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    lye concentration

    Yeah.. i ended up soaping at 30% lye Concentration to match my molds.. since i would multiply the LxWxH, then x .41 to get the size of the mold.. but i have noticed that to get the right amount of water to fill the molds, I use 30% Lye concentration or 33% water percentage (which both are very...
  2. M

    lye concentration

    ha.. Yeah, that math got me confused as well and personally, I don't think is right... just multiply your lye of 6.14 times (67/33= 2.03).. so in your case, lye is 6.14 x 2.03 (NOT 2) = 12.46oz of water. so yeah.. it's not that 33% lye equals to lye times 2... it's more like Lye times 2.03...
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    Oatmeal Honey Soap, What kind of Oatmeal should I use?

    I keep reading about NOT using quick oats in soap making. Well, I have been using Quick Oats from I Love Oats brand and I have never had any issues with it at all, no clumps or anything like that and the soaps come out great.
  4. M

    lye concentration

    Well Im confused now because all the lye calculators I have used..brambleberry, SoapCal and a few others tells something different.. Let's say Im using a 47 oz total oils recipe... according to SoapCalc 33% is 6.69 oz of Lye and 15.51 oz of water, which is not 6.69(lye) x 2. SoapCalc says that...
  5. M

    lye concentration

    Hi.. Not understanding your math here.. Lye x 2 does not equal to 33% water solution. I am wondering how are you coming up with this math.. please explain.
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