5) Beginner Soap Making Series - (Recipe included) How to use the Brambleberry Lye Calc.

[@abubakarnimatullahi5501]

Thanks so much

[@zoadster]

Hi miss Tina! I got confused when you talked about measuring the molds (it may be simple but im a slow learner lol!) But for example if i did the LxWxH x .4 and got a number, how do you know what oils to add more of or does it matter? I hope that makes sense lol

[@TinaMoenck]

zoadster Creating recipes is very involved. So in the beginning i just recommend starting with others recipes. I have beginner recipes in the files of my Facebook group, Soap Making and Business Coaching. You can use the Brambleberry lye calculator to easily resize them to fit your mold.

[@zoadster]

Tina Moenck thank you so much!

[@lucy7b]

Please tell me the units for the mold calculation

[@TinaMoenck]

Length x width x height x. 4

[@TinaMoenck]

Length x width x height x. 4

[@likemediaproduction]

You should do one of this for your liquid soap recipe ( I just bought you ebook yesterday)

[@Dennis90503]

Hi Tina and thank you, could I substitute the palm oil for castor oil? I am only starting out with two oils and I would love to try making soap with castor oil?

[@TinaMoenck]

palm oil substitutes would be like tallow. Castor oil usage is best around 5% of the recipe.

[@veronicabanks5319]

I still don't understand how to create a recipe. I know the oils and superfats I want to use but not sure what ounces to choose

[@TinaMoenck]

Veronica Banks There is a lot to learn with how to create recipes. In the beginning I recommend just using recipes from trusted sites after you run them through the calculator to get used to the process. When you are ready to move on I created an ecourse - Master Class Advanced Soap Formulations. Here is the link. It comes with a free copy of my ebook, The Soap Making Handbook Vol 1. gum.co/PszXT

[@YASNA3005]

soapcalc allow me to see the range of every ingredient that I use. Brambleberry Lye Calc. is more basic. . I began with the first one. It is not much complicated. By the way, I like very much your videos Tina.

[@romestic_saboaria]

Hi Tina why should we use 33% and wait longer to cure? I am new at this soap making process.

[@TinaMoenck]

Rosângela Yeah I recommend 33% . The cure takes just as long whether the water amount is discounted or not. I'll have a video on curing shortly to explain that in more detail. Discounted water is harder to work with, as it causes acceleration, and I don't recommend that for beginners. Too much water causes a very soft soap. 33% is in the middle range and works great.

[@HGuidi-xp1xp]

Is Tina gone?

[@nancysplace481]

Hi. Can you explain if you can why the bramble berry calculator uses more water than soapcal,i run a soap recipe on both just to compare and the water on bramble berry was much more than soapcalc .And does the more water in the recipe affects the soap and how long it takes to cure....thanks

[@TinaMoenck]

love love Brambleberry uses 33% water in their calculator, and Soap Calc allows you to adjust the water amount. I recommend for beginners using 33-35% just to start to get used to the process. The more water the longer the cure, yes. All the calculators vary slightly, but the lye amount is more crucial than the water amount.

[@nancysplace481]

Tina Moenck ok Tina thanks for answering .thanks so much for what you do it's a great help for people like me that's start making soap stay bless. I learn how to make liquid soap by watching your vidoes.