What I dont understand is how to superfat properly for HP soap.
Which of these is the proper way?
1. add all my oils in to the calculator and set my superfat to 5% and calculate the lye/water. Then when I make the soap, withhold the superfatting oils and add them in when the HP soap is ready to pour.
OR
2. add in ONLY my oils that will be used to saponify to the calculator and set the superfat to 0% and then add in 5% of oils when the HP is ready to be poured?
Or are they both the same?
Will the Soap Qualities in the calculator be more accurate with step 2 or step 1? Or will neither be accurate because the soap calculator assumes all fats are being added at the beginning and all fats will be saponified with 5% remaining...?
Which of these is the proper way?
1. add all my oils in to the calculator and set my superfat to 5% and calculate the lye/water. Then when I make the soap, withhold the superfatting oils and add them in when the HP soap is ready to pour.
OR
2. add in ONLY my oils that will be used to saponify to the calculator and set the superfat to 0% and then add in 5% of oils when the HP is ready to be poured?
Or are they both the same?
Will the Soap Qualities in the calculator be more accurate with step 2 or step 1? Or will neither be accurate because the soap calculator assumes all fats are being added at the beginning and all fats will be saponified with 5% remaining...?
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