CPOP soap oil separating??

[maloga3]

The Very FIRST batch of soap I did was cpop and LOVED that art of soaping instantly!! No joke, I slept w/ a slice of my new 'sweet pea' soap under my pillow
So lately I have been having no luck w/ cpop...been trying all those new fangled swirl techniques showcased by the marketing genius that is soap queen and brambleberry...so I added some oxides, mica powders, etc., and am wondering what's going wrong w/ the cpop-I peek in the oven and the top layer is just melted oils on top of soap-maybe 1/2 inch deep?? hoping this last batch recovers by morning, but does anyone have this prob w/ cpop?? used justscents 'bridezilla bouquet' FO and it's fabulous smelling! did cause some ricing though, geez, what doesn't!!
TIA!

 

[lsg]

Sorry I don't cpop, so can't help you there. You might just go back to how you did the first successful batch and work from there. Where there is more than one change it makes it harder to pinpoint what is causing the problem. Hope the batch recovered.

 

[Trinity]

I had that problem one time and it was still almost liquid the next morning so I put it in the fridge and it finally hardened but other then that I haven't had the problem. Sorry for the question but you are putting it into your oven at 170 for 1 hour then turning it off to sit overnite right and I have an electric oven so I put a cookie sheet over the heating element?? Because the nite that I had the same thing happen my dh left the light on in the oven all nite and just that small amount of heat made it really overheat and liquify.

 

[Yooper]

I've only done CPOP a few times- because it overheated and separated! The last batch overheated so badly that I had to rebatch it.

If you want to force gel by CPOP, maybe do what I learned, and preheat the oven to 170 and then turn it off, and put the new soap in there. It will still force gel, but not overheat the soap.

 

[paillo]

I tried something that has been nearly miraculous for me. I love swirly, textured tops too, and was dismayed when they melted or mooshed during CPOP right after I finished a batch. The trick - I let the loaves gel overnight, then CPOP in the morning, with the oven at 170 for an hour, then turned off. The soap goes through a second gel, but is hard enough to keep its shape.

 

[evilnurse]

Just had the same thing happen to me. It wasn't even in the oven 20 min and I now have an oily top. Can this soap be saved??
I got nervous and pulled it out of the oven


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[Obsidian]

I have that happen almost every time I CPOP. It's either from getting too hot or heating up too fast. Mine turned out ok in the end but it took a few days for the oils to soak back in. I usually put mine in the fridge to help stop the separation.

 

[shunt2011]

I don't CPOP for the same reason. Tried it twice and had a mess..

 

[evilnurse]

So it will be ok if I just leave it alone? Should I put it in the fridge?


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[Obsidian]

I would put it in the fridge for a couple hours to quickly cool it down. It may or may not absorb the oil back but you'll want to give it time to see what happens. If the oils don't soak back in, you'll have to rebatch.

 

[shunt2011]

Mine never came back together and was still an oil slick. I actually threw them away. Not worth the hassle to me. But, you could give it a try and see what happens. It really stinks when you have a batch go wrong.

 

[evilnurse]

Ok, dumb question- I put it in the crock pot. Do I stick blend it again? Can I add honey before I pour? How long does it stay in the crock pot? Ok, that was three questions. Thanks for your help


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[girlishcharm2004]

You want it to be in the slow cooker long enough -- it should look uniform and vaseline-like. Unless it's in cooker overnight, you're not going to burn it especially new soap that still has a lot of moisture in it. If it's liquid enough to use a stick blender, you could try it. I use a long handled spoon to stir so I don't burn out the motor when I rebatch soap. Once everything comes together in a unified manner, I don't see why it wouldn't be a problem to add honey! That's when I add honey to my hot process soaps. I don't remember how much I use though. 1 Tbs ppo?

 

[evilnurse]

here is the rebating result. I don't even want to move it. . Thanks for the advice. Put 3 tbs honey in also. Not going to be pretty but hopefully ok


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