Tasha Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 How do you determine how much lye to use when making gm soap? I have read different post and I did not see anything saying how much lye to use. Maybe I overlooked it while reading. Could someone point me in the right direction.Tasha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Cellar Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 When you put your recipe in a soap calculator such as soapcalc.com it will tell you how much lye to use to saponify the oils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Most recipes posted won't tell you how much lye to use - you really need to use a lye calculator like Jan mentions above.Whether its a GM soap or not you generally use the same amount of lye btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 You have to use soap calculators to calculate your lye (unless you just love math). Every recipe, every type of oil uses different amounts of lye. No matter where you get a recipe, you should always enter it into a calculator (like soapcalc.com or the MMS lye calculator) to verify the lye amount.There are threads in the FAQ section http://www.candletech.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=27 that talk about calculators. And I'd suggest reading millersoap.com before you start as well Sometimes recipes won't list the lye as a safety reason, so you are forced to calculate it yourself. Though if you're asking for problem solving, you'll list it so someone can double check your calculations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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