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Lye Calculator™

November 2009 Added Argan Oil to the calculator. February 2004 We have adjusted the water to give a range of values. In the past the water was calculated at 6 fl oz per pound of fats. We are now offering 4 to 6 fl oz per pound of fats. If you want the same amount as before use the higher number. If you need to reduce the water in your soap quickly for packaging purposes then you may reduce the water to the lower amount, or anywhere in between. May 2005 We have added Sodium Lactate to our Lye Calculator. If you want to use this ingredient to harden your bar soaps please mark the box and the final page will give usage recommendations. Sodium Lactate can be found in our catalog under Additives. Best! MMS Staff

About the Lye Calculator™

How To EnterYour Own Recipe
How To Read the Lye Calculator Printout
Understanding Specific Gravity

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Majestic Mountain Sage's Lye Calculator™ is a tool for soapmakers to create new soap recipes. The Lye Calculator™ will calculate the amount of lye (either sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide) required to convert the specified amount of fats and oils to soap. The Lye Calculator™ is provided free of charge, but it is copyrighted material and cannot be copied. The recipes that are generated are the intellectual property of the creator. Majestic Mountain Sage makes no claim on recipes, or resulting soap, that are created using the Lye Calculator™.

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Recipe Title (optional)

Created by (optional)

Select your units of weight measurement.
Ounces
Pounds
Grams

Select which type of lye you wish to use.

Solid Form Lye
Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)
Potassium Hydroxide (KOH)

Liquid Lye Solution
If you are using a ready made lye solution, check the box below and enter the enter the strength of your solution. The solution strength needs to be measured as a percentage of lye weight to water weight (% w/w).
Using Lye Solution % w/w

Sodium Lactate 60% added to batch.

I want to use sodium lactate to make a firmer bar. Please give recommendations.

Include basic soapmaking instructions.

Liquid of choice (water, milk, herbal tea, etc.)

Fillers, Fragrances & Notes

Enter the amount of each oil or fat you wish to use. If you do not enter a number, then that oil or fat will not be used in the calculation.

Vegetable Fats & Oils	Vegetable Fats & Oils	Animal Fats & Oils
Almond Butter, Sweet Almond Oil, Sweet Aloe Extract Aloe Vera Butter Apricot Kernel Oil Argan Oil Avocado Butter Avocado Oil Babassu Oil Black Seed Oil Borage Oil Camelina Oil Candelilla Wax Camellia Oil Canola Oil Carrot Oil Carnauba Wax Castor Oil Cocoa Butter Coconut Oil Coconut Oil Fractions Coffee Butter Corn Oil Cottonseed Oil Cranberry Seed Oil Evening Primrose Oil Flax Seed Oil Grapeseed Oil Hazelnut Oil Hemp Oil Hemp Seed Butter Illipe Butter Jojoba Oil Kokum Butter	Kukui Oil Macadamia Butter Macadamia Nut Oil Mango Butter Mango Oil Mowrah Butter Meadowfoam Oil Neem Oil Olive Butter Olive Oil Palm Kernel Oil Palm Oil Passion Fruit Seed Oil Peanut Oil Pecan Oil Pistachio Nut Oil Poppy Seed Oil Pumpkin Seed Oil Red Raspberry Seed Oil Rice Bran Oil Rose Hip Oil Safflower Oil Sal Butter Sesame Oil Shea Butter Shea Oil Soy Wax Soybean Oil Stearic Acid Sunflower Oil Tamanu Oil Walnut Oil Wheat Germ Oil	Beeswax Emu Oil Goat Fat Lanolin Lard Mink Oil Mutton Neats Foot Oil Tallow Aloe Vera Oil Usage Monoi de Tahiti Usage Shortening Usage

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