Lye Calculator (Advanced)
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Added Oils
  Babassu Oil
  Coconut Oil - All Grades except Virgin
  Olive Oil - All Grades
  Macadamia Nut Oil
  Kukui Nut Oil
Total weight: 20 Gram(s) Â Â
Custom Ingredients
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Needed Ingredients
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Ingredient | Gram(s) G | Ounce(s) Oz | Pounds(s) Lb | Oil % Oil % |
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Babassu Oil | 28 | 0.99 | 0.06 | 140% |
Coconut Oil - All Grades except Virgin | 28 | 0.99 | 0.06 | 140% |
Olive Oil - All Grades | 28 | 0.99 | 0.06 | 140% |
Macadamia Nut Oil | 5 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 25% |
Kukui Nut Oil | 11 | 0.39 | 0.02 | 55% |
Ingredient | Gram(s) G | Ounce(s) Oz | Pounds(s) Lb | Batch % Batch % |
Lye - NaOH 100% Purity (5% Superfat) | 15.07 | 0.53 | 0.03 | 35.32% |
Batch Water (At 38 % of Oil Weight)
| 7.60 | 0.27 | 0.02 | 17.81% |
Total Oils | 20 | 0.71 | 0.04 | 46.87% |
Soap Weight (Pre-Cook) | 42.67 | 1.51 | 0.09 | 100% |
Recommended Additive Amounts
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For Advanced Soapmakers
Sodium Lactate (60%)
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Recommended Essential/Fragrance Oil | 0.88 Gram(s) | ||||||
Ascorbic Acid
| 0.20 Gram(s) | ||||||
Extra Lye to Neutralize Ascorbic Acid for A.A. | NaOH: 0.04 Gram(s) | ||||||
Lactic Acid
| 0.15 Gram(s) | ||||||
Extra Lye to Neutralize Lactic Acid for L.A. | NaOH: 0.09 Gram(s) | ||||||
Tetrasodium EDTA
| 0.21 Gram(s) | ||||||
Sodium Citrate
| 0.26 - 0.78 Gram(s) | ||||||
Potassium Citrate
| 0.32 - 0.96 Gram(s) | ||||||
Rosemary Oleoresin (ROE)
| 0.01 - 0.01 Gram(s) | ||||||
Citric Acid Powder (anhydrous) |
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Extra Lye to Neutralize Citric Acid Powder for C.A. |
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