Fresh Soap with ugly Orange Spots

[giddyforgilda]

This is the soap I made yesterday. Upon cutting it open, there are orange spots all through out. I added hydrated colloidal oatmeal and buttermilk powder to the oils before the lye went in, and then heavy whipping cream after the lye went in.
Could the oatmeal and/or buttermilk powder have scorched?
Perhaps the cream burnt ?
It would have been pretty except for those ugly orange spots!

 

[lsg]

Did you fragrance the soap? It might have been caused by a fragrance oil. The only other thing I can think of is that the powdered buttermilk did not completely dissolve in the oils.

 

[Obsidian]

I had the same thing happen when I added powdered milk to my oils, no amount of mixing dissolved the milk. I always dissolve my milk in a bit of water now and add it at trace.

The brown is the milk spots, the black is poppy seeds

 

[Saponista]

I experienced the same problem as obsidian with milk powder, now I do the same and dissolve it in water.

 

[seven]

ditto with the milk powder. nowadays, mixing it with water 1st is a must to ensure proper dissolve.

 

[giddyforgilda]

Ooh k.
So then it just didn't dissolve properly. Thank you for the answers.Such a disappointment.
Do you all dissolve it in warm water? or is room temperature seem to be okay?

 

[Obsidian]

I use warm water.

 

[seven]

i use rt distilled water, coz i am too lazy to heat it up yes, it takes quite a bit of stirring, but i don't mind.

 

[giddyforgilda]

Thank you.
Now I am armed with new knowledge for next weekend!

 

[Seawolfe]

They are kinda cute little freckles. This was a nifty troubleshooting thread, and that is a pretty soap!

 

[anani]

That soap is gorgeous even with orange speckles!!

 

[judymoody]

I think it's beautiful even if it didn't turn out as you had hoped. Be proud!

 

[giddyforgilda]

Aww gee thanks Guys
I appreciate the positivity