is this a ruined soap/batch?

[trinity_gold007]

2 days ago I made a batch ( 2 kg/ 4.5 lbs), very nice, with black and red swirls, it had all the chances to turn out great, but it didn't. The ingredients were perfect 65% solid oils(butters) and 35 % liquid oils, 5% discount Na OH, all good quality. Beacuse I was afraid that my FO will accelerate trace as it did with another batch(which surprisingly turned out great!), I started swirling at a VERY light trace (almost like water). But after a day when I took it out of the mold it was very soft, oily, like a crumbly paste, I couldn't even cut it. :cry:

What do you guys think happened? My opinion is that the batch didn't saponify, i should have stirred more in the soap. But because I am a beginner i can't tell if I should stir more to reach a light trace or when it's light trace/ medium trace .

I am using the hand blender and in just few seconds it reaches trace, that's why I was afraid it would be too thick before adding the colour(mica) and FO which would accelerate trace anyway.

Thanks very much for any response!

 

[trinity_gold007]

Oh, I forgot, the most important thing, how can I get it right? Can I remelt it and add smth, or melt it and stirr again, I know it's kind of silly, but I really want to save it.

Thanks!

 

[pure&simple]

I can't ell you what you did wrong but I can tell you that you can do M&P. I've had 4 batches of CP soaps that never saponified; the soaps just remained soft. I just melted them (2 batches )with a little liquid (milk or water) until all the soaps have melted and the consistency was smooth, then I poured it into my mold and the soaps came out fine. The other 2 batches I made into liquid soap-just add a lot of water.

I just botched a batch of GM soap today, the soap came out grainy and blotchy, then I did M&P and the soap is much nicer the the original CP batch.

Good luck.

 

[krissy]

it sounds like you are doing Hot Process, not M&P. M&P is not made with melted heated up CP batches.

 

[krissy]

2 days ago I made a batch ( 2 kg/ 4.5 lbs), very nice, with black and red swirls, it had all the chances to turn out great, but it didn't. The ingredients were perfect 65% solid oils(butters) and 35 % liquid oils, 5% discount Na OH, all good quality. Beacuse I was afraid that my FO will accelerate trace as it did with another batch(which surprisingly turned out great!), I started swirling at a VERY light trace (almost like water). But after a day when I took it out of the mold it was very soft, oily, like a crumbly paste, I couldn't even cut it. :cry:

What do you guys think happened? My opinion is that the batch didn't saponify, i should have stirred more in the soap. But because I am a beginner i can't tell if I should stir more to reach a light trace or when it's light trace/ medium trace .

I am using the hand blender and in just few seconds it reaches trace, that's why I was afraid it would be too thick before adding the colour(mica) and FO which would accelerate trace anyway.

Thanks very much for any response!

forgot to say that if you post your recipe, you will most likely get some feed back and help with why it is doing what it is doing.

 

[pure&simple]

Thanks Krissy

All these terms for a newbie. I thought I did a M&P. I think I have to find the dictionary for soaping terms.

 

[Loyceann]

Rebatch it. Cut the soap up into small chunks and put into your crock-pot on high with a little water. Stir every once in a while until the soap is melted. Spoon into your mold. It should be fine.

In all the years I have made soap, I have only lost one batch. If the soap separates or is too chalky, or whatever you can re-batch it. You may have to add a little oil if it is chalky or a little water if it is separated, but it will turn out fine.