Todd_in_Minnesota
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Well.
THAT was a surprise.
I just made a bastile batch, and it traced in seconds... liquid to frozen-ice-cream in under a minute.
Here's what I made - maybe y'all can explain what happened?
as per SoapCalc:
10% castor oil (3 oz)
90% olive oil pomace (27 oz)
45% lye concentration (4.6 oz water, 3.8 oz lye).
mix at room temp, stick blend for about 10 seconds.
realize instant-trace is happening, quickly add my .5 oz of scent (Muguet essential oil).
desperately try to mix, watch it turn to a solid in the bowl.
carve out spoonfuls and try to hammer them down into the 3" PVC mold.
I could have just formed them into patties by hand. I'm pretty sure they're hard by now (10 minutes later).
Was it the 45% lye concentration?
Not-entirely-happy-with-the-day
Todd
THAT was a surprise.
I just made a bastile batch, and it traced in seconds... liquid to frozen-ice-cream in under a minute.
Here's what I made - maybe y'all can explain what happened?
as per SoapCalc:
10% castor oil (3 oz)
90% olive oil pomace (27 oz)
45% lye concentration (4.6 oz water, 3.8 oz lye).
mix at room temp, stick blend for about 10 seconds.
realize instant-trace is happening, quickly add my .5 oz of scent (Muguet essential oil).
desperately try to mix, watch it turn to a solid in the bowl.
carve out spoonfuls and try to hammer them down into the 3" PVC mold.
I could have just formed them into patties by hand. I'm pretty sure they're hard by now (10 minutes later).
Was it the 45% lye concentration?
Not-entirely-happy-with-the-day
Todd