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<b>1. <section begin=req1 /><noinclude></noinclude>Have the Soap Making honor.
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<b>2. <section begin=req2 /><noinclude></noinclude>Review and list the basic safety equipment needed to make soap.
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<b>3. <section begin=req3 /><noinclude></noinclude>What is a lye calculator? What is the benefit to using it?
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<b>4. <section begin=req4 /><noinclude></noinclude>What is the average percentage of water needed in soap making?
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<b>5. <section begin=req5 /><noinclude></noinclude>What is a water discount and why would you water discount a soap recipe?
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<b>6. <section begin=req6 /><noinclude></noinclude>What is the purpose of adding stearic acid, sodium lactate, salt, or sugar to soap?
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<b>7. <section begin=req7 /><noinclude></noinclude>Demonstrate how to use a lye calculator when making soap. Note unit of measure used, the type of lye used, the oil used, and saponification value of the oil used.
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<b>8. <section begin=req8 /><noinclude></noinclude>Design your own soap recipe using a soap recipe calculator and then make it in a small test batch size of no more than 18 oz. of oil weight, and pour it into a 4” square mold or 6” slab mold. Make notes about the following:
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:<b>a. <section begin=req8a /><noinclude></noinclude>At what temperature did you “soap” at?
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:<b>b. <section begin=req8b /><noinclude></noinclude>Did you use a water discount? If so, how much of a discount was used?
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:<b>c. <section begin=req8c /><noinclude></noinclude>What design techniques did you incorporate into your soap?
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:<b>d. <section begin=req8d /><noinclude></noinclude>What did you add to it, such as fragrance, color, additives?
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:<b>e. <section begin=req8e /><noinclude></noinclude>How long did your soap stay in the mold before unmolding and cutting?
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:<b>f. <section begin=req8f /><noinclude></noinclude>How did your soap turn out?
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:<b>g. <section begin=req8g /><noinclude></noinclude>Would you use this recipe again? If not, why? What would you do different?
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<b>9. <section begin=req9 /><noinclude></noinclude>Make soap. Incorporate color and/or fragrance, and design techniques (such as simple swirl, layering, funnel pour, faux funnel pour, slant pour, in the pot swirl, imbeds, zebra swirl, spin swirl, hanger swirl) in two of these processes:
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:<b>a. <section begin=req9a /><noinclude></noinclude>Cold process (CP)
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:<b>b. <section begin=req9b /><noinclude></noinclude>Hot process (HP)
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:<b>c. <section begin=req9c /><noinclude></noinclude>Cold Process Oven Process method
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<b>10. <section begin=req10 /><noinclude></noinclude>Make liquid soap.
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<b>11. <section begin=req11 /><noinclude></noinclude>Test your soap for pH. At what level should your soap be before gifting or sale?
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<b>12. <section begin=req12 /><noinclude></noinclude>Learn and demonstrate how to package soap product for sale or gifting. Including proper labeling. 
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<b>13. <section begin=req13 /><noinclude></noinclude>Determine what a product should be priced to:
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:<b>a. <section begin=req13a /><noinclude></noinclude>Break even
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:<b>b. <section begin=req13b /><noinclude></noinclude>Make a profit
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<b>14. <section begin=req14 /><noinclude></noinclude>Do one of the following:
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:<b>a. <section begin=req14a /><noinclude></noinclude>Sell your soap at a flea market, farmers market, or similar venue.
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:<b>b. <section begin=req14b /><noinclude></noinclude>Teach the Soap Craft and Soap Craft Advanced honor.
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:<b>c. <section begin=req14c /><noinclude></noinclude>Make a video, write a short play, or create something with soap that depicts how soap and/or cleanliness relate to our spiritual life. Present this to your youth/Pathfinder group or at a Conference Camporee.
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