Teach Soap

Hello All,

I dont know if I did CPOP correctly,here is what I did....I got the lye and oils almost the right temp for each,I then got it to thick trace,put it in the oven for 2.5-3 hours covered it but it never gelled.I shut the oven off and let it cool over night and it was hard so I cut it this morning. If it didnt gel am I suppose to let it sit and cure for how long?

Thanks,
Countrypumkin
Shannon

Hi Shannon! It may have gelled and you didn't notice it. Sometimes my CPOP will gel after I've given up on it.
CPOP soap still needs to cure for 4 weeks, just like regular CP. All CPOP really does is force gel (and that doesn't always happen)

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!

Hello,Oh darn it anyways!!! I wonder If my trace was thick to it to gel.Am I suppose to get it to thin trace and then pop it in the oven to force it to gel...Hmmm maybe I should stick to HP...lol

Thanks
Shannon
Countrypumkin

It doesn't matter if it's thin or heavy trace. You can do CPOP with either. Sometimes gel just doesn't happen. Don't worry about it.

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!

Okie dokie

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Countrypumkin
Shannon
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Don't worry, even if your soap did not gel - it will still be great soap! It may zap for a few days before the saponification is complete, but it would need 4-6 weeks of curing anyways. There are some benifits to not gelling soap... so you may end up liking this soap!

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Susie
Sometimes A Mistake is so much fun, You just have to do it again!

Susie,This was my first time trying this process so maybe Ill end up liking it....I am impatient person

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Countrypumkin
Shannon
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Since I have never used vegetable shorting how would I label it? I used oilve oil,coconut oil and shea butter along with this

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Countrypumkin
Shannon
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"Hydrogenated vegetable oil" is the proper name for shortening.

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~~Heather~~
Mad [soaping] Scientist

I usually use canola oil,olive oil,palm oil,coconut oil,shea/cocoa butters and castor oil but never shorting....always have to try something new...
Also I want to incorperate some goats milk,do I add that to trace or in lye soluation without turning it a red color?

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Countrypumkin
Shannon
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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

I posted that for ease of searching, not as the ingredient name. Just wasn't very specific... oops!

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~~Heather~~
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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

Yes I already list all the ingredients in these bars,that way people know what it is them and I say if you have allergies to any thing on this list would not recommend using...

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Countrypumkin
Shannon
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