Have you seen anything like it before?

[Satinfox]

Hello Everyone!

I have a picture of a soap that I just made. It has small brownish orange spots throughout the loaf. I checked each oil in a single oil test to rule out Dreaded Orange Spots or DOS. The only thing I could think of was the additives that I used like sugar and goat's milk powder. I searched online and have not seen anything like it on other troubleshooting sites. I figured someone here would have seen this before. Have you seen this before and do you think it could be caused by goat milk or sugar? Thanks for your input.

 

[KiwiMoose]

Assuming the sugar was already dissolved in your lye water, I would hazard a guess that the milk powder wasn't blended in sufficiently and that is causing the spots.

 

[Obsidian]

I agree, its most likely the milk powder. Did you dissolve it in water before adding it to the soap?

 

[Satinfox]

Assuming the sugar was already dissolved in your lye water, I would hazard a guess that the milk powder wasn't blended in sufficiently and that is causing the spots.

Thanks for replying. I think I will try blending longer to see if it happens again. Hopefully not.

 

[Satinfox]

I agree, its most likely the milk powder. Did you dissolve it in water before adding it to the soap?

Thanks for replying. No, I mix it into the oil. I made 4 loaves and 3 had the weird spots in it. I used the same recipe but used different FOs. I tested the fragrance oils for DOS in tiny batches and they came out fine. I think it might be something to do with powder milk.

 

[Obsidian]

Thanks for replying. No, I mix it into the oil. I made 4 loaves and 3 had the weird spots in it. I used the same recipe but used different FOs. I tested the fragrance oils for DOS in tiny batches and they came out fine. I think it might be something to do with powder milk.

I had the same thing happen when I used powder added directly to the oils. Next time mix it with enough water to dissolv.

 

[Satinfox]

I had the same thing happen when I used powder added directly to the oils. Next time mix it with enough water to dissolv.

Thanks, Its worth a try!

 

[AliOop]

I dump my dry goat milk powder right into my oils, but I have to stick blend it very well to avoid lumps and milky streaks in my soap. @Todd Ziegler has said that he SBs several times to make it spot-free and streak-free, as well.

 

[Carly B]

I also put the dry goat milk powder directly into my oils, but I stick blend it before I add the lye. I've never had any problems.