Hey guys! It's been a long time since I made soap. I thought making soap dough would be a good reentry. I'm using a recipe I used successfully before. I'll attach a screen shot. My lye water was at about 95-100, my oils were at about 110. No fragrance to act bad. The batch seized up very quickly! with a lot of muscle I mixed some pre oil mixed micas and plopped it into the mold making a huge mess and much smooshing. And it looks like it might even be separating. I can't quite tell yet. I'd hoped to come say hi and share how well my first soap in ages went, but unfortunately I just need help plz. I've got another batch of the same thing prepped. Before I start that one, any thoughts on what went wrong? I'm thinking maybe oils and lye water were too hot? I'll let them cool down to closer to 90 this time. Any other ideas? TIA! ![Neutral face :neutral_face: 😐](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f610.png)
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Sorry if I posted in the wrong place, please move it if so. Just hoping for speedy support. And please be your usual compassionate selves, I'm feeling a bit raw.
![Neutral face :neutral_face: 😐](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f610.png)
![Mending heart :mending_heart: ❤️🩹](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/2764-1fa79.png)
Sorry if I posted in the wrong place, please move it if so. Just hoping for speedy support. And please be your usual compassionate selves, I'm feeling a bit raw.
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