Insulation

[squeakycleanuk]

How important is insulation? All the recipes I have say to insulate and today I made my first batch and fully intended to insulate but due to distractions whilst soap making (next time I will switch off the phone and lock the door!) I completely forgot to insulate till about 2 hours after, at which point I thought why bother. I used an individual mould (single soaps) so they felt as though they had already cooled quite a bit, so I didn't see the point. I'm now wondering what the consequences will be though. What will happen to my soap?

 

[VanessaP]

It should be fine. The only reason to insulate is to try to ensure that the soap will gel. Gelling is personal preference, it is not required to become a great soap. It just means that if a soap doesn't gel, it may take a few extra days to finish saponifying, and be hard enough to unmold and cut.

 

[squeakycleanuk]

Thanks Vanessa thats a relief. As they are single soaps already the cutting isn't an issue for me, so I guess if they do turn out ok, then theres no real need for me to insulate in future, heres hoping