A lesson on understanding superfat and creating a soap recipe by hand

[@jeanetteangeh2564]

Spot on Tina! I'm new to soaping and was totally confused about superfat. Your explanation is great, uncomplicated and easy to understand. Thank you for being generous.

[@andreaivey6025]

I am new to soap making and found your explanation easy to understand. Thank you for sharing :)

[@ekennechilex2390]

You are the best in under 20 mins I understand what superfat and how to superfat and how to calculate my lye and water value. Thank you so much am so happy !!!

[@tealallshouse4412]

Guys, Tina's book taught me new things within the first 3 paragraphs !!! It IS a must have 😀 Trust me

[@TinaMoenck]

Thank you!

[@cherriemckinstry131]

Thanks for the recommendation. It would be great for the shelf in the tea room.

[@mazuegibson4666]

@@TinaMoenck , how can I purchase your book?

[@TinaMoenck]

@@mazuegibson4666 gum.co/EeAJQ

[@melmcknight5514]

This is the best explanation of superfat I have watched yet...and I have watched a lot of them. Thank you so much for the help. I will subscribe. :)

[@TinaMoenck]

mel mcknight you are very welcome!

[@2MeNew2]

I know this is old but THANK YOU SO MUCH for your clear explanation! You are the only person out of Many that has explained superfat well. I am no longer lost 😂 Thanks to You!

[@TinaMoenck]

You're very welcome

[@deborahvandermerwe7506]

I love watching your videos. You are so knowledgeable and professional. Thank you so much

[@vetasharp780]

Now I understand a lot better how to calculate a recipe. Thanks so much. I purchased your book a few days ago but haven't got it read yet. I sure will now. This information is just what I needed.

[@anilrasane8496]

Very nice information for bigginers, thanks

[@lucyleeessentials3054]

OOOOMMMMMGGGGGG Tina where have you and this video been all my soaping life!!!!! I have been looking for someone to break this down the way you just did for the last year. I have absolutely come to hate watching other soapers that start with their recipes already mixed and weighed or rambling off percentages and not truly understanding what they are talking about or how they got to where they are at. You just renewed my passion for soaping and have given me greater confidence to do what I have loved to do since I was a child watching my grandmother make soap. Thank you soooo much for taking the time and having a patient heart to TEACH and not just do tutorials. Headed to buy your eBook!!!

[@TinaMoenck]

wow thank you! Be sure to join my FB group... Soap Making and Business Coaching :)

[@ariannabrady3842]

This is a very helpful video. I'd forgotten how to calculate a recipe without Soap Calc & that's very good info to have. Thank you for posting it.

[@KeashaRyan]

OMG!!! You are so great!!!! I have been trying to understand making soap for months. Thank you so much for your assistance.

[@TinaMoenck]

KEASHA RYAN you're welcome!

[@olekluften9776]

Thank's for your carefulness. Great explaination.

[@debbiewidner8791]

Great helpful info! Appreciate you for this.

[@katrinawarrior]

Thank you...I finally understand the superfat issue and I now understand the formula for creating a recipe without using a soap calculator. Yeah!!! You really explain everything well.

[@TinaMoenck]

Yea!! So glad it helped you!!

[@gretchenarnot4311]

Thank you so much, you have explained this very well..helpful indeed

[@jeannetteizquierdo215]

excellent job Tina on your explanation of super fats and lye and water percentage

[@ElizabethGonzalez-jt7ns]

I’ve notice that soaps superfatted as 20% or more, waste away faster compared to those with lower superfat. It would last you a week when used. What I love about those soaps, is how gentle they are on the skin.

[@phylliscruz8483]

As always, I thank you for your willingness to teach and help newbees to the craft. Love the e-book. Blessed be.

[@TinaMoenck]

Thank you so much for saying that!

[@teresamartinsen4300]

This was so helpful! I was looking for these answers on Saturday about the superfatting. I wasn't sure if I needed to add more oil to the recipe or if the superfatting was already calculated in the soap calculator. I also didn't realize that there were fats that were unsapponifiable and could cause your soap to be soft. EXPLAINS so MUCH! Thank you so much. I will go check out buying your book!

[@TinaMoenck]

You're welcome!

[@da5449]

Thank for your explaining this concept 😊

[@sylviagray4206]

This was so educational. Definitely answered questions that I had. Still have a lot to learn but this was definitely helpful. Thank you so much!

[@TinaMoenck]

Sylvia Gray You're very welcome

[@kimt2au]

Thank you so much for this video. Finally, I understand about the lye calculations and the superfat.

[@TinaMoenck]

kimt2au You're very welcome

[@miagordon8538]

Thank You So Much! I have been trying to find and in depth explanation of how to calculate superfats and this is the first source I've found online. A lot of the videos and sites tell bits and pieces and do the calculation on their own but you spelled it out STEP by STEP. I will definitely be purchasing your book. Thanks again!

[@TinaMoenck]

You're very welcome!

[@Colleeen4]

This is a fantastic video! As a new soap maker I've read the terms but didn't fully understand until now! Duh, water discount is subtracting colorant mixer water from lye water. Thanks!

[@celesteelijah2515]

2016...I'm just seeing this...thank goodness It is a very good explanation for someone like me who has never been good at figuring out anything percentage wise. I would like to purchase your book; as I am new to soap making and I love it . I have relied on MP and premixed CP. But would love to get good at the process for making CP...not a fan of HP. Thank you for this tutorial. I'll be watching for more. 💖💥💥💥💥💥👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@TracyD2]

So when you use unsaponifiables like Shea butter does that mean the lye cannot saponify completely and there will be free NaOH floating around looking for a partner but there are none for it. Therefore unreacted NaOH will stay in the finished cured soap? Or does the lye calculator or sap value account for that possibility and the NaOH is 100% saponified with extra oils in the finished soap bar or The lye can never utilize the Shea or what ever and all of it will always be a superfat. Thank you. Excellent video.

[@elaynewhite4620]

Hi Lady! You are the best. You explain things so well. I thank you for that!

[@TinaMoenck]

Elayne White You're welcome!

[@josephineselvi5629]

Neat scientific explanation. Thanks.

[@baranbusan7288]

Madam, Very nicely explained. Thank you very much.

[@ladawnwarren8570]

I have your book this video is better explain in video then reading when new to soaping Now I understand! Thanks for sharing!

[@imdivyamenon]

thank you so much! this helped me out better than any other video out there. Very clear, thorough and to the point. Truly appreciate it

[@thetroopergirl2710]

Tina: THANK YOU, I am very new and addicted to my new found hobby. This info was perfect! I am looking forward to getting your book(s). I had heard your name mentioned a few times that they were inspired by Tina Moenck. I finally was able to watch this video.. THANK YOU for your sincere passion for the art of soaping and sharing your knowledge with others so they too can be successful.

[@TinaMoenck]

The Trooper Girl you're very welcome!

[@altras-nx1fb]

I,am new...this video really helpfull

[@soapnthingsemporium3452]

Great help thanks. Will look into buying your book. Cheers Leanne

[@mapleflagg7744]

This is so do informative!!! Thanks a plenty for your expertise! 😊

[@OnlyinUrMind]

Wow thank you, this was very helpful and informative!! Can't wait to check out your book. Thanks again for sharing!

[@pjmarks100]

This is amaze n ty

[@MsD.Carter]

This is so informative! Thank you for posting!

[@TinaMoenck]

You're welcome!

[@cherriemckinstry131]

Great skill share. Your book sounds interesting.

[@betsymcgovern4204]

KIm I will be buying your book in August. I can't wait.

[@eamoncrosby2368]

Fantastic video Thanks for this video your Awesome 🤗

[@zouinazina9130]

hi. how to know if additivrs should be added to the lye water or to oils? how lye water could alter additives. thank you for you videos.

[@3catmom844]

great instruction!!!!

[@TinaMoenck]

Thank you!

[@ditapoenaru1660]

Thank you. This was very helpful

[@dianaotero4252]

Thanks!!

[@devbachu7072]

I used half lard an half coconut oil an a little castor oil an a small amount vitamin e oil

[@mukwah1111]

Great explanation Tina. I highly recommend buying your ebook. It's a great teaching tool with tons of information.

[@TinaMoenck]

Thank you!

[@malinirajendran523]

Hi, your explanation is awesome. Ive seen the graph at the bottom of the sheet and it really shows in pictures the quality of the soap. Do explain the graph and what it really means. I've been wanting to make a special shampoo bar, which lathers, cleans, moisturisers, and conditions, I want to use emu oil and aragan oil for their hair growth properties, can you put together a recipie please for me. Thanks.

[@thomasgolaszewski6502]

Do you have anything about essential oil’s in your book as far as how to blend a fragrance?

[@iwannaapple7190]

You have alot of good information there. Congratulations in putting all that together. I have a couple of observations and what I view as discrepancies and they just might be typos. Firstly, you say oils have a sap value and they are not interchangeable. I am sure many are not interchangeable but I would assume that some are when they have they same value. For instance, Grapeseed and Olive pomice have the same value of .133. That means it takes .133 (whatever measurement) of lye to saponify .133 ( of whatever oil with same value). Therefore they can be interchangeable I presume. You also say that lye needs the same weight in water to dissolve correctly. I imagine that could be considered a lye/water ratio. If it needs its same weight that would mean a 50/50 ratio and I imagine that is the absolute minimum value. It is like a flat tire. You can't go any lower then zero air pressure. I can add all the air I want to but I can't go any lower then zero. So zero for a tire is the absolute minimum and a 50/50 lye water ratio for soap is as low as you can go but you can add all the water you want to. So, the word "Discount" to me, is actually an anomaly when it actually means that you are adding water and not discounting. (This is not directed towards you but to the usage of the word by many soap makers) And speaking of water, I would imagine water is used to carry the lye. It is the highway of soaping. If water is crucial to lye then why not calculate the water amount from the lye amount. I could easily make a mistake when making a recipe and say I want %20 water times my oils which just might not be enough water to carry the lye. Wouldn't it be really easy to accidentally make a 40/60 water/lye ratio doing it that way? I don't know I have never thought about it that way. It seems to me if I want 1.5x more water then lye I would just multiply lye x 1.5 and that would undoubtedly give me a 60/40 water/lye ratio. To make that last point shorter, shouldn't water be related to the lye and not to the oils for mistake purposes? One more thing I'd like to address and I completely don't understand. But first some background observations. I have accidentally read my spreadsheet wrong before and have accidentally used much less lye then I was supposed to. I pretty much basically superfatted at 75% (I premix 50/50 and add water later). Soap is usable but is definitly not enjoyable, NOT creamy or bubbly. I actually just use it in the kitchen or to get grease off (maybe)! My point here is this. Superfatted soap, the part that is superfatted, is lame! Literally. No matter the amount it does not act like soap. You do not recognize it as that because their is 95% of actual soap surrounding that 5% lame soap! That lame soap does not moisturize or anything. It pretty much just gives me wishful thinking because that oil never changed its cell structure to soap. Its half in limbo. It is fear of a lower ratio that still persists from the time when scales were not as accurate as today and you feel that you will get dry or burned skin. I would have to say that that would only be the case if a high percentage of hard oils are used when fast saponification occurs. You do no get fast saponification when softer oils are used. You state that yourself when you say you SF at 20% for coconut. Well that is definitly sound advice but I bring it up because it concurs with harder oils saponifying quicker as the culprit and not as a result of using a higher amount of lye. This also ties in to the fact that the more water you add the less soap (oil) you have in your bar. So, if your scales are accurate and you are good with your measurements and watch your hard oil percentages then you could very well have a moisturizing bar of soap that is all or mostly soap and not evaporating water. And lastly, most importantly, all your advice is good. I just bring these things up because this was very frustrating for me when I started and I can tell that these same things are in people's questions. They just dont know what to ask yet. I'm on a role, I am very glad I have not seen you specifying superfatting with this and superfatting with that. Because different oils saponify at different rates. Shey, actually saponifies faster then Olive. So if you SF with shay, your actually most likely superfatting with Olive because Olive actually resists saponification and takes longer. Oh yeah, nice work. You make me want to make soap again. Thank you for the video and for the book.

[@dianaotero4252]

Finally!!! I understand!! thanks

[@reeseew5508]

Hello, thank you for this. Has your book been released? Where can I buy it?

[@deborahvandermerwe7506]

Hi Tina, Thanx so much for teaching us you are an excellent teacher. I have a question. I make soap mainly with coconut and olive oils and I add a special healing cream as well. the cream is made with aqueous cream plus essential oils and I'm not sure exactly what else. The problem is as soon as I add it to my oils it doesn't mix with the oils cause it's water based. Nowhere on the soap calc can I find aqueous cream to work out how much lye to add. Mostly the soap sets too fast. Do you know where i can find the saponification value of aqueous cream. Than you Regards deborah

[@CarmenScheidWriter]

Thank you so much, you should like your information on the description. Like your fb, website, etsy here, too. I was looking for you, I found you a few years ago, and was going crazy trying to find you. So I went another route trying to learn, and something happen to my batch that I was looking for, and found you! Yay..... Once again I found you! I'm ecstatic. You have a wealth of knowledge, I'm surprised your videos don't have 100k views. Thank you, thank you, thank you for the wealth of info. Buying, your book.

[@taeishablack9042]

Tina, are the things you're speaking about in this video in the book?

[@tealallshouse4412]

YOU Rock !!!

[@paulinethomas-griffin5909]

How do you find the SAP value?

[@KJ7JHN]

You need a link to your book in the description. ❤

[@robertahubert6981]

I am a beginner so all this information sounds like a foreign language to me. Does your book deal with someone like me? Can I get a hard copy. I don't always have access to the web thank you ahead of time. I am looking forward to learning all i can

[@TinaMoenck]

Yes the hard copy is available on demand at www.lulu.com/spotlight/tinamoenck

[@scheriece1296]

Trying to get your ebook... having a hard time finding it. Help!

[@kencouch2522]

thank you so much for the lesson. would the glycerin in my pre mixed colorants count as a superfat?

[@nicolecoleman8442]

How do you figure out the super fat percentage for the soap in the percentages of lye concentration...what is the lye discount .

[@TinaMoenck]

You get to set your superfat, and generally a good superfat for cold and hot process soap is 5-8%. Milk soaps have extra fat so you can do a 3% superfat. A 100% coconut oil soap can tolerate a higher superfat of 20% without going rancid and it's necessary with that soap otherwise it's way too drying. Liquid soap on the other hand has to be done with a 0% superfat to get a clear soap.

[@TinaMoenck]

I saw your other question about SAP values. Each oil has a different SAP number, and that means how much lye it needs to turn into soap. It's much easier to use a lye calculator, because they have all the SAP numbers built in. Those SAP numbers are not exact and can vary slightly from supplier to supplier and even at different times of the year, so this is another reason we use a superfat as a buffer. The superfat helps us to not have a lye heavy soap.

[@W123]

That's great explanation, thanks a lot, I hope to get your book and read it and do some soap recipes, your voice is beautiful though 😍

[@mabrlabad535]

Ty for your help ty

[@gayatrimaharaj]

thank you

[@inoodleberry1]

This is such wonderful information, thank you for sharing! Once payday comes around I'm buying your book x EDIT: Tina, is there a link for your book?

[@bcrazyqc4596]

Merci beaucoup Tina pour cette belle explication intéressante. Je pense que dans cette vidéo ,tu parles plus du surgraissage de la saponification à froid que celle à chaud . N'est ce pas ? Mais qu'on est-il pour un surgraissage de la saponification à chaud s'il vous plait? J'en ai vraiment besoin de le savoir . De toutes les façons , je vais bientôt acheter votre livre., car tout cela semble très explicite.Merci encore une fois pour le partage et bon courage .

[@TinaMoenck]

Superfatting with hot process is basically the same, only you can add your superfat after the cook.

[@bcrazyqc4596]

@@TinaMoenck thank you very much Tina for the rapid answer . Have a nice day

[@doloreszavala3789]

Thanks you so much, I will buy your book it looks very informative, one question where can I find info about unsaponifiable oil? 😊 Tks.

[@stitchandpost]

I prefer to use grams. Your example is in ounces. If i convert my recipe amounts to grams then use the same math work in your example will i still come up with the same weights but just in grams? I hope that makes sense. Id like to learn how to do this by hand. Thank you so much for this video.

[@TinaMoenck]

1 ounce equals 28.35 grams. Yes, you can convert this or any recipe to grams.

[@stitchandpost]

@@TinaMoenckthank you

[@pattypoehls6346]

Thank you very kindly Tina for clarifying a couple of details I was needing to understand ) ♡ to move forward in my soaping hobby. I also think it would be a good idea to order your handbook book on soaping for extra details on oils...And other aspects of safely creating gently cleansing soaps that will enhance my hand made soaping adventure. I shall do that in a week. I guess I do have a question for you as yet on superfatting. I personally am not as keen on sents perhaps as the average person, and I used to have a lot of reactions to perfumes, or colognes. I guess that has left me gun shy? That said, I have used some scents in some of my soaps thst my daughters have generously given me to add to my recipes. Some soap videos have offered a fairly simple and fun looking recipe and say add your essential oil at trace, but they imply that this is their superfat? Can that be part, or all of the sf in a recipe or am I completely off the beaten track? Ive heard soap makers say add an ounce or so of organic extra virgin olive oil and organic virgin coconut oil at this point (trace for CP, AND when temperature has dropped down near to complete and pouring in the mould, in HP. Is that ok to add it seems so, if your oil, water and sodium hydroxide is calculated to zero? Bear in mind I am a grandmother of 4 delightful, bright minds who along with their parents want to use my bars....and who've seen me through convalescence, and this has helped give me a reason to tip toe out of my bed..? My husband has gone from mortified at me even thinking of soaping to he thinks my soaps are wholesome and attractive, (yeah! )♡ thank you for taking time to share your experience and in depth knowledge of this artful craft with me...and others on this path.l BTW if this is too long I do not mind if you dicard my comment! merci bouquet

[@TinaMoenck]

+Patty Poehls I make a few different plain soaps with no essential oils or anything else added. I sometimes will do herbal infusions for those plain soaps too for sensitive skin. An essential oil is the volatile oil that is usually steam distilled from plants, it is a very concentrated form of all the great properties in the plant. A fragrance oil is synthetic and made in a lab to mimic scents. I calculate my recipe with my superfat, and then add my essential oils at trace for cp,and after the cook in hp. I don't consider my essential oils my superfat, since they are completely different compounds then oils like olive and coconut.

[@pattypoehls6346]

+Tina Moenck Thank you Tina, that helps a lot! Once Ive gotten your ebook and read it hopefully I'll be a lot more confidence and will trust my own sense in creating a well balanced formula.. One thing I've learned is soap when your not distracted¡ by phone etc. walk through the whole process in your mind, and have everthing on hand, neatly organized... :) Again, many thanks! ♡ xo

[@pattypoehls6346]

+Patty Poehls lol, confident. sometimes I can go back and fix, today I cannot...

[@TinaMoenck]

+Patty Poehls I know you will do great! if you have questions along the way just ask ;)

[@pattypoehls6346]

+Tina Moenck will do! Thanks, appreciate knowing that you are available for help. )

[@rizqifirdausi6439]

Where can I find the book?

[@TinaMoenck]

Rizqi Firdausi gum.co/EeAJQ

[@venushuangzhenyu2296]

Hi I really appreciate your explanations🙏 I am a fresh soap maker because I love making soap and has become my passion cum hobby. I am a Singaporean. The weather is all year hot and humid, till end of the year will have more rainfalls. So it’s very difficult to cure my soap, after six weeks of curing still wet at the centre ... this has given me headache because the soap turns out soft. I always have to calculate the hardness of the soap for the recipe before making. Is there any remedy to help me to cure the soap ? Thank you very much 🙏💕🌷

[@allybruce08]

Kindly post a link to your website to purchase book . Thanks

[@TinaMoenck]

gum.co/EeAJQ

[@ghettocountry8678]

What is the name of your book, I was watching this and still having a little hard time with liquid soap in trying to get them clear, it's always turning out with a yellow to brownish color. Also wanting to know if I could purchase your book through bam, which is a book store. Thanks for the charts, really nice, i get tired of searching sap values on google for each, so that's nicely done and it;s really appreciated.

[@TinaMoenck]

Hi! My book is The Soap Making Handbook Vol 1. It's only available online. Here's the ebook link... gum.co/EeAJQ The print copy is available on demand at www.lulu.com/spotlight/tinamoenck The color copy is more expensive, and the BW version is available there too.

[@norweavernh]

Tina, I understand superfat in CP and how it appears in soapcalc, but am confused about how to use soapcalc for an HP recipe. Since I use yogurt and butters after the cook, should my recipe in soapcalc reflect a 0% superfat? If not and I should include a percentage in the calculator, how do I determine the actual measurement of my supefat products to add?

[@TinaMoenck]

There are several ways to do superfat. I prefer putting it into the calculator and just setting oils from the recipe aside to add as superfat. It's never going to be exact. But if you add a high fat yogurt you can drop the superfat to 3% in the calculator. You can also try a couple small batches with it done different ways and see what you prefer.

[@hippynerd8801]

I didn't receive the email offer :(. I was so looking forward to your book release

[@TinaMoenck]

it probably went to your junk folder. The book is available at my website www.naturalsudsnmore.com just click on the ebook tab.

[@annieajibola4246]

Thanks for this explanation, where can I get your book to buy and what is the title of the book? I would like to buy one copy for myself. 👍

[@TinaMoenck]

Annie Ajibola gum.co/EeAJQ

[@betsymcgovern4204]

Kim, can you tell me when I see a percent in a recipe, how do I change this to an oz, or gram. Thank you ahead of time.

[@olivia6862]

Is the water what we mix the lye into in the beginning? Or are you adding this water to the oils?

[@TinaMoenck]

You add the lye to distilled water and stir to let it dissolve. After the temperatures are where you need them for the lye water and oils you slowly add the lye water to the oils. I have a whole beginner series that starts with lye safety and shows the whole soap making process step by step... If you click on my playlists it's there. It's also pinned in the announcements section of my Facebook group, Soap Making and Business Coaching.

[@hgawler3027]

Hi Tina, thanks for a lovely and informative youtube clip. I just want to make plain lard soap, beef fat, lye and water. is it needed to look into the super-fat part of it. I am little confused about it. upto now I made my soap without super fat. what must i add please help. thanks.

[@TinaMoenck]

Unless it's a laundry soap I recommend a Superfat. When you use a lye calculator just put in what Superfat you'd like such as 5%. This is a lye discount to create excess oil in the soap to act as a buffer and help the soap be more mild.

[@margaritahenriquez9293]

Hi your video was very helpful. Thank you so much! If i wanted to superfat my CP soap at trace, how do i calculate the amout of oz of oil i need to superfat at 5%? Thank so much in advance.

[@TinaMoenck]

Margarita Henriquez You can still calculate your recipe with 5% Superfat and then just reserve some oil to add at trace. In cp though adding it at trace doesn't guarantee that will be the oil left unsaponified because the lye is still active.

[@margaritahenriquez9293]

Ok thank you for your speedy response.

[@barbra429]

Hi, do you know how I would create a soap recipe using: Cocoa butter, shea butter, coconut oil, olive oil, castor oil, palm oil and almond oil. I have all my supplies and am ready to get started. Thanks.

[@TinaMoenck]

I'd do about 5% of each butter. coconut oil can be around 20%, palm oil can be around 10-15%, castor oil no more than 5%, sweet almond oil can be 5-10%, olive oil can make up the rest. If you want more time to work with the soap use more liquid oil, and soap colder.

[@barbra429]

@@TinaMoenck Thanks!

[@barbra429]

@@TinaMoenck can you please tell me how you figured that out so quick I want to be able to do it for myself and I haven't figured it out yet.

[@TinaMoenck]

@@barbra429 I've studied fatty acids and oil properties extensively, and even made an ecourse on creating advanced soap formulations. It just takes time, research, and lots of practice.

[@barbra429]

@@TinaMoenck Can you tell me what you meant by the last sentence by use more oil and soap colder?

[@haripriyaj2096]

Hi.. It was a very detailed explanation. Thanks. For the Lye concentrations. Isn't it supposed to 76% water and 33%Naoh. ( I just don't understand that part). When I did my soap I used 27% ~96.5g of naoh and 73% of water ~ 267ml. It was a 27% Lye solution. Is that right? Kindly explain. Thanks

[@iwannaapple7190]

I don't know if you found your answer yet but this is how you get your concentration: waterAmt/(waterAmt + lyeAmt) = % lyeAmt/(waterAmt + lyeAmt) = % If that is not what you were asking and I can help you. And, most importantly, 76% is not necessarily how it is "supposed to be". It is how YOU want it to be. You can always add whatever amount of extra water that you want you just can never go below 50% water. Everything after 50% water is up to you. To get the correct water amount all you have to do is lyeAmt x 1= waterAmt, lyeAmt x 1.1= waterAmt, lyeAmt x 1.2= waterAmt, lyeAmt x 1.5= waterAmt, lyeAmt x 2= waterAmt. See where I am going here?

[@KeashaRyan]

When I add essential oils at trace, does this affect the soaponification process? Will this mean that the soap can get soggy because of this addition? Thank you so much in advance for your help?

[@angelawambo3074]

Hi. When showing the sap values they look to be listed as like .90-.140 or the like per an oil. So how do you get so specific when you calculate byhand saying caster is a specific number times 2? Hope that makes sense. Lol. Thank.you!

[@TinaMoenck]

The SAP chart has all the math done for us which is awesome. the second and third columns show the exact amount of NaOH and KOH needed to saponify each oz of each oil. So if you are making bar soaps make sure to look at the sodium hydroxide column.

[@lisalee4318]

My problem is figuring out how much lye and water to make a recipe. I am having a hard time figuring out how to even begin my own recipe. I have bought so many books and no help. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[@TinaMoenck]

Lisa Lampros Have you tried just running through an online recipe through the Brambleberry lye calculator. There is a lot to creating recipes, I have an online course that goes over everything, but it's more advanced information. I also have a whole beginner soap making series that I'm working on. I have about half of the videos uploaded, and there will be 20 total.

[@FOLETREALTV]

WOW I AM HAPPY I FOUND YOUR CHANNEL I WAS CONFUSED ABOUT THIS SUPER FAT UNTIL I WATCHED YOUR VIDEO THANK YOU SO MUCH, MY QUESTION IS IF I ADDED THE 5% FROM BEGINNING OF MY SOAP CALC RECIPE SO I DON'T HAVE TO ADD ANY EXTRA OIL TO SUPERFAT AT END OF MY HOT PROCESS RIGHT?? AND ALSO WHERE CAN I GET YOUR EBOOK PLEASE.THANK YOU I REALLY APPRECIATE PLUS YOU REALLY NEED TO BE A TEACHER .I AM A NEW SUBBIE

[@TinaMoenck]

FoletTV Health & Beauty Tips Hi Thank you! I'm also working on a beginner soap making series on my channel. 15 videos are up, and I have 5 more to finish and upload. Yes, if you calculate your recipe with a 5% superfat, you don't need to add any more oil. However, you can set that 5% aside from, and add it after the cook if you want. Any extra oil added will increase your superfat. Here is the link to my ebook. gum.co/EeAJQ Print Copy is available on demand at www.lulu.com/spotlight/tinamoenck

[@FOLETREALTV]

Tina Moenck ok got it ,Thank so much I really appreciate ❤

[@tracyh3811]

how do u get the .127, .178 etc. sorry if stupid question. thx alot

[@TinaMoenck]

The Saponification values are all listed in the SAP chart. There's some crazy math to figure out the SAP numbers, so the chart has it all figured out.

[@latoyarattray5226]

how and where can i purchase this book?

[@TinaMoenck]

gum.co/EeAJQ

[@corinekjera1550]

Hi, in the calculations where you’re trying to find the super fat did you multiply 8.574 by 5% because that’s your desired amount for the soap, or did you come about this percentage a different way?

[@iwannaapple7190]

I actually didn't watch the video and in the 5 months since you asked this you might even have your answer. Dunno, but if 8.574 was the lye amount in the video then, yes, (1 - .05) * 8.574 = 8.1453

[@patbortolin]

Hi Tina thank you for your awesome tutorial..I was wondering if 5% of superfast is 5grams for every 100grams of total weight, sorry i'm still a little confused?..Thanks again

[@TinaMoenck]

pat bortolin it's a 5% lye discount. So whatever your total amount of lye is needed you are subtracting 5% of that to give you excess oil... which is your superfat. Does that help?

[@patbortolin]

Yes Tina it does, thanks for getting back to me so fast, I was just trying to formulate my first ever batch of soap and sometimes start to overthink :)

[@TinaMoenck]

pat bortolin Are you in my Facebook group, Soap Making and Business Coaching? lots of people to help.

[@patbortolin]

No, but I was just watching your 3rd edition e-book tutorial and you mentioned your group, so I will join

[@guadalupealcocer1262]

Very clear but I am confused about the superfat when using shea butter and Palm oil, should I put the shea at trace? And very little amount? Are those ones the only with unsaponifiables? I am beginer and very confused after few lousy courses 😔 now just knew about unsaponifiables.... is there a digital versión of your book and how much? Thank you

[@TinaMoenck]

There are many oils and butters with unsaponifiables. We use the superfat as a buffer. Fatty acids can differ slightly from source to source in the same oil or butter. We don't know exactly how much excess oil will end up in the final product. Unrefined Shea butter is higher in unsaponifiables than refined Shea butter. In cold process soap making it doesn't matter if you add oils at trace or not, it'll still come into contact with the lye. Does that help?

[@guadalupealcocer1262]

@@TinaMoenck got it! how about your book? thank you

[@Kristalurlee365]

So I mix all my oils and then pour some off... and add after I bring to trace? I am so lost. I usually am fast at learning thing but this soap stuff is not a game.

[@TinaMoenck]

It does take time to get a handle on making soap. With CP you don't have to add superfat at trace, it won't make a difference because the lye is still active. You can do it however you prefer.

[@kimnguyen4958]

What is good to use for a super fat and do you also super fat cold process soap

[@TinaMoenck]

kim nguyen Superfat is a lye discount so you have excess oil in your soap. I normally use a 5% superfat in cold process and hot process soap. It helps condition the skin by helping it retain moisture.

[@sofiakhan4580]

Please can you tell me the name of your book, thanks, I am at my researching stage, and from the UK, how do I get hold of your book. Thank you very much

[@TinaMoenck]

Here's the link for the ebook. gum.co/EeAJQ

[@Mahikan]

Hi Tina, I've tried to get onto your website to buy your book, but can't get onto your site for some reason. Can you send a link to where I can get your book?

[@TinaMoenck]

Hi! I'm getting ready to release the 3rd edition to the book this weekend. my site will be back up for the release and I'll be running a sale.. Are you in my FB group? Soap Making and Business Coaching. I'll be posting on it when it's available.

[@Mahikan]

Hi, I'm not on your fb group, I will join!

[@TinaMoenck]

Awesome!

[@hgawler3027]

hi there Please help: I am using 7.100 kg tallow in my recipe, Do i still work out my fat, 7.100 X .141 = lye 1.001 Is there is different formula for Lye and a different for Tallow or Sheep?. Can I use tallow and lard and sheep in the same batch?

[@TinaMoenck]

I highly recommend using a lye calculator. There will be some differences in the fatty acid profiles, but there is no way to know exactly how much lye you need unless you test the oils. One reason why we superfat is to cover those slight differences.

[@flm1977]

what web site to buy your book?

[@TinaMoenck]

I'm about to release my 3rd edition to the book. I'm working on some things so www.naturalsudsnmore.com is down right now, but will be back up in a couple days and then I'll be launching the new edition.

[@flm1977]

Ok... I will wait... Thank YOU!!

[@radhakrishna8186]

Hi, Tina thanks for your information. It is very helpful video to me. I would like to prepare this liquid soap by using coconut oil( Which is cheaply available in our area). Could you please give the the details that how much KOH, water and Coconut oil required for 1 liter. With many thanks, Radha Krishna

[@TinaMoenck]

Hi! Have you watched my liquid soap video? I use Brambleberry's lye calculator for my liquid soaps and use their KOH. The units are in grams or ounces. Coconut oil cooks a lot differently in liquid soap. It traces fast and gets hard, and is very hard to stir. But it's a great soap.