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[soapsbymary]

I'm just starting out. I bought 2lbs of shea butter and my molds that I got are 3"x 2" and 1" deep. I was wondering if anyone might know how many bars I might get out of the 2lbs.

 

[lsg]

You will need more than shea butter for a good bar of soap. I suggest that you read through the beginner's section and look at some YouTube tutorials.
Soaping101 and SoapQueen TV are two that I recommend.

 

[shunt2011]

I'm just starting out. I bought 2lbs of shea butter and my molds that I got are 3"x 2" and 1" deep. I was wondering if anyone might know how many bars I might get out of the 2lbs.

What other oils are you using with your shea butter? Shea alone will not make a good bar of soap. Check out the beginners section.

I see lsg and I both posted at the same time.

 

[soapsbymary]

I have scented oils and coconut oil as well

 

[lsg]

What do you mean by scented oils? Do you mean fragrance oils, if you make sure they are safe to use in skin care products.

 

[soapsbymary]

I have a few tutorials that I have watched. I was just curious as to how many bars I might get out of what I have?

 

[dixiedragon]

It depends on your recipe. If you want to use a lot of shea butter, here's a recipe that I like:
50% shea butter
5% castor
20% coconut
25% sunflower
2% superfat.

This is all guess work. Your molds are 6 cubic inches each. 6 cubic inches = 3.32 ounces. A batch of soap is 1/3 water and 2/3 oil. (roughly). A batch of soap that uses 16 oz of oils will use 5 oz of water. So the total batch is 21 oz. Divide 21 oz by 3.3 oz per bar, and you get 6.36 bars.

So, if you use the recipe I suggested, 2 lbs of shea butter would give you 25.5 bars.

 

[soapsbymary]

Thank you so much!! That is a big help.