Retest in 2 weeks, wait up to 6 months for optimum cure.

Juniper Lavender Castile

Batch

Lye: NaOH · Water:Lye: 2.18:1

Itemg%
Oils500.00g
Superfat5.00%
Water140.00g28.00%
NaOH64.35g
Concentration31.49%

Process

Method
cold-process, oven-process
Mold
-
Cut
-
Cure
36
Early cure
May 21, 2026
Full cure
Jan 07, 2027

Profile

1836547290Conditioning: 82 (ideal 44-69)Hardness: 17 (ideal 29-54)Bubbly: 0 (ideal 14-46)Cleansing: 0 (ideal 12-22)Creamy: 17 (ideal 16-48)Conditioning44-69Hardness29-54Bubbly14-46Cleansing12-22Creamy16-48
Ideal range
Out of range

Longevity, Iodine + INS Ranges

Longevity (25-50)17
669
Iodine (41-70)85
1992
INS (136-165)105
114187

Oil Breakdown

Oilg%
Olive Oil
500.00100.00%

Scent

Type
-
Name
Lavender, Juniper
Usage
3%

Notes

  • Juniper essential oil - 7.5g - 1.5 % of oils - at trace
  • Lavender essential oil - 7.5g - 1.5 % of oils - at trace
  • Mica - 2.5g - 0.5 % of oils - at trace
  • Kaolin clay - 25.0g - 5 % of oils - at trace
  • Citric acid (anhydrous) - 10.0g - 2 % of oils - with the liquids

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