Loolee Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I'm wondering how many bars of soap a 1 lb recipe should make. Mine average about 5 bars and they are pretty good sized bars.... 3.5 x 2 x 1 and they average out to be about 4.5oz bars. BUT I saw a really nice slab mold that is for 3 lb's of soap but it only make 9 bars!What am I missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 5 bars at an average of 4.5 oz each.... 4.5 x 5 = 22.5 oz.1 lb = 16 oz Ok... what am I missing? How'd you get 22.5 oz of soap out of a pound?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 If you use 11 oz of oils to make 16 oz of soap (lye + liquid) then 16 oz of oils could very well equal 22.5 oz of soap. The slab mold would make 9-5.3 oz bars.HTHSteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I honestly think this heat has gotten to me ( the AC has been out for a week now and it's been pushing 90 inside most days ) ... I was looking in the MP section I guess before this one, and was still thinking that we were in the MP and it was a question about MP, and I get what Chuck is saying now. Sorry, Im just used to ( in thinking along MP lines ) that a pound is a pound and you can only add so much to it... Loolee Im sorry sweetie. I think I need a drink and I don't even drink LOL ( Thanks Chuck ! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loolee Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 No worries, BlackTie! LOL I'm glad Chuck came along b/c I never could have answered your question! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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