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I made a soap using master-batched lye at 50/50--and forgot to add the necessary water to get to my desired 33% lye concentration. So I accidentally made a soap with a 50% lye concentration. I'm trying it out now at just a hair under 6 weeks out.It's every so slightly grainy on the surface, instead of slick and smooth like my other soaps. Just like a super fine-grit finishing sandpaper. Which might be interesting if one wanted a VERY slightly abrasive surface for exfoliation, or extra cleaning power. I'm presuming this is due to the low water, but don't really know. Thought I'd share in case of interest to others, or someone might correct me as to why this happened.The recipe was OO at 40%, RBOat 20%, soy wax at 20%, and coconut at 20%. I used Soapee for my calculations.
I made a soap using master-batched lye at 50/50--and forgot to add the necessary water to get to my desired 33% lye concentration. So I accidentally made a soap with a 50% lye concentration. I'm trying it out now at just a hair under 6 weeks out.
It's every so slightly grainy on the surface, instead of slick and smooth like my other soaps. Just like a super fine-grit finishing sandpaper. Which might be interesting if one wanted a VERY slightly abrasive surface for exfoliation, or extra cleaning power. I'm presuming this is due to the low water, but don't really know. Thought I'd share in case of interest to others, or someone might correct me as to why this happened.
The recipe was OO at 40%, RBOat 20%, soy wax at 20%, and coconut at 20%. I used Soapee for my calculations.
