DarlaJean
Member
Hey there,
I'm a newbie to the forum but I'm a 25 year veteran CP soapmaker. Today I attempting to make my first liquid soap. Something seems very wrong. I misread the part in the directions where you are supposed to stir every 25 min for 3 hours. Instead I checked twice in the first hour for separation with a quick stir and then basically left it for 2 more peaking every half hour but no stiring. In the fist 5 minutes the soap seemed to "seize" up and didn't really change much after the 3 hours - no gelling or transparency. It passed a zap test but a diluted test was completely milky. I continued to cook it in the double broiler for an additional 1.75 hours with a good 3 min mix every half hour but nothing changed. It's currently in my crock pot. Can it be saved. I even considered dumping it into a mold to see it it hardens enough or cures for a rebatch? Potassium soaps are a new animal for me - I am lost!
Recipe used:
Catherine Failor Paste method "Hawaiin Islands Shampoo"
35oz coconut, 11oz olive, 2oz cocoa butter, 13oz Potassium Hydroxide, 39oz soft filtered water (what I use for all my soaps).
I have a high quality accurate gram scale and I triple checked my measurements. Temps were 160 oils, 140 lye, and it traced to a nice thick pudding consistency after about 15 min with a stick blend. I did check for milkyness and it's very milky with a 2oz water to 1 oz soap test.
Should I leave it in the crock and stir every 25 min or is it possible too much water has been lost? Can I "save" it at all?
I'm a newbie to the forum but I'm a 25 year veteran CP soapmaker. Today I attempting to make my first liquid soap. Something seems very wrong. I misread the part in the directions where you are supposed to stir every 25 min for 3 hours. Instead I checked twice in the first hour for separation with a quick stir and then basically left it for 2 more peaking every half hour but no stiring. In the fist 5 minutes the soap seemed to "seize" up and didn't really change much after the 3 hours - no gelling or transparency. It passed a zap test but a diluted test was completely milky. I continued to cook it in the double broiler for an additional 1.75 hours with a good 3 min mix every half hour but nothing changed. It's currently in my crock pot. Can it be saved. I even considered dumping it into a mold to see it it hardens enough or cures for a rebatch? Potassium soaps are a new animal for me - I am lost!
Recipe used:
Catherine Failor Paste method "Hawaiin Islands Shampoo"
35oz coconut, 11oz olive, 2oz cocoa butter, 13oz Potassium Hydroxide, 39oz soft filtered water (what I use for all my soaps).
I have a high quality accurate gram scale and I triple checked my measurements. Temps were 160 oils, 140 lye, and it traced to a nice thick pudding consistency after about 15 min with a stick blend. I did check for milkyness and it's very milky with a 2oz water to 1 oz soap test.
Should I leave it in the crock and stir every 25 min or is it possible too much water has been lost? Can I "save" it at all?
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even if they are fresh and new. So if there is a way to soap liquid soap with cooler temps I'm all over it. Anytime a recipe has me nearly boiling something with oil in it I have to stop and ask myself how good can it be for the skin if it's taken to near smoke point. :/ um hello carcinogens, meet my super porous epidermis 
