Vegan Soap & Candle Math · Template B

The Make-Day Plan

Two short make days, a test burn the week before, and the cure written in.

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The Make-Day Plan

Vegan Soap & Candle Math · Template B · mathworkbook.netlify.app/go/soap-make-day-plan

Batch: Helper:

WhenJobTimeDone / notes
A week beforePour two test jars; 48 h later, four 4-hour test burns, weighed before and after
Day 1, soapLye solution first, to cool. Weigh the oils, check the lye in a lye calculator, mix, scent, pour the loaf. Guest soaps
Day 2, candlesUnmold and cut the bars onto the rack. Melt the wax, add fragrance, pour, top up as they set
Weeks 1 to 6The cure: weigh three bars each week (log below). Candles cure their scent up to 14 days
Week 6Weigh every bar; label from the lightest, rounded down; box. Label the candles
Market dayTable, price cards, cash box, change
    

The cure log: three bars, weighed each week

DayBar 1, gBar 2, gBar 3, gLoss, %
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.