Total oil includes fragrance?

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samjesse

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Hi

When you mix all the oil then you add the lye solution then the fragrance, doesn't the fragrance oil skew the oil:solution ratio and one should increase the solution above what SoapCalc calls for in order to have a complete saponification?

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No you don't add the FO to your total oils to get your lye. FO is synthetic and unlike your soap oils won't saponify like them. I use soapcalc which has a section for calculating how much FO to use for your batch. But generally you can use .5 to 1 oz FO ppo.
 
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