Well done! There is hope that your lavender will morph back after saponification; it does happen.Adventures in Soaping!
So I just finished the Super Shea batch. I added a touch of NS Cyber Grape for a lovely soft lavender to complement the sweet jasmine scent.
Yes, @AliOop , you warned me it would be fast, but wow, was it ever! And the lovely lavender turned baby poop tan the minute it hit the batter. Had to mix the batter with a spatula because it was too thick for my SB to spin, and then I stuffed it into the mold with my gloved hand.
It began to gel almost immediately, spouting a mini-volcano out one corner. (You're not a real soaper until you've had a soap volcano, right?) The fragrance did NOT remind me of jasmine... Well I stuffed and stuffed, and kept smoothing the erupting lava over the top, and set it aside to saponify.
Not sure if it will be more than an interesting experiment or if the bars will actually be usable some day, but either way it made for fun and novel soaping adventure!
Meanwhile, you can elevate your mold on some soup cans to get airflow underneath. If possible, have a fan blowing on it, too. Looking forward to the cut!
PS - when soap traces that fast, you can leave it in the mixing bowl until it goes into gel phase - typically 5-10 minutes. That will thin it out so you can stir it quickly and semi-pour it into the mold.
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