Jibbian
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I just made a tiny test batch, and my final bars have these little spots that look like glycerin or grease (they're slightly transparent), but they're totally dry. I don't see any lye pockets and the PH is between an 8 and 9 (I know this isn't foolproof, but I have litmus paper, so I test anyway).
I've never experienced full-on ricing before, but I did notice the batter was a little lumpy (but not splitting). I tried to stick blend it out, but the batter began to accelerate while remaining lumpy... so I gave up and poured the soap.
Does anyone know what this might be? Can glycerin rivers look like glycerin puddles? Is this from ricing?
If you have any general recipe feedback, I'd appreciate that too! Thank you!
Here's my recipe:
85g Olive Oil (30%)
71g Coconut Oil (25%)
71g Palm Oil (25%)
43g Avocado Oil (15%)
14g Castor Oil (5%)
74g Water
39g Lye
35% Lye Concentration
5% Superfat
Additives:
0.5 tsp. sodium lactate (added to lye)
0.5 tsp. powdered goat's milk (added to oils while heating)
0.5 tsp. red clay (added to oils while heating)
6g Palmarosa Essential Oil (added at trace)
2.5g Lemongrass Essential Oil (added at trace)
I've never experienced full-on ricing before, but I did notice the batter was a little lumpy (but not splitting). I tried to stick blend it out, but the batter began to accelerate while remaining lumpy... so I gave up and poured the soap.
Does anyone know what this might be? Can glycerin rivers look like glycerin puddles? Is this from ricing?
If you have any general recipe feedback, I'd appreciate that too! Thank you!
Here's my recipe:
85g Olive Oil (30%)
71g Coconut Oil (25%)
71g Palm Oil (25%)
43g Avocado Oil (15%)
14g Castor Oil (5%)
74g Water
39g Lye
35% Lye Concentration
5% Superfat
Additives:
0.5 tsp. sodium lactate (added to lye)
0.5 tsp. powdered goat's milk (added to oils while heating)
0.5 tsp. red clay (added to oils while heating)
6g Palmarosa Essential Oil (added at trace)
2.5g Lemongrass Essential Oil (added at trace)
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