Okay so I just finished my second batch of soap! I did the same basic recipe as last time using palm, coconut, and olive oil, but I multiplied it all by 1.5 because I wanted to make a little bit larger batch (last time I was only able to fill up a little more than half my mold), and added a 1/2 oz of some fragrance oil I got in a sampler pack just for fun :crazy:
One thing I noticed this time around is that as I was pouring my soap into my mold (which is 12 rectangular bar sized molds), the mix started out very thin and runny, but by the time I got to my last molds the soap was very thick and had a hard time coming out of the funnel and left layers (almost like a pyramid or giant mound) instead of smoothing out flat in the mold. I took a soft cake batter spatula and manually thinned the mounds down, and it looked okay. Does anyone else have this problem? Is it because I'm pouring too slow? Did I spend too much time stick blending the mixture? ( I only blended for a minute, maybe a little longer) Or is it because I used a mold with 12 bars instead of a milk carton? (I don't drink milk from cartons) I bought the silicon bar molds because it was cheaper than spending $100 on a wooden mold, but maybe I should next time?
Again any help, hints, or tips would be appreciated for this soap noob here
Thanks in advance!
Also I forgot to mention cleanup this time around was a little harder. I had to wash my mixing bowel 3 or 4 times with soap and water to get the fragrance smell out of it, and my spatula and funnel still have a slightly greasy oily feel to them even after washing several times. Anyone else have this problem or know how to fix it? I feel like it's not clean since it's still oily. Also I used dish-washing soap. Thanks.
One thing I noticed this time around is that as I was pouring my soap into my mold (which is 12 rectangular bar sized molds), the mix started out very thin and runny, but by the time I got to my last molds the soap was very thick and had a hard time coming out of the funnel and left layers (almost like a pyramid or giant mound) instead of smoothing out flat in the mold. I took a soft cake batter spatula and manually thinned the mounds down, and it looked okay. Does anyone else have this problem? Is it because I'm pouring too slow? Did I spend too much time stick blending the mixture? ( I only blended for a minute, maybe a little longer) Or is it because I used a mold with 12 bars instead of a milk carton? (I don't drink milk from cartons) I bought the silicon bar molds because it was cheaper than spending $100 on a wooden mold, but maybe I should next time?
Again any help, hints, or tips would be appreciated for this soap noob here
Thanks in advance!
Also I forgot to mention cleanup this time around was a little harder. I had to wash my mixing bowel 3 or 4 times with soap and water to get the fragrance smell out of it, and my spatula and funnel still have a slightly greasy oily feel to them even after washing several times. Anyone else have this problem or know how to fix it? I feel like it's not clean since it's still oily. Also I used dish-washing soap. Thanks.