In soapcalc, LyeCalc, or other online soap making calculators where you design whatever soap recipe you want, there is a Soap Weight (Pre-Cook) value of the whole batch before CP proccessing. If you subtract about half of the total weight of water, you will get the approximate net weight of the resulted bars of soap.
It is. But if they don't know how much MP base they used, then they probably wouldn't know.I often do not understand things - I only do MP because I am not smrt enough to do CP.
But...is it not:
[weight of MP base used]/[# of bars]
?
It is. But if they don't know how much MP base they used, then they probably wouldn't know.
For CP I fill the silicone mold with water up to the desired level and weigh the amount of water added in ml. Since solid soap is denser than water, I apply a multiplication factor of 1.1 (1.1g of ready-to-pour mixed soap for 1ml of water measured from the mold) to the weight of measured water in mold. Then I adapt the recipe by proportionally scaling the weights of the components in the recipe until I reach the thus measured weight of the composition that will completely fill the silicone mold. In this way, I do not waste the materials used.
You cannot accurately weigh anything -- molds, bars, base, etc -- without a scale, hence why I asked if they have a scale. If they have a scale, they can simply weigh the finished bar without any fuss at all whatsoever. If they don't have a scale, they need one
But she is asking about M&PFor CP I fill the silicone mold with water up to the desired level and weigh the amount of water added in ml. Since solid soap is denser than water, I apply a multiplication factor of 1.1 (1.1g of ready-to-pour mixed soap for 1ml of water measured from the mold) to the weight of measured water in mold. Then I adapt the recipe by proportionally scaling the weights of the components in the recipe until I reach the thus measured weight of the composition that will completely fill the silicone mold. In this way, I do not waste the materials used.
Eg. 1000 ml water * 1.1 = 1100 g. The Soap Weight (Pre-Cook) in recipe is 1,234.92 g. 1100 g / 1,234.92 g = 0.89. Then I multiply every weight in the recipe with this value to obtain the ideal weight of the ready-to-pour mixed soap neccessary to fill the mold.
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The bar is still warm. The final stage of gel phase. I tapped the warm gel gently with my finger. The "finger test". No skin irritation. I don't want to use my tongue and lose my sense of taste.
I just got my scale today, so this will definitely help.You cannot accurately weigh anything -- molds, bars, base, etc -- without a scale, hence why I asked if they have a scale. If they have a scale, they can simply weigh the finished bar without any fuss at all whatsoever. If they don't have a scale, they need one
MP soap is 1:1 to water. If you fill a mold with water and then weigh the water, that's how much base to use by weight. CP measurements do not apply here.
Game changer! This is totally help you, @katie01I just got my scale today, so this will definitely help.
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