Amal Sudhakaran
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40% liquid oil (olive, sunflower, avocado, sweet almond safflower, rice bran, sunflower)
35% palm oil (you could also use lard or tallow)
20% coconut oil (you could also use babassu, or palm kernel oil - not the same as palm oil)
33% lye concentration, 5% SF. Dissolve 1 T of plain white sugar in your distilled water before you add the NaOH. This will help the soap to lather more easily (but will not show that in the soap calculator).
Haha, good catch!And the remaining 5% can be castor oil, or could be more liquid oil or palm oil.
Haha, good catch!
Me + Math = Many MistakesI redid the math about 5 times before I was sure there was a mistake...
They are the same thing, expressed two different ways. While lye concentration seems to be used more frequently, you should use the one that makes the most sense to you.which is a better parameter ? 33% lye concentration or water:lye ratio 2:1?
Elly’s Everyday Soapmaking on YouTube has a good video which explains the differences in how lye is expressed in Soapcalc.which is a better parameter ? 33% lye concentration or water:lye ratio 2:1?
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