Good morning Everyone,
I have not been soaping long, and I have researched lye pockets extensively. I see some say fragrance pockets, lye pockets, and then I also see pictures of heat tunnels when researching lye pockets. One thread here, I see a small hole in a piece of soap, but I don’t know if I should assume every hole in my batch could be a lye pocket. So, I’m kind of lost. I have this batch that I made, it clearly has glycerin rivers in a few layers, but I also notice a few oozing spots. I know that the batter was mixed well. I also use a strainer to strain my lye since I use tussah silk. I used soap calc for my recipe and I know the measurements were spot on.
I started off with a mixed base color of orange, then separated the batter and reblended after mixing some TD in each layer. i use TD for oil. I can actually see some TD spots in all of the layers. Then I remixed with the stick blender after adding my fragrance and kaolin clay for all layers except one which for some reason I mixed with a spatula. The only thing I did not do was tap the mold onto the floor. I rarely do that, I guess because I don’t remember to. Could these still be lye pockets or would it just be the fragrance oil. I did the zap test and I don’t feel anything. To be honest, I’m just left with a nasty taste in my mouth from the fragrance oils whenever I do it. Should I assume that any hole or oozing from my soap is a lye pocket even if I know I mixed the batter well? Any help would be appreciated.
I have not been soaping long, and I have researched lye pockets extensively. I see some say fragrance pockets, lye pockets, and then I also see pictures of heat tunnels when researching lye pockets. One thread here, I see a small hole in a piece of soap, but I don’t know if I should assume every hole in my batch could be a lye pocket. So, I’m kind of lost. I have this batch that I made, it clearly has glycerin rivers in a few layers, but I also notice a few oozing spots. I know that the batter was mixed well. I also use a strainer to strain my lye since I use tussah silk. I used soap calc for my recipe and I know the measurements were spot on.
I started off with a mixed base color of orange, then separated the batter and reblended after mixing some TD in each layer. i use TD for oil. I can actually see some TD spots in all of the layers. Then I remixed with the stick blender after adding my fragrance and kaolin clay for all layers except one which for some reason I mixed with a spatula. The only thing I did not do was tap the mold onto the floor. I rarely do that, I guess because I don’t remember to. Could these still be lye pockets or would it just be the fragrance oil. I did the zap test and I don’t feel anything. To be honest, I’m just left with a nasty taste in my mouth from the fragrance oils whenever I do it. Should I assume that any hole or oozing from my soap is a lye pocket even if I know I mixed the batter well? Any help would be appreciated.
