I tried to HP Zany's no slime Castile

[Melysg25]

Small update.. The soap is lighter now than when unmolded several hours ago. I'll post pics tomorrow if they lighten up more or stay this way. Wonder if it happened to anyone else in CP, or is it my additives?

Thank you @dibbles!

Yes @Dean, I used 1.9:1 rather than 1.7. Was thinking to increase it to 2:1 but I keep trying less water in most my recipes to see how much less I can use to get minimal shrinkage, which happens when you use too much water. So I decided on 1.9.. And thank you

Silly question:
Is this how it would look in soapcalc ?

 

[Zany_in_CO]

Silly question:
Is this how it would look in soapcalc ?

Not silly at all. Spot on! BUT. If you increase the faux seawater, which is used to make the lye solution, you might have more of the sea salt and baking soda in the batch which could throw off the final result. So, my suggestion would be to make a small batch and try the recipe as written. Have extra water on hand to add if the batch seems too dry.

Thanks in advance for giving this the HP treatment. I look forward to reading your results.

 

[Dawni]

Not silly at all. Spot on! BUT. If you increase the faux seawater, which is used to make the lye solution, you might have more of the sea salt and baking soda in the batch which could throw off the final result. So, my suggestion would be to make a small batch and try the recipe as written. Have extra water on hand to add if the batch seems too dry.

Thanks in advance for giving this the HP treatment. I look forward to reading your results.

Yes! If I was to make this now I'd probably have that extra water on standby, in case I needed it instead of up front. Excited to see your results

 

[Melysg25]

Not silly at all. Spot on! BUT. If you increase the faux seawater, which is used to make the lye solution, you might have more of the sea salt and baking soda in the batch which could throw off the final result. So, my suggestion would be to make a small batch and try the recipe as written. Have extra water on hand to add if the batch seems too dry.

Thanks in advance for giving this the HP treatment. I look forward to reading your results.
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I started out with your original recipe @Zany_in_CO
[QUOTE="Zany_in_CO, post: 865555, member: 22120"]
Not silly at all. Spot on! BUT. If you increase the faux seawater, which is used to make the lye solution, you might have more of the sea salt and baking soda in the batch which could throw off the final result. So, my suggestion would be to make a small batch and try the recipe as written. Have extra water on hand to add if the batch seems too dry. :thumbup:

Thanks in advance for giving this the HP treatment. I look forward to reading your results. :videovisit:
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I started out with your original recipe [USER=22120]@Zany_in_CO and the water/lye ratio of 1.7:1.
I made a very small batch (so glad I did) the soap came out crumbly and did not hold together we'll. Almost looks like a rice cake. Lol.
I made a full quart of faux sea water so I will be making another batch with the 1.9:1 ratio that @Dawni used for the HP version. Hopefully it turns out better .

 

[kevenaeakin]

Not silly at all. Spot on! BUT. If you increase the faux seawater, which is used to make the lye solution, you might have more of the sea salt and baking soda in the batch which could throw off the final result. So, my suggestion would be to make a small batch and try the recipe as written. Have extra water on hand to add if the batch seems too dry.

Thanks in advance for giving this the HP treatment. I look forward to reading your results.

hi Zany could you tell me where to find your faux salt no slime recipe I thought I had it but I can't find it anywhere where I should have put it

 

[Dawni]

hi Zany could you tell me where to find your faux salt no slime recipe I thought I had it but I can't find it anywhere where I should have put it

It's linked at the beginning of this thread... And here too hehehe

 

[Melysg25]

Not silly at all. Spot on! BUT. If you increase the faux seawater, which is used to make the lye solution, you might have more of the sea salt and baking soda in the batch which could throw off the final result. So, my suggestion would be to make a small batch and try the recipe as written. Have extra water on hand to add if the batch seems too dry.

Thanks in advance for giving this the HP treatment. I look forward to reading your results.

I started out with your original recipe @Zany_in_CO
[QUOTE="Zany_in_CO, post: 865555, member: 22120"]
Not silly at all. Spot on! BUT. If you increase the faux seawater, which is used to make the lye solution, you might have more of the sea salt and baking soda in the batch which could throw off the final result. So, my suggestion would be to make a small batch and try the recipe as written. Have extra water on hand to add if the batch seems too dry. :thumbup:

Thanks in advance for giving this the HP treatment. I look forward to reading your results. :videovisit:
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I started out with your original recipe [USER=22120]@Zany_in_CO and the water/lye ratio of 1.7:1.
I made a very small batch (so glad I did) the soap came out crumbly and did not hold together we'll. Almost looks like a rice cake. Lol.
I made a full quart of faux sea water so I will be making another batch with the 1.9:1 ratio that @Dawni used for the HP version. Hopefully it turns out better .
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This is what it looked like @Zany_in_CO

 

[Dawni]

I made a very small batch (so glad I did) the soap came out crumbly and did not hold together we'll. Almost looks like a rice cake. Lol.

How long did you cook this for? It looks a bit over I think?

 

[AliOop]

I tend to agree with @Dawni - that looks either over-cooked, or like you didn't start with enough water so it dried out. You mentioned 1.9:1 but I usually HP at 2.5:1.

 

[Dawni]

Yes but with no hard oils or butters she wouldn't need a lot of water in my opinion, especially if she was going for a more rustic look than swirlable.. Hence why I used less than 2:1 even for HP

 

[AliOop]

Yes but with no hard oils or butters she wouldn't need a lot of water in my opinion, especially if she was going for a more rustic look than swirlable.. Hence why I used less than 2:1 even for HP

Good point! And if you have made it successfully at that ratio, then I guess we are back to overcooked.

 

[Dawni]

Good point! And if you have made it successfully at that ratio, then I guess we are back to overcooked.

Lol yes.. Or maybe too much steam released, too little stirring.. Or a combo of everything lol

 

[Melysg25]

Lol yes.. Or maybe too much steam released, too little stirring.. Or a combo of everything lol

I think it was a bit of everything. Too much steam released, too much stirring and evaporation.

 

[AliOop]

I think it was a bit of everything. Too much steam released, too much stirring and evaporation.

It happens, and I've had the "rice cake" soap to prove it.