The maker's workbench for soap, candles and resin

Weigh it once, get it right. Use the lye calculator with saved recipes, the SAP chart that shows where every number comes from, wax and fragrance loads, resin ratios, batch costs and a batch log with cure dates.

Open the lye calculator

  1. NaOH

    Soap lye calculator

    Lye, water and fragrance for cold or hot process soap, with saved recipes.

  2. SAP

    Saponification value chart

    NaOH & KOH SAP values for 33 oils, with ranges and sources.

  3. FO%

    Candle wax and fragrance load calculator

    Wax and fragrance oil for a batch of container candles.

  4. A:B

    Resin volume calculator

    Resin and hardener for any mold, by volume or weight.

  5. €/$

    Batch cost calculator

    Cost per bar or candle from pack prices, plus a price with markup.

  6. LOG

    Batch and label log

    Batch codes, cure-until dates and label ingredient lists.

  7. +1

    Knitting and crochet row counter

    Tap-to-count rows with repeats and multiple projects.

Numbers with sources

Saponification values come from Codex Alimentarius and pharmacopoeia ranges. The range is shown, not just one number from somewhere.

Your recipes stay yours

Saved recipes, batch records and counters stay in your browser. There are no accounts and nothing is uploaded.

Safety first

The lye calculator can use the low end of each SAP range and shows the worst-case superfat, so a lye-heavy batch doesn't take you by surprise.