Teach Soap

Thanks Tammy(:

YW, I think one of the best ways to learn is to play with the calculator and then try different recipes and different super fats to compare. Just make sure to enjoy the journey!

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Tammy

Tammy if your out there, I have another question. In most of the soap books they have great recipes but they never say how much to super fat. when you go to the soap calc and put the recipe in it asks for a superfat%. Do I just assume I want to go with a 5%, or 7% say, or is there some kind of formula by the amount of oils. I've only made 3 recipes a couple of times and they all had a 5% super fat. This has been a puzzler for me....

The minimum that I would superfated is 5%. My recipes has a 7% superfated as that's what my skin prefers. Always run any recipe through a lye calc. Mistakes in books and online do happen.

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Irena
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I agree with Irena, I would use a minimum of 5%. But an exact number is a personal choice. I almost always use 6% as my magic number and Irena most always uses 7%. That is one of those things you need to decide for yourself, and the only way to really do that is to try a few different rates and see what you like best for your recipe(s), your local humidity, and your skin.

Those book recipes may already have a certain sf % figured into the recipe (if they list exact amounts of lye/water), but even if they do, when you run the recipe through the lye calculator (and, as Irena said, you should do this for every single recipe you ever make) you can alter the sf to be what you want and use the numbers you get.

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Remember, it's not just that we weather the storm, but how we dance in the rain.

Tammy

Ok sounds good, along with personal choice I'm going to assume that if you live In a dry climate you would be on the high side of sf, and a humid climate you would lower your sf? Sorry if I'm pesty about this there are just so many little things with soaping that can go wrong and you have to wait days or sometimes weeks to see if it pans out. If I make a pair of earrings it's done in minutes!! Thanks for all your help its sooooo nice to have this forum:)). Dee

I always went with Irena's choice and S at 7% Never tried anything else

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Remember, it's not just that we weather the storm, but how we dance in the rain.

Tammy