How to use a 50/50 lye water solution for soapmaking

After making our lye-water master batching video, we got a lot of questions on why you'd want to do this and how to use the solution. This video is a podcast-style video where we sit and chat about the benefits of using pre-mixed lye water and explain how you'd use it in your recipes.

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Key moments:

00:50 What water to lye ratio do we use?
01:56 Minimum water to lye ratio in soapmaking
02:50 Using alternative liquids in soapmaking
03:37 Visual explanation on whiteboard!
05:13 Reasons to increase or decrease your water amount
08:46 Using a real recipe - how do you use50/50 lye-water?
14:50 Benefits of using a 50/50 lye-water solution
17:58 Using ice to make lye vs distilled water
20:07 Batching your lye-water without using a lye tank (small batch)
23:27 Recap and conclusion