Soapcalc and soap friend numbers differ

[KentuckySilks]

Hi all! So I just signed up for the membership year of soap, making friend as a soap calculator. I initially really liked it as it saves so many recipes and has an easier way of reviewing all the recipes at the same time with the corresponding values, etc. But have noticed that the conditioning, bubbly, hardness, etc. numbers are different than the ones from soap Calc, the free calculator that I’ve always used one. Don’t know who to trust? Any thoughts??
The fatty acid numbers are virtually the same, but the estimations on each quality are different. What’s up with that?!

 

[Ekuzo]

I think it has something to do with the way those numbers are calculated and even rounded on both platforms. But they are just guides, nothing more - as long as the fatty acid profiles and SAP values show the same or mostly the same, it's fine.

The same calculator has currently another, more concerning issue - custom liquids are not calculated within the total batch weight. Devs know about it for weeks now, we are waiting for a solution

 

[KentuckySilks]

okay, thanks for the response! I'll just add up the fatty acid numbers to find out the bubbly, conditioning, hardness numbers....saw the calculations online-
been soaping for over 8 years and just picked it back up again, starting from scratch on experimenting with diff recipes- its fun and addictive!!!!

 

[Ekuzo]

It surely is! There's no need to rely too much on the numbers though - just guides, nothing more. They don't account for superfat or the qualities added by the additives - among other things.

You probably know by now how hard a castile soap can get - and if you trust the calc, that shouldn't be! And looking at the profile of a 100% coconut oil soap with 20% superfat - it's a big NO-NO - and yet that makes a great bar of soap!

 

[KentuckySilks]

It surely is! There's no need to rely too much on the numbers though - just guides, nothing more. They don't account for superfat or the qualities added by the additives - among other things.

You probably know by now how hard a castile soap can get - and if you trust the calc, that shouldn't be! And looking at the profile of a 100% coconut oil soap with 20% superfat - it's a big NO-NO - and yet that makes a great bar of soap!

Excellent points! I’m making soap over at the families house for the holidays, and I’m thinking of making 100% coconut oil soap with 20% super fat. A simple soap but yet fun to make!