Hi there,
Re: the photo of the soap attached, my supplier explained to me that he thinks it could be something called 'blooming' (his response below) what do you think? Has this happened to anyone else before?
"The problem you show in your pictures actually looks like a problem that was brought to my attention some years ago when the organic and natural M&P bases first came out. I sent examples of the problem to the manufacturers at the time and was then told that it was a 'bloom' in/on the finished soap that was caused by not heating the M&P base to a sufficient temperature. The precise temperature advised to prevent this was 70 degC. We don't use the Eco Palm-free base in any of our own soaps, so I have no experience as to whether this would actually be the case, but as I say, it looks like the same problem. It is not apparent in the standard bases, hence it becoming an issue when the more natural bases were first launched. This would be a temperature to heat to rather than to pour at. Maybe you can give it a try and see if it cures the problem."
I use the Eco Palm-Free base.
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Re: the photo of the soap attached, my supplier explained to me that he thinks it could be something called 'blooming' (his response below) what do you think? Has this happened to anyone else before?
"The problem you show in your pictures actually looks like a problem that was brought to my attention some years ago when the organic and natural M&P bases first came out. I sent examples of the problem to the manufacturers at the time and was then told that it was a 'bloom' in/on the finished soap that was caused by not heating the M&P base to a sufficient temperature. The precise temperature advised to prevent this was 70 degC. We don't use the Eco Palm-free base in any of our own soaps, so I have no experience as to whether this would actually be the case, but as I say, it looks like the same problem. It is not apparent in the standard bases, hence it becoming an issue when the more natural bases were first launched. This would be a temperature to heat to rather than to pour at. Maybe you can give it a try and see if it cures the problem."
I use the Eco Palm-Free base.
Posts: 40
Joined: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:35 am
