What is the lowest you should go? For the past couple years I have been doing 30% water (as a % of oils). Is this risky? What is the average that everyone else does? 38% is the default on soap calc.... do the bars ever harden if you do 38%? I recently tried 35% because I wanted to do swirls and my soap is still kind of soft after a week. I know I have a few weeks of curing time to go but @ 30% my soap is hard after a week so I am just checking before I go and do any more batches @ 35%.