how to use sodium lactate

[Lynn55]

I use liquid sodium lactate at a rate of 3% of total oil weight (I think I'm on the high end for sodium lactate). I weigh my sodium lactate in grams. I add it to my lye liquid. Then I pour my lye liquid into my oils.
What is your question on grams?

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[bobbychandra]

I already make 2 batch of different soap using the same recipe of lye cont and oil but different addictive..
I use only 1% sodium lactate but i got 2 different result. The one is succesfull and smooth..

but the one is failed the soap going crumble but dindnt harden till now (i made this soap 1 hour ago) its hot now but its not harden . My plan is to make 2 layer white and dark blue soap. But its goin crumble even i didnt pour it to the mould.. i use titanium dioxide for the white and mica+charcoal for the dark blue.. i use lye concentration 25% for the both soap

 

[Zing]

I already make 2 batch of different soap using the same recipe of lye cont and oil but different addictive..
I use only 1% sodium lactate but i got 2 different result. The one is succesfull and smooth.. View attachment 71536 but the one is failed the soap going crumble but dindnt harden till now (i made this soap 1 hour ago) its hot now but its not harden . My plan is to make 2 layer white and dark blue soap. But its goin crumble even i didnt pour it to the mould.. i use titanium dioxide for the white and mica+charcoal for the dark blue.. i use lye concentration 25% for the both soapView attachment 71535

Welcome to the Forum! You came to the right place to get help when soap misbehaves. I want to recommend that you start a brand new thread with your recipe. I am saying that because the original post here started over a year ago. I do not know your recipe but I do not think your problem is sodium lactate. If you are doing cold process soap, you have to wait 24-48 hours or more before you take it out of the mold. I am looking forward to hearing more from you.

 

[bobbychandra]

Welcome to the Forum! You came to the right place to get help when soap misbehaves. I want to recommend that you start a brand new thread with your recipe. I am saying that because the original post here started over a year ago. I do not know your recipe but I do not think your problem is sodium lactate. If you are doing cold process soap, you have to wait 24-48 hours or more before you take it out of the mold. I am looking forward to hearing more from you.

Thank you.. i already read from another tread from this group. I think you are right. The problem is not sodium lactate, but because i use clumpy NaOH. Thats why the one is good but the another one is failed because i remember that there are Clumpy part of the NaOH on that Lye solution.

Thank you.. i already read from another tread from this group. I think you are right. The problem is not sodium lactate, but because i use clumpy NaOH. Thats why the one is good but the another one is failed because i remember that there are Clumpy part of the NaOH on that Lye solution.

Update... I made another 2 batch using the same formula but using the "good" NaOH... The one batch is FAILED AGAIN with similiar character.. but the another one is succesfull..
Ok i think its clear now... Its not only because the clumpy NaOH but i suspect the fragrance oil.. the failed one using the same fragrance with the failed one yesterday.. but the succesfull one is not using that fragrance... The fragrance make the soap crumble but its false trace too.. i think the oil is not yet mix well with the lye solution.
I check the ph of the soap i've made yesterday. The good one is 8-9 but the failed soap one is 11 to 12 its mean the soap is 100% helpless.. i trown away forcefully that soap.. so sad because olive oil so expensive here in indonesia...
I'm sorry for my bad english because its not my first language. I speak in indonesian n javanese everyday