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    Brown spots and streaks in cold press soap

    The spots were there at the time of cutting but they do appear to have faded in other areas but where the metal rack touched the soap. I'm going to try another batch but this time stand them up on the end and see if I get the same result. The marks aren't the same on each bar but I inspected...
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    Brown spots and streaks in cold press soap

    I thought fragrance as well but they don't appear to be, they don't smell stronger, or weaker, than the rest of the bar. It is in every bar and every cut though. No layers, we poured the full amount then a small amount we kept out with color added for swirls. We poured the color in then...
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    Brown spots and streaks in cold press soap

    Wood box molds lined with parchment paper for baking.
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    Brown spots and streaks in cold press soap

    It was underneath as well. I used a stainless soap cutter I bought at michael's.
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    Brown spots and streaks in cold press soap

    They were there at the time it was cut before being placed on the rack. The rack is stainless steel. I didn't use distilled water could that be an issue?
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    Brown spots and streaks in cold press soap

    that's after about 3 weeks of curing. I let it set in a wooden mold for 48 hours it was then taken out and cut and let cure on a cookie rack for 3 weeks. The spots were visible when cut and have not faded.
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    Brown spots and streaks in cold press soap

    Hello everyone. I'm new to soap making and just started making cold press soap, this was my first batch. I have the random brown spots and streaks in the soap and I'm not sure what caused it. My recipe is 30% coconut oil, 30% sunflower, 25% soybean 15% shea butter. The lye was around 104 at...
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