Since I am still very much a greenhorn in the soaping world, I am trying to make it easy on myself and hopefully other new saponifier a by brining links and resources into one place. Today's post is for, you guessed it, online calculators! There are many out there, I will list what I have found and the comment on the couple that I find the most useful. Again, check these out for yourself and make a decision on YOUR findings.
The Majestic Mountain Sage ("The Sage")
https://www.thesage.com/calcs/index.html
This has three calculators available: a lye calc, a universal conversion and my favourite - the fragrance calc. The fragrance calc gives you a guideline on weight, percentage or liquid measurement of either essential oil or fragrance oils for the size of your batch of oils. Brilliant! Also gives approx. how much to use dependant on if you want subtle, mid or strong scent. The other good aspect on this calculator is that you can select the type of product you are making and calculates the percentage for that product type.
I am currently using their soap calc as even though it does not give exact amounts of water, it does give you options with how much lye to use and how that translates into superfatting. Always select lye amounts I the GREEN range!
Brambleberry
http://www.brambleberry.com/Pages/Fragrance-Calculator.aspx
http://www.brambleberry.com/Pages/Lye-Calculator.aspx
Brambleberry has both lye and fragrance calculators but I have not used either.
How to Make Any Soap Recipe Palm Free
http://thenerdyfarmwife.com/how-to-make-any-soap-recipe-palm-free/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheNerdyFarmWife+%28The+Nerdy+Farm+Wife%29
Soapcalc.net
http://www.soapcalc.net/calc/soapcalcwp.asp
This is the calculator that I have previously used.
Online Conversions
http://www.onlineconversion.com
This has been my favourite site for years to convert just about anything to everything!
Australian Soapmaker
http://www.australiansoapmaker.info/ozcalc/lye.php
I have not yet used this calculator.
Soap Gulld
http://www.soapguild.org/soapmakers/resources/lye-calc.php
I have yet to use this calculator. I only wish we had a soap guild here in Australia or something between Oz and NZ.
Summer Bee Meadow
http://www.summerbeemeadow.com/content/lye-calculator-and-recipe-resizer
I have not the used this calculator.
If anyone has used any of these calculators please comment below or if you know of any that are worthy of adding to the list.
Soapy hugs
Kayla
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