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Thank goodness for lye calculators!!
Don't get me wrong...I love a challenge just as much as the next person but picking up a pencil and paper to figure out how much lye is needed for a new recipe I want to try, isn't my idea of time well spent. Not with the vast array of soap calculators on the web begging me to use them.
Some not only tell me how much lye I need, but also help me to answer questions like 'Will these oils produce a good lather?' or 'Will this recipe make a conditioning or cleansing bar of soap?'.
This information is valuable to a soapmaker....it takes much of the trial and error element out of soap making. Though I'm sure I still have much of that ahead of me!
Lye calculators have become a necessary tool for soap makers. They provide us with the ability to quickly and easily recalculate old recipes or create new ones...all at the click of a button.
Below you will find links to a good selection of calculators for soapmakers and a few details about each one.
1. SoapCalc - wonderfully detailed calculator for liquid and bar soaps. Includes info on soap qualities and fatty acid makeup of oils. Measurements in ounces, grams, pounds and percentages.
2. Skin Esscentuals - provides calculations for a wide variety of soap mediums. Measures in all forms and is downloadable to your desktop.
3. Snowdrift Farm - allows you to use both NaOH and KOH at the same time as well as how much of each.
4. Cranberry Lane - good basic beginners calculator.
5. Summer Bee Meadow - calculates for liquid and bar soaps but only in ounces.
6. Majestic Mountain Sage - has a resize feature and measures in ounces, grams and pounds.
There are, of course, many more lye calculators out there on the web.....this is merely a sampling of what is available.
Oh.....did I mention that they are all free?
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