For soap makers
Inventory and costing software for soap makers. Know what every bar really costs.
You buy oils by the pound, weigh them in ounces or grams, and wait four weeks before a bar can be sold. A spreadsheet loses track of what each bar really cost, and how many you can still make. Every feature for $19. Tell us how you work and we set it up for you, free.
- Cost per bar: $4.67 in our example
- Curing
- Can make
Updated . Example prices checked on supplier sites the same month.
What soap makers see on day one
From materials on the shelf to a real cost per bar
01 · Cost per bar
A soap recipe that knows what one bar costs
List the oils, lye, water and scent for one batch, and how many bars it cuts. Stockria prices each line from what you paid and shows the cost of the batch and of one bar. When coconut oil goes up, the cost moves with it.
02 · Curing
Curing batches wait where you can see them
Each batch sits on the In Production board with a countdown to its ready date. Release it when the bars are hard and only then do they count as stock you can sell.
03 · Can make
How many more batches can I make?
Each recipe shows how many batches the oils and lye on your shelf can still make, and which oil runs out first. Order before a market, not after.
A worked example
What one bar really costs: $4.67
Lavender cold process soap. A home soap maker usually makes 2 to 3 lb of oils at a time in a loaf mold and cuts 10 to 12 bars. This example uses 32 oz of oils and cuts 10 bars of about 4 oz each after the cure.
| Material | Used | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Olive oil (pomace)$7.16 for 1 lb | 14 oz | $6.27 |
| Coconut oil 76$30.71 for 8 lb | 9 oz | $2.16 |
| Shea butter$36.12 for 5 lb | 6 oz | $2.71 |
| Castor oil$4.39 for 1 lb | 3 oz | $0.82 |
| Sodium hydroxide (lye)$17.06 for 2 lb | 4.45 oz | $2.37 |
| Distilled water$1.50 for 1 gal | 9 oz | $0.10 |
| Lavender fragrance oil$24.10 for 16 fl oz | 1.5 oz | $2.28 |
| Labour: 1 h 30 min at $20.00/hr | $30.00 | |
| Total for 10 bars | $46.71 | |
| Cost per bar | $4.67 | |
At a 60% margin the price is $11.68 per bar. See every step in how to price a bar of soap, or change the numbers below.
Where the example prices come from
- Olive oil (pomace): $7.16 for 1 lb, from Wholesale Supplies Plus, checked October 4, 2026.
- Coconut oil 76: $30.71 for 8 lb, from Wholesale Supplies Plus, checked October 4, 2026.
- Shea butter: $36.12 for 5 lb, from Wholesale Supplies Plus, checked October 4, 2026.
- Castor oil: $4.39 for 1 lb, from Wholesale Supplies Plus, checked October 4, 2026.
- Sodium hydroxide (lye): $17.06 for 2 lb, from Wholesale Supplies Plus, checked October 4, 2026.
- Distilled water: $1.50 for 1 gal, a typical grocery store price. Check yours.
- Lavender fragrance oil: $24.10 for 16 fl oz, from Wholesale Supplies Plus, checked October 4, 2026.
Prices change and shipping is extra. They are here to make the example real, not as a quote. Put your own prices in the calculator.
Try it with your own soap numbers
The example is filled in. Change any price or amount. No signup.
The share of the price you keep as profit. 50% means the price is twice your cost.
Example prices, October 2026. Change them to yours.
Cost per bar
$4.67
Sell at $11.68 for a 60% margin, a profit of $7.01 per bar.
Keep this recipe. Stockria saves it with your materials, so the cost updates when a price changes and each batch you make takes stock off the shelf.
Straight answers
What soap makers ask before they switch
"I buy oils by the pound and weigh them in ounces."
Set the unit you buy in and the unit you use, once. Receive a 7 lb jug, write the recipe in ounces or grams. Stockria converts every time, so the cost of each ounce stays right when you buy a bigger jug.
"My bars cure for four to six weeks before I can sell them."
Start the batch as work in progress. The oils and lye come off the shelf on the day you make it. The bars wait on the In Production board with their ready date and cannot be sold until you release them.
"Some bars crack or come out short."
When you release a batch, enter how many good bars you really cut. Stockria shares the cost over the good bars only, so your cost per bar is the real one, not the hopeful one.
"I don't want a bill that grows every time I get busy."
It doesn't. Stockria is a flat monthly price. It does not change with your orders, your sales or your number of items. Pro is $19 a month. You only move to a bigger plan when you add more people or more locations.
"I don't want to pay extra to unlock batches or work orders."
You won't. Every feature is on every plan, Free included: recipes, work orders, work in progress, lots and expiry dates, machines and labour, purchase orders and reports. Plans only differ by items, users and locations. Free covers 250 items, and raw materials count as items.
An honest comparison
What soap makers use today, and what it costs
Public prices, checked in October 2026. If something has changed, email hello@stockria.com and we fix the page. If you plan production across several factories with a full-time planner, a manufacturing platform is the better fit. Stockria is built for the small workshop.
Common questions
Questions from soap makers
Look for three things: recipes that cost each bar from what you paid for your oils, batches that can cure before they count as stock, and lot numbers for each batch. Stockria does all three on every plan, including the free one.
Yes. Each material has a unit you buy in and a unit you use. Buy coconut oil in 7 lb jugs, write the recipe in ounces or grams, and Stockria converts it every time you make a batch.
Yes. Start the batch as work in progress with a cure time, for example 4 weeks. It shows on the In Production board with a countdown, and the bars only become stock you can sell when you release the batch.
Yes. Every released batch gets a lot number, and you can add an expiry date. If a customer has a problem with a bar, you can see which batch it came from and which oils went into it.
No, and that is on purpose. The lye amount must be exact and depends on each oil and your superfat. Use a lye calculator, check the result, then put that weight in your Stockria recipe so its cost is counted.
Yes. Connect your store and each sale takes the bar out of stock in Stockria, so markets and online sales share one count and you do not sell bars you no longer have.
Pricing
One flat price.
Everything included.
No surprises.
Every feature on every plan. You move up only when your team or locations grow, never for a feature, never a surprise.
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/mo
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- Unlimited items
- 2 users
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/mo
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- 8 users
- 5 locations
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$89
/mo
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- Unlimited items
- 25 users
- Unlimited locations
- All integrations
- priority support
- dedicated onboarding
Why it costs less
No setup fees, no per-item pricing, and no expensive sales and onboarding to pay for. Stockria is built lean and earns more only when your business grows into more users or locations. That is the whole model, and it is why your price stays flat and will not jump on you as you add products.
Switch plans or cancel anytime. All plans include: barcode scanning, low-stock alerts, reorder points, stock counts, stock adjustments, stock transfers, purchase orders, sales orders, customer quotes, pick lists, returns, partial receiving and payments, product variants, bills of materials, manufacturing orders, lot and batch tracking, serial numbers, multi-location tracking, team access with custom roles, activity history, check-in/check-out, custom fields, price lists, cost tracking, barcode label printing, reports, dashboards, CSV import/export, offline mode, Shopify, Amazon, Square, QuickBooks, and Xero sync, and many more features.
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