Did you know you can use soy wax in soap recipes? You definitely can, but you have to pay attention to if your soy wax is cosmetic grade. You cannot use unpure cheap wax that is meant for candle making. Look for the name Soybean, fully hydrogenated soy wax when you shop for soy wax for soap.

Soy is a very versatile bean that can be used for making milk, butter, oil, and wax. It is widely used for human and animal foods, is cheap and easy to grow. If you want to make environmentally friendly soap, look for Non-GMO Soy.

Soy Wax is a processed form of soybean oil, and on soap-recipes.com we categorize it as an oil.

What does Soy Wax do for a soap?

Soy wax is a great hardener in homemade soap, and the only tricky thing about it is that it needs to be a little warmer while you work with it. Soy wax has a height percentage of stearic acid in it, and as you may remember from the post about Stearic acid (link), this needs around 130 degrees Fahrenheit (55 degrees C) to stay liquid.

Oils used in this recipe

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• Olive Oil
• Coconut Oil 76 degrees
• Soybean, fully hydrogenated soy wax
• Castor Oil

We always use essential oils from Piping Rock. These oils are very cheap and of very good quality.

Recipe percentages, lye, and superfat

This information is for advanced soapers. Go to recipe if you are new to soap making.

• 40% Olive Oil
• 30% Soy Wax
• 22% Coconut Oil
• 8% Castor Oil
• 27.128% Lye Concentration
• 38% Water percent of oil weight
• 3% Superfat
• 22 oz Total oil weight (424 grams, 1.375 pounds)

Sugar is added for more bubbles in the finished soap

Soap Quality

Soap Quality	Range	This Recipe
Hardness	29 – 54	54
Cleansing	12 – 22	15
Conditioning	44 – 69	43
Bubbly	14 – 46	22
Creamy	16 – 48	46
Iodine	41 – 70	43
INS	136 – 165	164

Soap Safely!

If you are new to soapmaking, please remember to read our soaping safely guide

Recipe for Soy Wax Soap

Soap Fatty Acid Profile

Lauric	11
Myristic	4
Palmitic	11
Stearic	28
Ricinoleic	7
Oleic	30
Linoleic	6
Linolenic	0

Would you rather try a recipe for beeswax soap? Take a look at this link: 8% Beeswax Soap