I am floored! I literally thought that step 2 was in reference to how much soap I wanted to make. Instead, it speaks of weight of oils and not weight of soap. Thank you.
Thank you for this very detailed video. I just started making soap and it went well but I wanted to learn more than just the recipe I have. I chose to put all sorts of oils and yes they did work for my skin but for selling, I have learned to minimize those oils due to cost :)
Hello I'm a new subscriber, and want to say thank you for this very detailed informative video. I'm just getting up the courage to make my first batch of cold processed soap. And I ran across your video on my last detailed item 😂😂😂 I got it now
Super informative and thank you for breaking the information down! I actually understood the information, whereas other videos were just like, "click here, do this, enter this info here." You actually explained the why and I really appreciate that!! ❤
Thank you so much for this information. I appreciate you walking us through the whole calculator and explaining each section! It was extremely helpful.💚
Hi there. Thanks sis. This was very informative, detailed and very concise. Quite helpful. I am a black American living in Africa for 2 years now. I own a company of 8 years that specializes in natural hair and skin care. Wanted to try my hand at soap, but felt the market was oversaturated in my state, back in USA. I am now so happy to be pursuing this on African soil and filling in a much needed gap in the natural product industry here. I have been doing a lot of research to make the shift to soap making and this video helped. Best to you and thanks again.
Hello, Thank you so much for making this detailed video. I’m thinking about making soap but was having second thoughts because I didn’t know what to do about measurements and was confused every time I watched a video about it. Thanks for giving me hope that I can do it.
Very nice voice and understanding....my question is i notice on some recipes you look at and put in the soapcalc they are different is it because maybe the calculator has changed and i was practicing with entering recipe in and some are diffrent from whats on the paper
Hi! Thanks for watching. You can absolutely use the oils you already have at home. Just make sure to always run your recipe through the soap calculator as each one has different saponification values.
Thank you so much for your explanation of this site. My question is, why does Soapcalc ask for credit card info. Or did I reach a fraudulent site? That scared me so I backed out.
Oh my! I have never seen it ask for card info! Definitely don't use that site. They do have some weird ads on their site, so maybe it was one of those? Either way, soapcalc.net is totally free to use as many times as you wish. Be sure you are at this URL for the free soap recipe calculator. soapcalc.net/calc/SoapCalcWP.asp Good luck & happy soaping!
Great tutorial. I know this recipe was done with no fragrance, but what about fragrance? I always read the IFRA sheet for every fragrance to see what the safe and legal limit is, but when you go to figure out how much fragrance to put in your recipe, whether you do the math by hand or plug a number into a fragrance calculator, which value should you be using? Should you use just the total amount of oils or the total batch amount (which obviously is always more because that includes the water and lye)? Thanks!
Thanks for your comment & questions! I prefer unscented & lightly scented products. When formulating with fragrance, I go by the soap calculator - but I only use Soapcalc.net or Soapee.com, and I usually formulate no higher than 3% PPO (Per Pound of Oils.) I'm usually at 1.5% PPO. I've tried to follow IFRA, but get overwhelmingly confused. Good luck to you & Happy Soaping!
Have you found a way to calculate coconut milk or coffee in a soap calculator? I was finding I had to do math & and experiment with every calculator I found today.
Hi Theresa! Good question! I haven't found any calculators that have those as options. It may be because they aren't oils, so it would be almost impossible to determine sap values for them. I use coconut milk in almost all my soaps, and I just sub out some of the water. The soaps come out beautifully, no issues. The easiest way is to make a 1:1 lye:water solution, then substitute your other liquid for the rest of the water. For example, if your recipe calls for 6 oz lye & 12 oz water, just mix 6 oz lye with 6 oz water, then use your coconut milk or coffee for the other 6 oz of liquid. I add those to my oils though and not my lye solution. So, I would put that 6 oz of coconut milk in with my oils before adding the lye solution into the bowl. I hope my explanation makes sense? If not, reach out to me & I'll create a quick graphic or something. Happy Soaping!
@@TheElementSoap Thank you for your explanation. It’s close to what I did today. So I definitely feel better about my choices. Hopefully tomorrow I still will.
@@TheTbugz yes, as long as you're using at least 1:1 water:lye, you can sub out the rest of the liquid. Please keep me updated - I'd like to hear how it worked out for you!
Thank you. This was definitely one of the better videos on lye calculators.
I am floored! I literally thought that step 2 was in reference to how much soap I wanted to make. Instead, it speaks of weight of oils and not weight of soap. Thank you.
Hi Ivory! Thank you for watching! I'm so delighted that this video helped. Have a great week! :)
Sis I thought the same exact thing.
Thank you for this very detailed video. I just started making soap and it went well but I wanted to learn more than just the recipe I have. I chose to put all sorts of oils and yes they did work for my skin but for selling, I have learned to minimize those oils due to cost :)
Thank you, very informative and easy to follow
Hi! Thanks for watching & commenting!
Hello
I'm a new subscriber, and want to say thank you for this very detailed informative video.
I'm just getting up the courage to make my first batch of cold processed soap.
And I ran across your video on my last detailed item 😂😂😂
I got it now
Super informative and thank you for breaking the information down! I actually understood the information, whereas other videos were just like, "click here, do this, enter this info here." You actually explained the why and I really appreciate that!! ❤
Finally a review of soap-calc which doesn't make me want to stop making soap altogether (lol). Thank you!
Thank you so much for this information. I appreciate you walking us through the whole calculator and explaining each section! It was extremely helpful.💚
Great explanation! Thank you!
You're very welcome! I'm glad it was helpful! :)
Hi there. Thanks sis. This was very informative, detailed and very concise. Quite helpful. I am a black American living in Africa for 2 years now. I own a company of 8 years that specializes in natural hair and skin care. Wanted to try my hand at soap, but felt the market was oversaturated in my state, back in USA. I am now so happy to be pursuing this on African soil and filling in a much needed gap in the natural product industry here. I have been doing a lot of research to make the shift to soap making and this video helped. Best to you and thanks again.
You are most welcome!
Thanks!
This video was necessary. Thank you for sharing.
Hello,
Thank you so much for making this detailed video. I’m thinking about making soap but was having second thoughts because I didn’t know what to do about measurements and was confused every time I watched a video about it. Thanks for giving me hope that I can do it.
Hi! Thanks for watching. I'm glad this was helpful. It can be intimidating in the beginning, but learn about lye safety & give it a try.
Thank you very much . I am Hassan from Syria
Thanks for sharing this ❤
Love it thanks so much
Hi! Thanks for watching! I'm glad it was helpful.
Very nice voice and understanding....my question is i notice on some recipes you look at and put in the soapcalc they are different is it because maybe the calculator has changed and i was practicing with entering recipe in and some are diffrent from whats on the paper
Love 💘it thanks so much.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much
You are very welcome! 💚
Imma try making my own. I used a book but they had too many oils and fats and it cost too much to buy. Imma just use the fats i usually have. At home
Hi! Thanks for watching. You can absolutely use the oils you already have at home. Just make sure to always run your recipe through the soap calculator as each one has different saponification values.
@@TheElementSoap thanks
What is the name of this calculator
1 more question if i add some pumpkin to a recipe how do i calculate that is it whatever it measure you subtract that amount from the water
Thank you so much for your explanation of this site. My question is, why does Soapcalc ask for credit card info. Or did I reach a fraudulent site? That scared me so I backed out.
Oh my! I have never seen it ask for card info! Definitely don't use that site. They do have some weird ads on their site, so maybe it was one of those? Either way, soapcalc.net is totally free to use as many times as you wish. Be sure you are at this URL for the free soap recipe calculator.
soapcalc.net/calc/SoapCalcWP.asp
Good luck & happy soaping!
Did you ever make a video about the water percentage. I did mines at 38 then some one told me its too much i should do 33 percent
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Great tutorial. I know this recipe was done with no fragrance, but what about fragrance? I always read the IFRA sheet for every fragrance to see what the safe and legal limit is, but when you go to figure out how much fragrance to put in your recipe, whether you do the math by hand or plug a number into a fragrance calculator, which value should you be using? Should you use just the total amount of oils or the total batch amount (which obviously is always more because that includes the water and lye)? Thanks!
Thanks for your comment & questions! I prefer unscented & lightly scented products. When formulating with fragrance, I go by the soap calculator - but I only use Soapcalc.net or Soapee.com, and I usually formulate no higher than 3% PPO (Per Pound of Oils.) I'm usually at 1.5% PPO. I've tried to follow IFRA, but get overwhelmingly confused. Good luck to you & Happy Soaping!
I think you have a science background
I love math & science! Thanks for watching! 💚
Have you found a way to calculate coconut milk or coffee in a soap calculator? I was finding I had to do math & and experiment with every calculator I found today.
Hi Theresa! Good question! I haven't found any calculators that have those as options. It may be because they aren't oils, so it would be almost impossible to determine sap values for them. I use coconut milk in almost all my soaps, and I just sub out some of the water. The soaps come out beautifully, no issues.
The easiest way is to make a 1:1 lye:water solution, then substitute your other liquid for the rest of the water.
For example, if your recipe calls for 6 oz lye & 12 oz water, just mix 6 oz lye with 6 oz water, then use your coconut milk or coffee for the other 6 oz of liquid. I add those to my oils though and not my lye solution. So, I would put that 6 oz of coconut milk in with my oils before adding the lye solution into the bowl. I hope my explanation makes sense? If not, reach out to me & I'll create a quick graphic or something. Happy Soaping!
@@TheElementSoap Thank you for your explanation. It’s close to what I did today. So I definitely feel better about my choices. Hopefully tomorrow I still will.
@@TheTbugz yes, as long as you're using at least 1:1 water:lye, you can sub out the rest of the liquid. Please keep me updated - I'd like to hear how it worked out for you!
We can apply for laundry soap?
You can if you are making a bar soap that will be used for laundry.
Can we find TFM using this?
Hi! I'm not familiar with that acronym. What is TFM?
@@TheElementSoap Total Fatty Matter..don't you know that?