Is this ricing?

[BritS]

Hi all,
I’ve been making soap for a year, and this is the first time I’ve encountered this. The soap looked beautiful when I first cut it. I was super happy with the pinky peach color as it was exactly the color I hoped, and the scent was amazing! However, when I went back to admire them a couple days later, I noticed these spots.

Edit: I didn’t notice any issues in the texture when blending my lye and oils together.

This is the recipe I created and have used many times before:
Coconut Oil - 25%
Olive Oil - 25%
Palm Oil - 20%
Kokum Butter - 15%
Hemp Oil - 10%
Castor Oil - 5%
for a total of 20oz of oils.
My liquid to lye ratio was 2:1. (5.64:2.82) My fragrance was Wooden Wick’s Primrose + Apricot at 0.6oz.

This is the first time I’ve seen this from this recipe, which makes me lean towards it being my FO. Thoughts?

- Apologies for the weird rotation, blaming my phone

 

[Misschief]

I'd agree with you, it's likely your FO. That definitely isn't ricing, though. Ricing will happen in the pot, from what I understand. In my 7-8 years making soap, I think I've only experienced it once. I think.

 

[artemis]

This thread has a picture of ricing. Did your soap look like that in the pot?

https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/a-picture-of-ricing-volcanos-separating-overheating.52097/

 

[BritS]

This thread has a picture of ricing. Did your soap look like that in the pot?

https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/a-picture-of-ricing-volcanos-separating-overheating.52097/

It was perfect when mixing and in the bowl, which is why I was surprised to see these spots pop up the next day. If it isn’t ricing, I’m stumped as to what it is.

 

[AliOop]

Ricing is a lumpy texture that occurs when mixing; little separated lumps look like grains of rice (hence the name).

I agree with Misschief that this looks like spots of unmixed FO.

 

[DeeAnna]

I've gotten something like this when I absentmindedly forgot the FO, added it at the very last possible second, and in my hurry didn't mix it in as well as I should have.

Annoying, isn't it?

That's why I like to add FO to my oils before I add the lye solution. Sometimes the FO is naughty and has to be added last thing, but if it's well behaved, it goes in right away.

 

[BritS]

I've gotten something like this when I absentmindedly forgot the FO, added it at the very last possible second, and in my hurry didn't mix it in as well as I should have.

Annoying, isn't it?

That's why I like to add FO to my oils before I add the lye solution. Sometimes the FO is naughty and has to be added last thing, but if it's well behaved, it goes in right away.

I think I will give that a go next time and see how it works out. I’ve read a few posts here where people add the FO to the oils, and I’ve been curious about it.

 

[BritS]

This thread has a picture of ricing. Did your soap look like that in the pot?

https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/a-picture-of-ricing-volcanos-separating-overheating.52097/

My reply is awaiting a moderator. I’m not sure why, but it was perfect after mixing. I didn’t have any granules of any type. That’s why i I was so confused.

 

[BritS]

@artemis, it’s not processing my response to you. My soap was great after mixing. There weren’t any granules, which is why I was confused.