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When I start mixing the lye I put the heating pad underneath. Even though I put the pad on 140 degrees or so it never really gets that hot in the mold.

Problem Solved (fingers crossed for a while) The only thing that made real sense to me was a temperature difference. When the soap hits the mold it is instantly cooled in the corners and when the sap process starts the corners never get as hot as the bulk of the center. Unfortunately I'm not...

I might be asking for too much, but I can't get full gel or I'm misidentifying the problem. Edges are not opaque white, more translucent. I soap around 120 degrees and wrap with 2 moving blankets. My molds are 5lbs wood with silicone liner. Recipe Ingredients Ounces Pounds Grams Kilograms...

That's what I'll be doing in the future. I just don't know if I'm going to get a heating pad or a heating blanket.

I don't know if anyone will find this useful, but I thought I'd share my experiment. I make 5lb loafs of pure beef tallow and sometimes don't get a full gel all the way to the corners. I tried all kinds of insulating and temperature tricks, but once in a while the very corners are discolored. I...

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Thanks for the reply. I already make and sell waxes used for axe handles, furniture and canvas. I thought making soap was a pretty logical new product. All the same equipment pretty much.

Hello everyone! I make 15 to 20lbs of 100% tallow soap at a time and use my stick blender quite a bit. If I did't it, would take forever to reach trace mixing by hand. I really don't see any adverse effects, but since I've never done it any other way, I wouldn't know. Everything I've read says...