Outstanding thread Wendy90292! This has been so interesting to read! I also started with AnnMarie recipes and eventually expanded out based on the things that were important to me. My main recipe is 30% Olive oil, 30% Babassu oil, 30% Shea Butter, and 10% Castor Oil.
Taking the
lye calculator discussion a step further, could you all weigh in with your thoughts about the differences between the various calculators? I noticed that the Brambleberry Lye Calculator seems to give a slightly (minuscule but detectable for those with very sensitive skin) higher superfat than soapmakerfriend. Has anyone else noticed this? Are there variations within other
soap calculators? I know that what we are talking about here is math and math is constant but I swear there is a difference. Am I crazy? (I am, that's obvious, but you get the idea) What other soap calcs are out there?