Summerblue
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Hi there!
I need some advice about my whipped soap I'm currently in the process of making. I'm using:
palm oil 65%
coconut oil 22%
castor oil 1.7%
olive oil 11.3%
I haven't added the lye, fragrance or colors yet.
I've been whipping this darn soap for about 30 minutes now and the mixture will not smooth out. There are still firm granular pieces of hard oil that won't soften and work into the whipped blend.
I tried 20 seconds in the microwave and that didn't work. I've tried using my stick blender and it helped a little bit but the oil mixture sort of flattened out a little and there are still those hard bits of oil in it.
Does anyone have any idea what will happen if I continue and add the lye? Will the lye incorporate the hard bits of oil?
Should I just melt the oils and cold process it to save the batch?
I'm not sure what to do at this point.
Any help is welcome!
Thanks,
Anne
I need some advice about my whipped soap I'm currently in the process of making. I'm using:
palm oil 65%
coconut oil 22%
castor oil 1.7%
olive oil 11.3%
I haven't added the lye, fragrance or colors yet.
I've been whipping this darn soap for about 30 minutes now and the mixture will not smooth out. There are still firm granular pieces of hard oil that won't soften and work into the whipped blend.
I tried 20 seconds in the microwave and that didn't work. I've tried using my stick blender and it helped a little bit but the oil mixture sort of flattened out a little and there are still those hard bits of oil in it.
Does anyone have any idea what will happen if I continue and add the lye? Will the lye incorporate the hard bits of oil?
Should I just melt the oils and cold process it to save the batch?
I'm not sure what to do at this point.
Any help is welcome!
Thanks,
Anne