I'm new to soap making, but I've watched some YouTube videos. I've seen ppl grate leftover soaps and make a new batch. Is that what's called rebatching?Thank you so much for all your advice, everyone!
I didn't use any micas or clays but used eucalyptus essential oil.
I don't like that feeling of being zapped so I think I will wait for several weeks before I try zap-testing and if I do get zapped, I will try rebaching. I have done rebatching before to correct a batch that was missing a rather large amount of olive oil and foud it very labor and time consuming. I vowed never to forget to add any ingredients again but here I amI hope I can avoid it this time!
Thank you all again for your kind advice!
Can I save this batch that's missing a small amount of castor oil?
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I suppose grating leftovers and melting them down to make a “new” batch could be called a type of rebatching. However what folks are discussing here is the process of taking a new soap that has some undesirable characteristics, e.g., lye heavy or just plain ugly, and grating them to then melt down in order to add other ingredients. It’s a somewhat messy process and the resulting rebatched soap is usually a bit chunky and never has the smoothness of regular soap.
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Not sure why you are repeating me word-for-word (see Post #16) without writing anything more. Did you want to contribute your thoughts in response to what I said, but clicked the "Post reply" button a little too soon? If so, you have a day or so to edit your post and add more if you like.
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