Confetti crumble combo

[Dawni]

So there's two different kinds of confetti for the top and bottom halves, both crumbles or roughly chopped with my dough cutter and not shaved or grated, and the soap is crumbly on the bottoms.

Nothing special. Just a bastille that I wanted to use the leftovers in coz I don't like seeing them just sitting there. I made this by CP coz I realized I've never tried cutting through a CP loaf lol just slabs and individual molds.

I miss my slow cooker. I should set a date with it sometime soon....

 

[earlene]

They look very nice, Dawni. I like pink & brown together.

 

[Lin19687]

Looks good for a rebatch of other soaps !

I HATE using the HP for rebatching. I have a bag here that I will be using for a CP rebatch..... someday lol

edit to correct CP to HP

 

[Dawni]

Thank you @earlene

@Lin19687 it's not something I'll repeat lol I like my HP rebatch better.

 

[Lin19687]

Thank you @earlene

@Lin19687 it's not something I'll repeat lol I like my HP rebatch better.

I wanted to say I corrected my typo, should say I hated HP rebatching, but will do CP new batch with crumbled up old soap at some point.

 

[Dawni]

I wanted to say I corrected my typo, should say I hated HP rebatching, but will do CP new batch with crumbled up old soap at some point.

Ah.. I still like my HP

I think I should clarify that I don't like fully melting soap by HP, but I like my results better when I SB confetti into the oils of fresh soap.

 

[penelopejane]

So here with this soap you SBd the confetti into the oils?
So the white blotches in the top of the soap are confetti?
I still don’t understand why you are getting crumbly soap.
Maybe you should post your entire recipe and your method after pouring.

 

[Dawni]

So here with this soap you SBd the confetti into the oils?
So the white blotches in the top of the soap are confetti?

Yes. The pale pink is actually the new soap, and the slightly darker pink blotches are actual confetti mixed in at medium trace.

I still don’t understand why you are getting crumbly soap.
Maybe you should post your entire recipe and your method after pouring.

Me neither lol

Do you think it has to do with the confetti being hard, and so causes the blade to pull soap out instead of slicing through? I was thinking of that for the bottom part because the brown bits were roughly chopped pieces, and not very small like if I'd have grated them.

I don't know if that would explain the top parts though, coz that was grated soap...

Recipe is a Bastille.. 80% pomace, 15% coconut, 5% castor oil, soaped with room temp lye and oils (I don't know what the temp was but my lye was prepared earlier in the day and coconut here is liquid, so no melting). Lye ratio 2:1, water and salt (not brine). Unscented.

The confetti with the oil was around 280 grams give or take, and the fresh soap was calculated for a 700 gram mold capacity. The pink confetti folded in I eyeballed (I had a total of about 500 but didn't use all because it seemed too much after some went in) but the brown was about 280 grams give or take.

Batter went to trace in only a couple of minutes of only hand stirring, after I added the lye, and to medium trace soon after when I added the confetti.

My net is super slow tonight and the calc page won't open so I typed that all from memory, no screenshot tonight, sorry.

The molded soap was left in the kitchen uncovered (I meant to but forgot) for about 8hrs. I unmolded and it was firm to me so I cut a thin end piece but the inside was still too soft so I left it for about 6hrs more. It still wasn't hard yet when I cut, but harder than cheese.

Ehmm.. I have a feeling I forgot to mention something but I can't figure out what.

 

[penelopejane]

I think you are soaping too cool for coconut oil. I don’t think it’s mixing in properly and you’re getting spots and swirls I. Your soap and crumbly bits because of it.

Even though your coconut oil is liquid it might not be fully incorporated and clear. I’d heat it a bit and try soaping warmer. This kickstarts gel, too.
Then, depending on your ambient temp and mold type, cover your mold and wait for it to gel. Try a CP soap without confetti and see if you get a clear, completely spot and swirl free soap that doesn’t crumble.

 

[Marilyn Norgart]

the colors are pretty together

 

[Dawni]

I think you are soaping too cool for coconut oil. I don’t think it’s mixing in properly and you’re getting spots and swirls I. Your soap and crumbly bits because of it.

Even though your coconut oil is liquid it might not be fully incorporated and clear. I’d heat it a bit and try soaping warmer. This kickstarts gel, too.
Then, depending on your ambient temp and mold type, cover your mold and wait for it to gel. Try a CP soap without confetti and see if you get a clear, completely spot and swirl free soap that doesn’t crumble.

I will.. After a few HP batches to get my mojo back lol

Thanks for the advice on the coconut oil. Never thought about that, considering it's completely liquid and clear at my ambient temps.

 

[earlene]

Dawni, here's a Funny story about fully melted CO at room temperature.

One summer, my husband reached into the pantry to get out the small jar of CO he used as a spread on his toast, and started unscrewing the lid as he walked across the kitchen. Much to his surprise, liquid CO began spilling out. He cleaned up the mess himself, but because I came along toward the end of this event, and asked why was mopping the floor, he told me about it. He had not realized that CO would melt at room temperature in the summer here. (I was surprised he was surprised, because I'd seen it many times over the years here.)

We tend to use a higher (warmer) setting for our AC in the summer; not just to save on the cost of electricity, but because I don't like a super-cold house in the summer.

 

[Lin19687]

Ah.. I still like my HP

I think I should clarify that I don't like fully melting soap by HP, but I like my results better when I SB confetti into the oils of fresh soap.

Yes that is what I mean, confetti in fresh batter of CP

 

[Lin19687]

@earlene I hate AC too, I like to use it just to take the heat out a bit.

 

[penelopejane]

I will.. After a few HP batches to get my mojo back lol

Thanks for the advice on the coconut oil. Never thought about that, considering it's completely liquid and clear at my ambient temps.

I also think you’ve taken the mix too far (causing it to crumble) by SBing the confetti. It seems your recipe is a fast mover at low temps. I’d increase the temp, get it to light trace, handstir the confetti (or crumbs - whatever you have) and pour it.
CP should be quite fluid when you pour it.

 

[Dawni]

I also think you’ve taken the mix too far (causing it to crumble) by SBing the confetti. It seems your recipe is a fast mover at low temps. I’d increase the temp, get it to light trace, handstir the confetti (or crumbs - whatever you have) and pour it.
CP should be quite fluid when you pour it.

You could be right about the recipe, as I've done this before without it being crumbly (a previous soap where old soap was SBed into new oils). Thanks for all your input @penelopejane I will let you know how it goes next time around