Guspuppy
Well-Known Member
When making a large batch of salt bars, how do you figure out by how much to reduce the oil amount in the recipe to account for the salt volume, so that it all fits into your mold? My first salt bars I used 75% salt and used a cardboard mold for 40 oz oils. Luckily the mold was much larger than my planned volume because after adding the salt it filled it right to the top, with some bowing out of the sides. Now I want to make an extra large batch of salt bars (148 oz oils) but I can't decide how small to make my oil amount so the whole thing fits in the new box once salt is added. And additionally, do I have to worry about volcanoing or anything making that large a batch of 100% CO soap? Will I still be able to cut it in just a few hours?
Thanks!
Thanks!