How soon do you test for Lye after pouring your soap?

[Ollieblue]

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[dagmar88]

Sounds like everything is fine; just give it a couple more days.
I'm as impatient as you and usually zap test right after the soap has set up, during unmolding & cutting.

 

[jennikate]

I did the same thing with my last batch waited 3 days it was fine no zap.

 

[TessC]

I don't check any of mine until about a week after cutting.

 

[artisan soaps]

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[soapchick]

I usually wait a week if I get a zap, then if still zappy I rebatch.

 

[phpworm]

all lye actvity should be gone after about 48 hours. i don't touch or test until that 48 hours is up.

 

[Ollieblue]

Thank you all for your responses. I wish I'd posted this before I started licking my soaps!!

 

[Ollieblue]

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[IrishLass]

all lye actvity should be gone after about 48 hours.

For whatever reason, some batches can be slow and persnikety, though. A few of my batches (which happened to be ungelled) still zapped 5 days out, but at the 6th or 7th day they were perfectly fine. As a result, I no longer declare a batch of mine to be lye heavy unless it's still zapping after a week or so.

IrishLass

 

[MagiaDellaLuna]

For whatever reason, some batches can be slow and persnikety, though. A few of my batches (which happened to be ungelled) still zapped 5 days out, but at the 6th or 7th day they were perfectly fine. As a result, I no longer declare a batch of mine to be lye heavy unless it's still zapping after a week or so.

IrishLass

Thanks for taking a load off my mind
I made my first batch of salt soap (50% salt, 15% SF) and used PKO instead of CO. It was still a bit zappy yesterday, after nearly 4 days and I have never had zappy soap after 2 days, so I was starting to fret. I will try to be patient, but don't intend using it for a good long while anyway.

 

[ChrissyB]

I gell all of my soap, so after they cool down and set up and are ready to cut, I check for zap. I've only been zapped by one batch (touch wood) and I was trying to stop gel in the freezer and it wanted to gel anyway. I could tell as I was unmoulding it that it was gonna zap me.

 

[MagiaDellaLuna]

So much for being patient...LOL

I just tested the salt soap again, and joy of joys, no zap.

Now I will wait until they are good and hard, in all about 6 weeks, before I start using them. They are plain white, scented with Litsea, Ginger and Patchouli EO's and smell divine.