Exfoliants settling in Pine Tar?? Help?

[Mericlesoapco]

I’ve been making Pine Tar now for a good 6 months. Just recently I’ve decided to make larger batches and now I’m getting exfoliants that are settling all the way to the bottom. What could cause this?

 

[Ford]

How heavy is the exfoliate. You are adding. Would determine when to add it. With oils, prior to lye solution. Or at a heavy trace.
Me, ground oat flour with oils. Pumice, poppy seeds or salt at a medium to heavy trace.

 

[Mericlesoapco]

I have been adding in the sea salt with the lye mixture to get it to dissolve. I add in my ground oats and kaolin Klay when my oil mixture is around 95 degrees. i was thinking maybe it settles because i pour this into my mold when its at a very light trace?

 

[Ford]

Try adding ground oates at a heavier trace. Kaolin clay with oils. Will get it hydrated. At heavy trace clay will just accelerate things. Sea salt? How much, what for?

 

[Mericlesoapco]

I add roughly 3.6 oz of sea salt to my batch for an added exfoliant.

 

[Mericlesoapco]

And i will add that that's 3.6 oz to 108 bar batches .

 

[Zany_in_CO]

i was thinking maybe it settles because i pour this into my mold when its at a very light trace?

Good thinking. As @Ford recommended, pour at heavy trace so the batter will support the additives. I add any additives to the warmed oils before adding the lye solution. Stir for one full minute to get everything thoroughly mixed before pouring.