Kitty_Boots
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Hey there! I haven't made soap in over a year and when I did make soap, I was making CP bar soap!
I'm now interested in making some liquid soap for Christmas gifts and have a few questions..
1. Can I use soapcalc to determine the properties of a liquid soap? Or is there a liquid soap property calculator somewhere?
2. Do I still want similar properties as CP bar soap (minus the hardness?)
3. What kind of superfatting do I want? One website says NONE!
Lastly.. I found this recipe to make the paste..
Coconut Oil - 680g
Olive Oil - 600g
Cocoa Butter - 80g
Potassium Hydroxide - 340g
Soft or Distilled Water - 1020g
Total actives (excluding water) - 1700g
The recipe states using 1020g of water and 340g of KOH..
When I put the oils in brambleberry's calculator it gives the following values for water/lye:
Lye - 320.40 g
Water - 952.00 g
Which is correct?! Any help would be appreciated.. I'm a bit rusty! Thank you!![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I'm now interested in making some liquid soap for Christmas gifts and have a few questions..
1. Can I use soapcalc to determine the properties of a liquid soap? Or is there a liquid soap property calculator somewhere?
2. Do I still want similar properties as CP bar soap (minus the hardness?)
3. What kind of superfatting do I want? One website says NONE!
Lastly.. I found this recipe to make the paste..
Coconut Oil - 680g
Olive Oil - 600g
Cocoa Butter - 80g
Potassium Hydroxide - 340g
Soft or Distilled Water - 1020g
Total actives (excluding water) - 1700g
The recipe states using 1020g of water and 340g of KOH..
When I put the oils in brambleberry's calculator it gives the following values for water/lye:
Lye - 320.40 g
Water - 952.00 g
Which is correct?! Any help would be appreciated.. I'm a bit rusty! Thank you!