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By the way, why am I classified New member? I have asked this question before but did not get a satisfactory answer by Yooper. She said maybe I am a new contributor in the forum but it says I have made 18 contributions, and it should not matter as I am still not a new member having joined in...

Hi Alan When I substitute other liquids for water, the liquid calculation box is the last calculation before additional ingredients. Is it possible to have liquid and liquid substitutes immediately below liquid required in the Liquid and NaOH part? (Sorry, too many liquids) This would give...

sorry, forgot the screenshot:

Here's a screenshot. Where it says New Member. I posted a questions sometime in October last year I think about giving me negative numbers, and then a week or so ago with the liquid being so low. I still haven't received a response to both questions. On the last question, I attached the...

I purchased the original recipe from Amanda. I have used it since 2017 or early 2018. This is the recipe I had in my files with soapmakingfriend.com in 2020 when I entered it. Back then, you can see that the recipe had 5:1 water to lye ratio. I think I used a different soap calculator when I...

i use 60:40 sodium:potash or thereabouts.

I have created the recipe using your calculator before. I just need to tweak it using different oils. Think shaving soap. It is not weird. It is part of my line for the last 8 years or so. Just trying to experiment another type of soap with paste consistency. Your calculator worked before until...

I tried ticking off solid because it is still essentially solid although not hard, it still would not take 5:1 liquid:lye ratio. The soap is really neither solid nor liquid in their usual meaning. It is not liquid; solid but not hard.

I am using hot process for this recipe that's why I need it to be 5:1. Should I tick hot process instead of hybrid? By hybrid, my understanding is it uses both potash and sodium hydroxide.

Hi Alan, I tried to create a recipe using both NaH and Potash and want the liquid:lye ratio to be 5:1. It defaults to 3.5:1. Is there a way to bypass this ratio? I made a similar recipe in 2020 using the ration 5:1 with no problem. I can't do it anymore. I even tried editing the old recipe...

Any update on the issue Alan? Thanks

Thanks Alan. Just weary about the result. At the moment, I am just comparing with other recipes to make it work. I might actually use other calculators to double check.

I have the images:

The other powdered additives might also contribute to the spots if they are not completely dispersed.

Hi I use my partner's home brewed beer. I just replace water with beer 1:1. I use master batch lye 1:1 water = lye or 50% concentration. So any beer used is equal to the additional water or liquid requirement (outside of master batch lye). The same if I use any other form of liquid (aloe...

Hi Alan Thanks for your reply. What about my other observations. In addition to the second observation, I reentered my oils and other info and I got a different water requirement. Not sure what happened there and I am now hesitant to use the calculator. Don't even know what a negative water...

probably need to read on the properties of the oils you want to use before deciding whether that is what you need for the result you want.

I have not been soaping as frequently as I have been. Last night, I tried tweaking some of my old recipes and I found it tedious to print a copy compared to the previous hit print and voila - recipe is printed! It wants me to save and what comes up just confused me. Had to email to myself and...

I haven’t soaped for awhile and just slowly getting back to it. I just paid the premium again. Unfortunately, I am unable to print at all. Never had this problem before. Any trick? Am getting frustrated. Have no problem printing using other programs. I have a MacBook but never had any...

Use 1:1 ACV:lye and the rest before molding. Add lye to ACV Add rosemary oleoresin to fats. Add Sodium lactate when cool. Add before molding: 3% superfat (olive oil infused with rosemary) or argan ACV (.5) of lye Essential oil: Peppermint or something else