Collection · Plate No. 05

Beetroot

Beta vulgaris · section

Five nested rings, alternating between two magenta tones. A beetroot cross-section — and the hardest in the series.

Named beetroot, patterned beetroot. It contains no beetroot — no root, no juice, no extract.

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Plate No. 05 — Beetroot
φ radius 2.75 → 0.40 cm · schematic, not yet poured

Scent

scent direction

Beetroot smells earthy and sits poorly in soap. The decision: unscented, or a very light woody-earthy note. This bar's story is not in the scent but in the making.

Inside

The series blend: olive, coconut, shea; cold process, 5% superfat. The colour is from magenta mica; beet extract turns brown in cold process and is not used as a colourant. Full INCI here and on the pack once finalised.

Why the pattern looks right

This one has no horizontal layers — the φ ladder is applied to the width, not the height: five radii from the outer body to the core. The technical peak of the series: five nested cylinders must stay concentric along the 25 cm loaf. The sheet warns plainly: this may not hold on the first try — it is attempted not until it holds, but until it is learned.

Details — geometry · φ derivation · recipe sheet

Sheet

BODY8.0 × 5.5 × 2.5 cm · rectangular bar

VOLUME110 cm³ —

NET WEIGHT~104 g —

STRUCTURE5 nested concentric cylinders · NO horizontal layers

RINGSØ 5.50 → 3.40 → 2.10 → 1.30 → 0.80 cm (φ ladder, in width)

CENTREat 46% height (optical middle)

PIGMENTmagenta mica + Iron Oxide CI 77499 · magenta mica + TiO₂ CI 77891

METHODcold process · 5% superfat · four separate sets + main pour

CURE4–6 weeks —

OPEN RISKif neighbouring tones don't differ enough in brightness, rings may merge in cure; threshold set by sampling

PREREQUISITEnot attempted before No. 04 is poured

BATCH—

WEIGH-IN—

CHEMIST SIGN-OFF—

Status

designed→sampled→poured→available

We are on the first step. The finale of the series — its turn does not come before the other four are poured.

Use

Lather in wet hands. Cleans hands and body. Between uses leave it to dry where the water drains. If it contacts the eyes, rinse with water.