Thank you for such a delightful, thorough video. Your delivery is so accessible and calming. I wish this had existed when I started soaping years ago; soapcalc scared me to bits! 😅
Hi, how did you stops the ads? I'm in the Recipe calculator section, but it's covered in blinking and flashing ads, it's very distracting. How did you get them removed to have such a clean screen? Thanks
Unfortunately I removed them after recording. Remember soap calc is free - but to keep it free they need to advertise. There are other soap calculators out there including phone apps. I won’t name any here as this video is about soap calc.
Very helpful, Thank you. I can't Print or Save my Recipe (black window), and when I go back to tweak amounts, it won't let me. All I can do to save my calculations is take screenshots. Is this a Safari issue?
Thanks. Yes, I downloaded Chrome onto my Mac and the soapcalc works fine, so it’s definitely a programming issue, i.e. not optimised for Safari browser. A point of note for other Mac/Safari users.
So I have a 42 oz. or 1100 grams mold from Amazon, what water to lye ratio do you recommend? I think you put in the ratio for your smaller mold. Thanks, great video!
The water to lye ratio will work for any size. But what you can do is start at a ratio of 2:1 water to lye - try that and adjust it after (add less water if it takes too long to trace and more water if it traces too quickly )
hi and thank you for this video, it has helped to clear up a lot of confusion for me, but i do have a couple of questions that maybe you or your community can help me with? i have a long loaf mold like the first picture of the mold you just showed, but i dont know how to calculate how much oil i would need to fill that mold (around 1400g total batch weight when full to the level i want) so my first Q is, how do i work out how much total oil weight for (colum 2 on soapcalc) so i know what number to start with? and Q2 is, how do i work out how much fragrance i need for that size mold as per safety guid lines per fragrance? really hope i made some sence here lol, xx
if you work in grams and cm the math is easy. 1 cubic cm = 1gram water (this is the key) so if you measure your mould in cm to work out the volume (length x width x depth) That answer is the weight of water that your mould will hold. Oils are less dense than water so to adjust the weight if you multiply your mould volume by 0.8 (80%) that should give you the batter weight for your mould. If you use a soap calculator like soapee.com/calculator you can put in the batter weight to include water and it will give you the weights of all the oils you need otherwise you need to adjust your oil amount in soapcalc to get the correct total batch weight but it is a bit more fiddly.
Thank you for such a delightful, thorough video. Your delivery is so accessible and calming. I wish this had existed when I started soaping years ago; soapcalc scared me to bits! 😅
GREAT video! Thank you for the information. Very Helpful
Hi, how did you stops the ads? I'm in the Recipe calculator section, but it's covered in blinking and flashing ads, it's very distracting. How did you get them removed to have such a clean screen? Thanks
Unfortunately I removed them after recording. Remember soap calc is free - but to keep it free they need to advertise.
There are other soap calculators out there including phone apps. I won’t name any here as this video is about soap calc.
Thanks for getting back to me! I don't mind the stationary ads but the flashing and moving ones I find very distracting.
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Very helpful, Thank you. I can't Print or Save my Recipe (black window), and when I go back to tweak amounts, it won't let me. All I can do to save my calculations is take screenshots. Is this a Safari issue?
It could be a safari issue. You could also try www.lyecalc.com/ or there is the app soap genie for devices.
Thanks. Yes, I downloaded Chrome onto my Mac and the soapcalc works fine, so it’s definitely a programming issue, i.e. not optimised for Safari browser.
A point of note for other Mac/Safari users.
So I have a 42 oz. or 1100 grams mold from Amazon, what water to lye ratio do you recommend? I think you put in the ratio for your smaller mold. Thanks, great video!
The water to lye ratio will work for any size. But what you can do is start at a ratio of 2:1 water to lye - try that and adjust it after (add less water if it takes too long to trace and more water if it traces too quickly )
hi and thank you for this video, it has helped to clear up a lot of confusion for me, but i do have a couple of questions that maybe you or your community can help me with? i have a long loaf mold like the first picture of the mold you just showed, but i dont know how to calculate how much oil i would need to fill that mold (around 1400g total batch weight when full to the level i want) so my first Q is, how do i work out how much total oil weight for (colum 2 on soapcalc) so i know what number to start with? and Q2 is, how do i work out how much fragrance i need for that size mold as per safety guid lines per fragrance? really hope i made some sence here lol, xx
if you work in grams and cm the math is easy.
1 cubic cm = 1gram water (this is the key)
so if you measure your mould in cm to work out the volume (length x width x depth)
That answer is the weight of water that your mould will hold.
Oils are less dense than water so to adjust the weight if you multiply your mould volume by 0.8 (80%) that should give you the batter weight for your mould.
If you use a soap calculator like soapee.com/calculator you can put in the batter weight to include water and it will give you the weights of all the oils you need otherwise you need to adjust your oil amount in soapcalc to get the correct total batch weight but it is a bit more fiddly.
@@QueerBullSoap this is amazing info and cleared up my confusion thank you :D xx