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The Make-Day Plan
Vegan Soap & Candle Math · Template B · mathworkbook.netlify.app/go/soap-make-day-plan
Batch: Helper:
| When | Job | Time | Done / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A week before | Pour two test jars; 48 h later, four 4-hour test burns, weighed before and after | ||
| Day 1, soap | Lye solution first, to cool. Weigh the oils, check the lye in a lye calculator, mix, scent, pour the loaf. Guest soaps | ||
| Day 2, candles | Unmold and cut the bars onto the rack. Melt the wax, add fragrance, pour, top up as they set | ||
| Weeks 1 to 6 | The cure: weigh three bars each week (log below). Candles cure their scent up to 14 days | ||
| Week 6 | Weigh every bar; label from the lightest, rounded down; box. Label the candles | ||
| Market day | Table, price cards, cash box, change | ||
The cure log: three bars, weighed each week
| Day | Bar 1, g | Bar 2, g | Bar 3, g | Loss, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| 14 | ||||
| 21 | ||||
| 28 | ||||
| 35 | ||||
| 42 |
Loss = (day-0 weight − today's) ÷ day-0 weight. The book plans 12 % over 6 weeks, then labels from the lightest bar: 120 g (4.2 oz).
Free to print and copy for your own making. Print at 100% on US Letter or A4.