[soapcraft] Re: 100 gram bar
- From: "Beryl Hudson" <bribery33@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 18:21:26 +1000
Jan
Yes.
You can buy some ‘blended’ olive oils, the fact is you don’t know really what
percentage of what is in them, so it is best not to use anything blended unless
you know exactly what it is made up of and then has to be calculated so as to
get the right amount of lye/water to saponify it for your soap.
I once bought a blended oil purposely to try (it was so much cheaper), it was
80% olive and 20% Canola, this I had to put in the calculator in that order to
make sure the lye/water was correct for that amount, I must admit there was
hardly any difference. My soap turned out terrific, and so used up the 3ltr
over time making up soap, but I had to always put the right amount in the
calculator.
Pomace Oil makes a good soap too.
You could try macadamia nut oil, (RBO) rice Bran Oil, peanut oil, actually any
fruit or nut oil – but I stress again, it must be calculated properly.
Happy soaping
Beryl
From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jan Abernethy
Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 11:47 AM
To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [soapcraft] Re: 100 gram bar
Beryl
When you say blended do you mean the soya bean lecithin part or the fact that
it has 2 parts?
Jan
From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Beryl Hudson
Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 1:31 p.m.
To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [soapcraft] Re: 100 gram bar
Jan,
Don’t ever use a ‘blended’ product, because usually you cannot separate them
into the right sap value, always better to be sure with any product you use to
make soap
Beryl
From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jan Abernethy
Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 8:35 AM
To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [soapcraft] Re: 100 gram bar
I have it here, it is vegetable shortening – ingredients: hardened coconut
oil, soya bean lecithin – that’s all. What would I tick on the soap calc for
that?
From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Gina Roberts
Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 10:25 a.m.
To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [soapcraft] Re: 100 gram bar
Someone please correct me if i am wrong but kremelta is palm oil? Rebecca
might also be able to confirm this.
Gina Roberts
Soapcraft Aromatics and More LTD
www.soapcraft.co.nz
www.aromaticsandmore.com
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From: Jan Abernethy <janabernethy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, 3 August, 2010 9:32:16 AM
Subject: [soapcraft] Re: 100 gram bar
Cool thanks heaps, I will give it a go.
I use Kremelta in my soap batch – what would you say would be the same oil in
the soap calculator, because when I looked kremelta wasn’t there. I could
change from kremelta and use the similar product. I am also using coconut oil
which kremelta is made from.
Jan
From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of clear marie
Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 8:14 a.m.
To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [soapcraft] Re: 100 gram bar
I did a screen cap to help explain this, so take a look here:
http://tinypic.com/r/dow713/3
In the first box (look for orange 1) you go across and enter the details for
the soap you are going to make; which Lye you are using, the total oil weight
you are using, lye concentration, how much superfat and fragrance you wish to
add ..
In the second box you choose the oils you are wanting to use, double clicking
these will make them show in in a list where I put the orange 3 ..
Then in the box with a 4 you can go down and enter how much of each you want,
by weight or % .. This will bring up the 'supposed' characteristics of the
resulting soap where I put the 5 .. And I say supposed as there are a some
known inaccuracies on soap calc and it doesn't take things like superfat etc
into account etc ..
Then you click the calculate recipe button down the bottom, and then view
recipe .. This will then bring up a second window with your recipe ready for
printing and the total of Lye, Water, fragrance weights all listed for you ..
I hope this helps .. But personally I'd advise against making a 100gm batch
unless you have a super duper accurate scale - 500gm minimum would be my
recommendation ;)
~ Clear
On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 7:08 AM, Jan Abernethy <janabernethy@xxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:janabernethy@xxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Gina
Thanks. That’s great.
I’ve looked at the soap calculator, it confuses me totally. It would be great
if there were some simple step by step instructions. I’ve looked at help but
that’s pretty full on too. Would anyone be willing to put up some step by step
instructions?
Jan
From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Soapcraft
Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 6:31 a.m.
To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [soapcraft] 100 gram bar
Palm 30 gms
Coconut 30 grams
Olive oil 40 grams
Water 37 grams or mils
Lye 14 grams
For making one bar.
I just used the soap calculator on soapcraft.
Once you get the hang of it its very easy.
Gina
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