Soapee

[Becky1024]

So.....
How'd it go?

I haven’t had any spare time to look at it.

 

[luluzapcat]

Just chiming in to say I really loved Soapee too. I'm a UI designer by trade and really appreciated the design and utility of it. Kudos to the maker if they're seeing any of this--thanks for the great tool while you were able to sustain it!

 

[Barefoot Farm Girl]

While Soapcalc is certainly an established, reputable calc, the interface is really showing its age. I can see why beginners shy away. It's also lacking in some features that Soapee, Soapmaking Friend, and other calcs offer.

Another calc that I've been investigating since the Soapee announcement is Lye Calc, https://www.lyecalc.com/ This URL takes you to the advanced version of the calc.

There's a simpler beginner's version that walks the user step-by-step through the process of creating a recipe, https://www.lyecalc.com/beginner-calculator

The advanced version will calculate the additional alkali needed if you're adding citric acid or other acids, gives recommendations about the amounts of other additives such as sodium lactate, and lets the user enter exact numbers for NaOH and KOH purity.

It looks like you can save recipes if you create an account. I haven't tried it on my phone to know how the interface looks on mobile, but the calc is clean and easy to read on my desktop monitor.

I just used this on my phone and it was really easy one I figured out how to add the oils and adjust the lye and super fat. I printed out the recipe and I really liked the layout and the information. I was able to save the recipe as well

 

[natik]

I like Lye Calc. Tried to use others - Lye Calc is the easiest in my opinion

 

[caro.]

Noooooo I never saw this announcement and stupidly never saved my recipes/notes outside of Soapee Was prepping to get back into it only to find all my hard work is gone forever.