Quick, easy to read digital display makes this thermometer handy whether you're making cold process soap, melt & pour soap, lotion, balms, butters, shampoo, etc. This isn't limited to soap & cosmetics, though... use in the kitchen or when barbecuing for everything from determining oven temperature and boiling water to making candy and deep frying. Intended for inanimate objects and will not be accurate for humans or animals. Not intended for internal temperatures.