Big mistake

[LisaMarie]

Well, I made a really silly mistake and I should have known better. I was making a 4-5 lb batch of cold process soap with cucumber puree. I had measured out all my oils and cucumber etc and then when i went to measure the lye I realized I was 1 oz short of the recipe. I went ahead and mixed everything together without adjusting the amount of oils and water etc. My soap was in the mold for two days and this morning I took it out. It looks okay but is rather soft.
My question is will it harden over time while it is curing?

 

[judymoody]

Show us your complete recipe including the amount of water you used and the amount of puree. That will give us a better idea.

 

[LisaMarie]

Thank you so much Judy - soon as I get home where my recipe is I will post it!

 

[LisaMarie]

Ok here is the recipe:

Water - I used cucumber puree in the place of the water - 19 ounces
Lye - It was supposed to have 7.2 but i only had 6.2 ounces
Olive Oil - 15 ounces
Coconut Oil - 15 ounces
Palm Oil - 14 ounces
Castor Oil - 3 ounces
Cocoa Butter - 3 ounces

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[carebear]

Hmmm - well that's about a 15% lye discount. If it hadn't had the castor in there I'd say definitely it'll be fine, but with the castor I'll say PROBABLY it'll harden up fine. Olive takes a while to reach peak hardness, and your other oils (with the exception of the castor) are good and hard so I don't think it'll be an issue after a few weeks.

 

[LisaMarie]

Thanks Carebear! I hope you are right. I'm going to try it again done correctly this time, haha. I love the color so far - I put in some grated cucumber peel and I love the way it looks.