Hi All,
I tried a bar of my soap last night and everything went well until I got out of the shower. I felt a burning and itching. No redness though. It is kind of strange because only parts of me were burning/itching. I had no burning in the neither regions (sorry) and you'd think that would be one place you'd feel it. I did a zap test and I didn't get zapped at all...But, My tongue kind of felt irritated afterwards. Had to take another shower with one of my other soaps and it felt better. Wasn't a horrid burning just uncomfortable.
I ran the recipe through soapcalc and I tape it to the cabinet above my work place so I can mark off everything in order that I use it. My scale is spot on and new. I also have a weight to check the accuracy. I order some test strips to check the Ph but I read that that's not accurate. The soap has Blackberry and Yuzu FO's in it. It might very well be a reaction to the FO's but I can't ask friends and family to try it if it burns them. Also, The soap cured for 4 weeks. And as far as I know the saponification process should be done by now.
Has anyone experienced this? An I allergic to the FO's? The soap looks great. Smooth, solid. And advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I tried a bar of my soap last night and everything went well until I got out of the shower. I felt a burning and itching. No redness though. It is kind of strange because only parts of me were burning/itching. I had no burning in the neither regions (sorry) and you'd think that would be one place you'd feel it. I did a zap test and I didn't get zapped at all...But, My tongue kind of felt irritated afterwards. Had to take another shower with one of my other soaps and it felt better. Wasn't a horrid burning just uncomfortable.
I ran the recipe through soapcalc and I tape it to the cabinet above my work place so I can mark off everything in order that I use it. My scale is spot on and new. I also have a weight to check the accuracy. I order some test strips to check the Ph but I read that that's not accurate. The soap has Blackberry and Yuzu FO's in it. It might very well be a reaction to the FO's but I can't ask friends and family to try it if it burns them. Also, The soap cured for 4 weeks. And as far as I know the saponification process should be done by now.
Has anyone experienced this? An I allergic to the FO's? The soap looks great. Smooth, solid. And advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!