macyboutique Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 I have never done cp soap before and now I have got my nerves up to do this I want to know how to get the lye calculator. Where will I find this? I know I will start with a simple recipe thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carriegsxr6 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 http://www.soapcalc.com/calc/SoapCalc.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macyboutique Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share Posted June 11, 2007 Thanks....as along as I can get the lye right then I know I can do it...This is one recipe I am going to use 16oz coconut oil 36oz olive oil 36oz canola oil Since it is already in ounces will it give me the amount of lye and water to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 go to soapcalc.com and you will see the options. Click on the tab SoapCalc 9 WP and in the box that says Total Oils Weight be sure to click on oz. You should be good to go.But first take the time to explore the whole site, it's a great resource.Alternatively the calculation to go to % is very easy and something you should learn anyway. Total up all your oil weights (in your case 88 oz), divide each component by that amount ( so for coconut it would be 16/88) and multiply the amount by 100. so your recipe is 18.18% coconut oil. and so on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamp_deb Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Thanks....as along as I can get the lye right then I know I can do it...This is one recipe I am going to use 16oz coconut oil 36oz olive oil 36oz canola oil Since it is already in ounces will it give me the amount of lye and water to use?Yes it will. Don't worry I made several batches before I worried about percentages. Learn to make the soap first, sounds like you are ready.Good luck, I bet you will love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirloomoriginals Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 I am getting pretty good at % (and math was my worst subject until college when I think I finally got it, LOL).If you stick with a basic recipe (look in the recipe section here, lots of great ones), it is pretty simple.Steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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