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Category: Soapmaking Essentials
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Oil Properties & Recommended Amounts in Homemade Soap
Use this table as a guideline to achieve the desired quality of soap. Oils/Fats Hardness Properties Use Breaking Rules & Other Notes Almond oil, sweet Soft Stable lather, mild cleansing 15-20% Use for dry, irritated skin. Good sub for olive oil. Apricot Kernel oil Soft Medium lather, mild cleansing 5-15% Apricot Kernel is a wonderful sub…
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Grams vs. Ounces for Making Soap
Grams or Ounces is a Personal Choice This is entirely an individual choice. Many soapmakers, however, prefer grams to ounces for various reasons. Some believe that their scale gives a better precision in grams because a gram is a smaller unit than an ounce. Some like to work with whole numbers rather than decimals. And…
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Calculate Soap Recipe Amount to Fit a Mold
I don’t use fancy molds simply because the perfect soap in size and shape for my family is produced in these repurposed disposable cream containers. The short and stubby soap bars that come out of them are the best I ever held in my hands. The containers also work great because they are waxed inside.…