The ingredients of a Bastille soap are perfect for mature skin because of the oils’ moisturizing and anti-wrinkle effects. This is a high superfat soap recipe that is balanced for 40-year-olds and up. The two-color design is made with skin-beneficial natural colors from Turmeric and Cocoa Powder. This even gives the soap anti-inflammatory abilities.
The soap is not meant to be very cleansing or bubbly. It is supposed to be conditioning and bring a healthy-looking glow to mature skin.
You can use the soap for face and body, but for hand wash you would probably like a more bubbly bar of soap.
This is a hot process soap. We have a guide for you here
Oils used in this recipe
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Recipe percentages, lye, and superfat
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- 75% Olive Oil
- 15% Coconut oil 76 degree
- 10% Shea Butter
- 38% Water percent of oil weight
- 25.6% Lye Concentration
- 8% Superfat
- Oil Weight 28.22 oz 800 grams
Soap Quality
Soap Quality | Range | This Recipe |
Hardness | 29 – 54 | 29 |
Cleansing | 12 – 22 | 10 |
Conditioning | 44 – 69 | 68 |
Bubbly | 14 – 46 | 10 |
Creamy | 16 – 48 | 19 |
Iodine | 41 – 70 | 71 |
INS | 136 – 165 | 129 |
Recipe for Bastille Face Soap for Mature Skin
Bastille Soap for Mature Skin
Equipment
- 2 plastic, glass, or steel bowls
- Wooden or plastic spoon
- Silicone molds
- Stick blender
- Safety gear
- Thermometer
- pH meter or test strips
- Scale (kitchen)
- Double Boiler or Slowcooker
Materials
- 21.16 oz Olive Oil 600 grams
- 4.23 oz Coconut Oil 120 grams
- 2.82 oz Shea Butter 80 grams
- 10.72 oz Water (destilled) 304 grams
- 3.68 oz NaOH 104 grams
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- 1/2 tsp Cocoa Powder
Instructions
- Use the hot process for making this Bastille Soap
Soap Characteristics
Lauric | 7 |
Myristic | 3 |
Palmitic | 12 |
Stearic | 7 |
Ricinoleic | 0 |
Oleic | 58 |
Linoleic | 10 |
Linolenic | 1 |