angel2211 Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 this is the number one reason why i haven't made soaps yet. the weighing of ingredients scares the livin daylights out of me. In australia we don't work in ounces and pounds (strange it's the only way i can work out how heavy a baby is though.. oh go figure). So i'm trying to convert a recipe i have to metric.Will this work??8oz = 48 teaspoons16oz = 96 teaspoons4.5oz = 27 teaspoons9oz = 54 teaspoonsI know that a teaspoon is 5mls so if for 8 oz i work on 48(teaspoons)x5(mls) = 240mlsWould this work. Also how exactly do i weigh it. do i melt ingredients and pour say 240mls lard into a container or does it have to be weighed on scales... I think i already know the answer to this one it will be the scales, just because i don't have any yet...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Everything needs to be weighed.. What about working in grams? Not sure of a soap chart that works in Ml's.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel2211 Posted June 29, 2006 Author Share Posted June 29, 2006 Hang on i'll go check it out again, I don't have any scales that's the problem i'm having. I can't get the scales i need for it around here. I'll go work out the grams on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudsnwicks Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 For soap it will have to be weighed. Your conversion works only for water. For other ingredients 1 oz does not necessarily equal 6 teaspoons. It will be close but not accurate enough for making soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel2211 Posted June 29, 2006 Author Share Posted June 29, 2006 For soap it will have to be weighed. Your conversion works only for water. For other ingredients 1 oz does not necessarily equal 6 teaspoons. It will be close but not accurate enough for making soap.Thanks for that sudsnwicks, i acutally bought a pair of scales off ebay last night, they're getting sent today so hopefully i'll have them monday or tuesday then i'm right as rain to go . Thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudsnwicks Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Yes, I saw the scale you were considering. It measures to 1 gram accuracy. It would be perfect for making soap! Good luck and let us know how it all works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel2211 Posted July 1, 2006 Author Share Posted July 1, 2006 yeah I can't wait till they get here so i can get stuck into it.. I'll let you know how it goes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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