Batchery
The true-cost calculator for soap makers

Soap cost & pricing

Know your true cost per bar.

Bring your recipe from any lye calculator. We'll show you what each bar actually costs to make and sell. And whether you're quietly underpricing.

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Your batch

Costs update as you type
IngredientCategoryPack price / sizeUsedCost
$
/
g
g
$4.11
$
/
g
g
$1.80
$
/
g
g
$2.20
$
/
g
g
$1.84
$
/
g
g
$0.07
$
/
g
$4.00
$
/
g
g
$0.80
Ingredients subtotal$14.83
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Batch & pricing

%
$
% of mat.
$
$
True cost per bar
$3.75
$45.01 per batch · 12 bars
Materials$1.24
Labor$1.67
Overhead$0.15
Packaging$0.70
2× RETAIL
$8
min. viable
3× RETAIL
$11
wholesale $6
4× RETAIL
$15
premium
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At $6.00, your margin is 37%. Below the 50% most makers target. Little room for platform fees, waste, or wholesale.

Free and nothing saved. Email this recipe to keep a copy, and we'll let you know when the full app launches to auto-update costs when you reorder, track cure time, and sync stock so you never oversell.

Common questions

How do I calculate my true cost per bar of handmade soap?

Add up every material in your batch — oils, lye, water, fragrance, colorant and any extras — then divide by the number of bars. Batchery goes further and also adds your labor, overhead and packaging, so you see the real cost per bar rather than just ingredients.

What should I include besides ingredients when pricing soap?

Your time (labor), a share of overhead like utilities and equipment, and packaging. Leaving these out is the most common reason handmade soap makers underprice. Batchery includes all four so nothing is missed.

How much should I charge for handmade soap?

A common rule is 2×–4× your true cost per bar for retail, and about half of retail for wholesale. Batchery suggests these prices and flags when your current price leaves too little margin — most makers aim for at least a 50% margin.

Does Batchery do lye or saponification calculations?

No. Batchery is a cost and pricing tool, not a lye calculator. Bring your recipe from any lye calculator such as SoapCalc — you enter lye as a normal ingredient line and we handle the cost side.

Is Batchery free, and do you save my recipe?

Yes, it is completely free, and nothing is saved — all the math happens in your browser and no recipe is stored. You can optionally email yourself a copy of your results.

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