How to use a soap calculator // make your own soap recipes using a lye calculator
Channel: Tiffany Riffer Soap
Date: 2020-05-06

Welcome, Soapers!  This is Tiffany Makes Soap and I am so happy to be here.  In this video I show you how to calculate a soap recipe using three different soap calculators that are available to use for FREE.  This is essential when you are learning how to make lye soap, especially if you are a beginner cold process soap maker and have no idea how to use a soap calculator at all!

This will empower you to comfortable and confidently make your own soap recipes in no time.   Learning how to use a lye calculator is the single more important thing to know in soap making.

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Introductory Remarks: 0 - 0:28
Four questions for every recipe: 0:28 - 4:53
How to use soapcalc: 4:54 -12:15
How to use the soap calculator: 12:16 - 16:28
How to use Bramble Berry Lye Calculator: 16:29 - 19:48
Closing Remarks: 19:49 - End

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The soap calculators I show you in this video are:

*Soapcalc.net: http://soapcalc.net/calc/soapcalcwp.asp
*thesoapcalculator.com: http://thesoapcalculator.com/
*Bramble Berry Lye Calculator: https://www.brambleberry.com/calculator?calcType=lye

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I hope you found this helpful!  Learning how to use a lye calculator is very easy!  Please reach out if you have any questions by dropping them in the comments below.  

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