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jennieb

Post subject: oily/ very soft soap

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 11:22 am

Joined: Sun Jan 05, 2014 8:55 pm
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HI soaper!

I made a 2 pound batch of soap Saturday and removed it from the mold yesterday, today the bars r soft and oil
is coming out of the bars. what did I NOTdo right????????????????????

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rosie99

Post subject: Re: oily/ very soft soap

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:04 pm

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Location: middle of nowhere VA

What was your recipe?

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jennieb

Post subject: Re: oily/ very soft soap

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:57 pm

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22oz olive oil,8oz coconut oil,2oz castor oil, 12.1 0z water, 4.3oz lye.

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soapbuddy

Post subject: Re: oily/ very soft soap

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 11:46 pm

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jennieb

Post subject: Re: oily/ very soft soap

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 3:35 pm

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I used a stick blender, temps 90 for both. the bars are getting harder. so we'll see.

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soapbuddy

Post subject: Re: oily/ very soft soap

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 5:14 pm

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Try a higher temp next time. 100-110 should work out better for you, since you have a high amount of olive.

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panzerakc

Post subject: Re: oily/ very soft soap

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:27 pm

Joined: Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:42 pm
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Are you sure your lye is sodium hydroxide rather than potassium hydroxide?

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