Hello everyone.. I have been experimenting with my new soap making recipes. Yesterday I had the following sequence of events with my new batch of soap (Mix of Olive, Coconut, Neem & Castor oil, with calculations from SoapCalc)
1) As soon as poured the lye water in oil, it immediately showed signs of solidification wherever the lye hit the soap first. The mixing temperature of both lye and oil was about 131 deg, so I am guessing temperature was not the issue.
2) Used stick blender, however, within seconds , the entire solution became extremely thick (almost like very thick custard). It was getting hard to use the blender, however, I continued blending.
3) After 4-5 mins of blending, I poured it in mould. However, within 30-60 mins or so, the color of blend changed from creamy yellow to almost dark green (almost like the color of neem oil). So, I guessed it has separated.
4) Poured it back into mixing container , and blended it again using a spoon for 15 mins or so minutes, over hot water. The color came back to creamy yellow. Poured it back in soap mould (however, this time i used single section soap moulds, instead of loaf , as it was quite thick). The soap is sitting there since past 20 hours, and there seems to be no separation and the color is still creamy yellow.
So, my question is: Have i saved the batch from getting ruined ? is it still safe to use these soaps ?
Thanks !
1) As soon as poured the lye water in oil, it immediately showed signs of solidification wherever the lye hit the soap first. The mixing temperature of both lye and oil was about 131 deg, so I am guessing temperature was not the issue.
2) Used stick blender, however, within seconds , the entire solution became extremely thick (almost like very thick custard). It was getting hard to use the blender, however, I continued blending.
3) After 4-5 mins of blending, I poured it in mould. However, within 30-60 mins or so, the color of blend changed from creamy yellow to almost dark green (almost like the color of neem oil). So, I guessed it has separated.
4) Poured it back into mixing container , and blended it again using a spoon for 15 mins or so minutes, over hot water. The color came back to creamy yellow. Poured it back in soap mould (however, this time i used single section soap moulds, instead of loaf , as it was quite thick). The soap is sitting there since past 20 hours, and there seems to be no separation and the color is still creamy yellow.
So, my question is: Have i saved the batch from getting ruined ? is it still safe to use these soaps ?
Thanks !
