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Lady_Sudz

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Ok..One more question for the day..Hopefully it is not to silly..

I Kinda get superfatting..But If you don't superfat what happens?? Does it make soap Lye heavy???

Like say

a 100% lard Bar superfat 0-1%

would that make it lye heavy?

Thanks so much!

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If you superfat at 0%, yes, you could possibly come up with a slightly lye-heavy soap. Fats and oils actually don't have one single exact SAP value; they have a *range* of SAP values. Oils & butters can vary from crop to crop, batch to batch. When you see various SAP values for fats listed, an average figure is generally used.

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Thank you all so much! That is a huge help...

So If I wanted to make it fit for skin i would just do a 6 superfat like my reg bars right?! I have never used lard soo I wanted to do a 100% and see how it feels!:D

Thanks again!! You all are so Much help!!

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I usually do a 5% superfat unless I am soaping with raw GM, then I do a 4% superfat since the milk has lots of good fats in it.

BTW - lard in a soap recipe can make a wonderfully conditioning bar. My favorite soap recipe has lard in it.

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