Does my soap need to be re-batched?

[sabbysoo]

Hi there,

I just made a small batch of soap with the following oils/butters: olive oil, coconut oil, cocoa butter, and mango butter. I don't usually use the butters in CP soap-making but I've had them for quite some time and wanted to use them up. I don't think they are rancid--they still smell pretty good, but the cocoa butter is a little harder and whiter on the outer edges. So you never know. They are just over two years old but I've stored them well.

Anyway, when I cut into the loaf I noticed that it appears slightly marbled, with swooshes of white inside the darker and moist-looking soap. I'm assuming these are the butters which might be drying faster, or taking on a harder form at room temperature. Any advice/thoughts would be appreciated. Do I wait it out? Rebatch? Or just throw the thing out? I'm pretty sure I made it to trace, in fact, it traced much thicker than usual. Ugh, I hate it when I doubt my soap!!!

Thank you!!!

Sarah

 

[ClaraSuds]

Wait and see. I soap with mostly tallow and I do find colour variation streakyness within the soap (stearic streaks?) but it doesn't affect the performance of the cured bar. I'd say that unless you have other signs of batch failure like crumbly textures, oozing or off smells just wait and see. You can rebatch at anytime so why jump the gun on it? There may be nothing wrong with your soap apart from a slight imperfection. Any chance of a pic?

 

[Lindy]

Sarah I agree with ClaraSuds. Have you zap tested it yet? How long has it been out of the mould? And yes, pictures would be fantastic...

 

[sabbysoo]

Thanks for the responses, I think you're both right--it's already looking better. I tried to snap a photo but I couldn't even pick up on the streaks. I will wait it out and hope for the best. Thanks again for the encouragement!