Soap making is batch chemistry with packaging. Enter soap type, bars per batch, oils cost per batch, lye and water, fragrance per batch, colorant, additives like oatmeal or charcoal, mold liner per batch, packaging per bar, shipping per bar, cure time informational, labor minutes per batch and hourly rate, platform fees, and target margin. Get ingredients per batch, materials per bar, labor per bar, total landed per bar, recommended retail, profit, and wholesale.
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Set a price for your business offer that covers the costs in this model and supports the target contribution you need. It covers Price cold process and melt-and-pour soap bars — oils, lye, fragrance, colorants, and molds per batch.
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Process type
Number of bars from one batch
Olive, coconut, palm, shea — total per batch
Lye + distilled water per batch
Essential or fragrance oil per batch
Mica, clay, or dye per batch
Oatmeal, charcoal, botanicals, exfoliants
Liner cost amortized per batch
Cure time informational, not in cost
Box, wrap, cigar band, or label
Average shipping per bar
Making + cutting + stamping time per batch
Your hourly rate
Marketplace fee percent
Fixed transaction fee
Desired margin after costs
Live estimates based on your inputs and editable fee assumptions.
Ingredients per batch
$21.25
Oils + lye + fragrance + color + additives
Materials per bar
$2.20
Batch materials / bars
Labor per bar
$2.00
Batch labor / bars
Total landed per bar
$9.30
Materials + labor + pack + ship
Recommended retail per bar
$23.55
At target margin
Profit per bar
$11.60
At recommended retail
Achieved profit margin
Excellent49.2%
Profit / retail
Wholesale per bar (25% margin)
$14.61
For stores
What this means
Batch $21.25 ingredients + $0.75 mold = $22.00. Per bar $2.20 materials + $2.00 labor + $0.60 pack + $4.50 ship = $9.30 landed. Retail at 50% + 10% fees $23.55, profit $11.60, wholesale $14.61.
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Distribution
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Batch $21.25 ingredients + $0.75 mold = $22.00. Per bar $2.20 materials + $2.00 labor + $0.60 pack + $4.50 ship = $9.30 landed. Retail at 50% + 10% fees $23.55, profit $11.60, wholesale $14.61.
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Calculator model reviewed: August 9, 2026. This date covers the page and calculator guidance, not a guarantee that every live platform rate or term was re-audited on that date.
Worked example
Cold process 10 bars. Oils $12.50 + lye $1.25 + fragrance $4.00 + colorant $1.50 + additives $2.00 = $21.25 ingredients. +$0.75 mold = $22.00 batch. Per bar $2.20. Labor 60min × $20/hr = $20, per bar $2.00. +$0.60 pack + $4.50 ship = $9.30/bar. Retail at 50%+10%: $9.30/(1−0.5−0.1)+$0.30 = $23.55. Profit $11.78 (50%). Handmade soap typically sells $8-12 per bar — at $9.30 cost this is 0% margin. Suggest: raise price or reduce COGS.
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