When you purchase this software you will be emailed a "code" and instructions for downloading the software.
This page provides a brief description of SoapMaker's main features, grouped into these feature sets.
Feature set
SoapMaker
Professional
SoapMaker
Lite
Recipe Creation
Recipe Management
Inventory Control
N/A
On screen Help
All Professional features are active for the 30-day free trial period.
Recipe Creation Features
Design soap recipes from scratch, or start with one of the recipes provided
Select ingredients from the built-in database of more than 50 oils, and build your own database of additives like scents and colors.
Lye and water amounts are calculated automatically, with your choice of discount percentages.
Enter ingredient amounts in any units of weight or volume, and have them converted to grams, ounces or lbs-ounces. Water quantity displayed in weight and volume measure (your choice of units).
Make solid soap, liquid soap, or other products such as lotions and salves.
Resize a recipe instantly to fit any mold.
Water quantity can be adjusted automatically to compensate for liquid additives.
Support for Pre-mixed Lye.
Unique graphic display of soap qualities - hardness, lather and moisturizing
Test your recipe before you make the soap
With the Dynamic Graph feature, watch the graph change instantly as you vary the proportions of different oils
Compare recipes with each other
Set your favorite recipe as the "benchmark"
Each recipe cost is calculated
Recipe cost based on your ingredient costs
Both overall cost and cost per bar are displayed (you select your "typical bar size").
Compare different recipe costs at a glance
Packaging items can be included in recipes to see the total recipe cost.
Handy conversion calculator for converting any weight or volume measure to any other.
Recipe Management Features
All your recipes are saved in SoapMaker's database
Organize your recipes into different groups or categories called "classes"
Display all recipes, or only those in a particular class
Instantly sort your recipes by name, date, or cost per sample
Print recipes to take to the soap-making room
Import and export recipes to share with friends via email
Inventory Control Features (only with SoapMaker Professional)
Track your inventory of ingredients and products made
See at a glance when it's time to order more supplies...
The stock list, My Shelf, shows for each ingredient you have in stock:
the quantity remaining
the value based on your cost
the unit cost (e.g. $/ounce)
Also displayed is the current total value of your supplies in stock.
Track your inventory of packaging items like wrappers and bottles too.
The product inventory, My Products, shows the history of every batch of soap made. For each batch you can see:
the recipe used
date made
days left to cure
cost per bar
number of bars made, sold, and remaining
Also displayed are the total number of bars made, sold and remaining for a selected recipe, class, or overall.
Each time you "make a batch":
the ingredients used are deducted from your supplies stocklist
the products made are added to your inventory
Export your Stocklist and Product lists to spreadsheet or accounting programs.
On screen Help
Complete user's manual always available under the Help menu.
