Soap Piping
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Watch Amy use the Mango blend
See how easy it is to use the Maker's Blend to customize your recipe.
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Soap Story Studio
In the world of soap making, every bar tells a story.
Enter your mold dimensions in inches to calculate the oil volume.
This populates Step 2: Oils automatically. Close the toggle when done.
Qualities ⓘ
- Hardness —
- Cleansing —
- Conditioning —
- Bubbly —
- Creamy —
- Iodine —
- INS —
- SAP (NaOH) —
- SAT:UNSAT —
Fatty Acids
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Lauric: hard, cleansing, bubbly.
Myristic: hard, cleansing, bubbly.
Palmitic: long-lasting hardness, creamy lather.
Stearic: very hard, dense creamy lather, accelerates trace.
Ricinoleic: boosts lather, slip, softens bar.
Oleic: conditioning, silky, slows trace.
Linoleic: conditioning, softer, DOS-prone.
Linolenic: very conditioning, highly DOS-prone.
Myristic: hard, cleansing, bubbly.
Palmitic: long-lasting hardness, creamy lather.
Stearic: very hard, dense creamy lather, accelerates trace.
Ricinoleic: boosts lather, slip, softens bar.
Oleic: conditioning, silky, slows trace.
Linoleic: conditioning, softer, DOS-prone.
Linolenic: very conditioning, highly DOS-prone.
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- Myristic: —
- Palmitic: —
- Stearic: —
- Ricinoleic: —
- Oleic: —
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This calculator was built to help you formulate with confidence. It includes safety‑minded guardrails based on IFRA Category 9 guidelines so you can explore blends without worrying about going over typical wash‑off limits.
Every essential oil is unique, though — different suppliers, distillations, and chemistries can change what’s considered safe. Your supplier’s IFRA Certificate of Compliance is always the final word on usage rates for your specific material. Think of this tool as your planning companion, not a replacement for the IFRA documentation that comes with your oils.
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