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 Post subject: Weight Measurements
PostPosted: Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:48 pm 

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Just to be clear . Basically, if the product is a liquid (lotion, scrub, body oils, toners, and shampoos) you use fluid ounces to weigh it out on the bottle and it is filled by volume not weight. Whereas, soap, sugar scrub, solid lotions, bubble bars, truffles, and melts are weighed out as new weight.


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 Post subject: Re: Weight Measurements
PostPosted: Tue Jan 12, 2016 9:41 pm 
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All need to be by net weight, not volume.

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 Post subject: Re: Weight Measurements
PostPosted: Tue Jan 12, 2016 9:52 pm 
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Bramble Girl has a great post covering weight vs volume in this post! There are some great links in there as well. Second to last post. :D

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13190&p=122330#p122330


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 Post subject: Re: Weight Measurements
PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 7:25 pm 

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Ok. If I have a jar. By weight on a scale a liquid weighs 2.5 oz but it holds 4 oz by volume. I put 2.5 oz on the label because it's by weight. And the same would go for a solid like sugar scrubs?

I will check out the links! Thank you! Soapbuddy and bramble momma!


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 Post subject: Re: Weight Measurements
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What I do is I tare the container, then go by the actual weight of the product. So if the jar weighs 2.5 ozs., that's what goes on the label.

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 Post subject: Re: Weight Measurements
PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 3:00 pm 

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Thank you very much!!!!!


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 Post subject: Re: Weight Measurements
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I suggest that you get this book: Soap & Cosmetic Labeling (How to Follow the Rules and Regulations Explained in Plain English) by Marie Gale.
http://www.lotioncrafter.com/soap-cosme ... eling.html

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 Post subject: Re: Weight Measurements
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 Post subject: Re: Weight Measurements
PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:49 pm 

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Thank you everyone! I will get that book plus the new one by Anne Marie.

But I have another question. My current soap recipe is coconut, Palm, olive oil, canola, sunflower, Shea and cocoa butter. (28/28/28/5/5/3/3 roughly percentage breakdown). Based on the more experienced soapers out ther. Am I using too many oils? If I decreased the amount of oils and used for example olive coconut and Shea butter. Would this be a better mix?


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 Post subject: Re: Weight Measurements
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You don't really need that many oils. I would go with olive coconut, castor and Shea butter.

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 Post subject: Re: Weight Measurements
PostPosted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 7:40 am 

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[quote="soapbuddy"]You don't really need that many oils. I would go with olive coconut, castor and Shea butter.[/quote

Thank you! I really appreciate your help!


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 Post subject: Re: Weight Measurements
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Don't go by soap calc for olive oil. Even though it's listed as a "soft" oil, it cures out to a very hard bar.

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