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Cocoa Butter in Soap Making

Hard, long-lasting bars with creamy lather. Review SAP, usage guidance, fatty acids, and related oils before you finalize the recipe in the calculator.

Category
Butter Oils
How makers usually group this ingredient.
NaOH SAP
0.136
Used to calculate lye amount.
Typical Use
Commonly 5-15%
Treat this as a starting range, not a hard rule.
NaOH SAP
0.136
INS
157
Iodine
37
Typical usage
Commonly 5-15%

Soap Qualities

Hardness
61
Conditioning
38
Bubbly
0
Creamy
61

These numbers show what this oil tends to contribute when blended into a full recipe. They are most useful when compared with other oils, not used alone as pass/fail values.

Fatty Acid Profile

lauric
0%
myristic
0%
palmitic
27.5%
stearic
33%
ricinoleic
0%
oleic
35%
linoleic
3%
linolenic
0%

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Next Steps

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