I made some oatmeal soap, the fourth batch of soap I have made.
Avocado 2 oz.
Olive 4 oz.
Sunflower 2 oz.
Shea 8 oz.
Coconut 16 oz.
Water 12.16 oz.
Lye 4.78 oz.
2-3 tablespoons ground oatmeal, the flour type.
This turned out relatively soft. I poured a 42 oz. loaf, cut it into 9 pieces and then did my "squeeze test" where I pinch it to see if there is any givit has a little bit of give. I used cold process and did not monitor temps. When I melt solid oils/butters, I take it off the heat when there are a few ice bergs of fat left that will melt in 5-10 min. I was working with my mom-her first soapmaking-and I told her to put all the oils in the mixing container. I am mixing-whisk until it looks emulsified. Then I abuse the stick blender and stick blend it way more than I have read about anyone stick blending. It came to trace and I showed mom and told her it was time to pour. She then asked if the other oil needed to go in. I said no, and that she didn't want FO or EO's - the whole point of this soap was the oatmeal/gentleness because everything irritates her skin. Why is she asking about "the other oils"? The melted solid oils were still in the pan on the stove. OK, I have lye solution and only the Avacado, Olive and Sunflower oil in my mix. I didn't know what to do so I went ahead and added the coconut oil and Shea butter, whisked and stick blended it again. Looked like it came to trace (again?) and I poured it.
1. I don't know how it came to trace with more than half the oils not being included...
2. This soap seems to be dense/heavy for its size and seems moist like it needs to have water evaporate, which all of them usually do anyway, but it is not getting much dryer and it has been three weeks. Is the oatmeal saturated with water and it wants to hold onto it?
3. Did I put too much ground oatmeal powder - used Bob's Red Mill oat flour
4. I used soapcalc to determine the lye, water, characteristics. I picked how much I wanted of each oil, yes, I made this "recipe" up.
5. I am not making fancy soap at this point so I cut my loaves in half and then cut one half into four roughly equal bars and the other half into five roughly equal bars so I can compare the thick vs. thin to see how long it takes to get to the point where the water has mostly evaporated, etc. And hopefully I can use some of the the thinner bars sooner.
Well, that is my Saga of the Oatmeal Soap. Any feedback or comments would be appreciated. I have not read about anyone doing what I did with the oils...
Avocado 2 oz.
Olive 4 oz.
Sunflower 2 oz.
Shea 8 oz.
Coconut 16 oz.
Water 12.16 oz.
Lye 4.78 oz.
2-3 tablespoons ground oatmeal, the flour type.
This turned out relatively soft. I poured a 42 oz. loaf, cut it into 9 pieces and then did my "squeeze test" where I pinch it to see if there is any givit has a little bit of give. I used cold process and did not monitor temps. When I melt solid oils/butters, I take it off the heat when there are a few ice bergs of fat left that will melt in 5-10 min. I was working with my mom-her first soapmaking-and I told her to put all the oils in the mixing container. I am mixing-whisk until it looks emulsified. Then I abuse the stick blender and stick blend it way more than I have read about anyone stick blending. It came to trace and I showed mom and told her it was time to pour. She then asked if the other oil needed to go in. I said no, and that she didn't want FO or EO's - the whole point of this soap was the oatmeal/gentleness because everything irritates her skin. Why is she asking about "the other oils"? The melted solid oils were still in the pan on the stove. OK, I have lye solution and only the Avacado, Olive and Sunflower oil in my mix. I didn't know what to do so I went ahead and added the coconut oil and Shea butter, whisked and stick blended it again. Looked like it came to trace (again?) and I poured it.
1. I don't know how it came to trace with more than half the oils not being included...
2. This soap seems to be dense/heavy for its size and seems moist like it needs to have water evaporate, which all of them usually do anyway, but it is not getting much dryer and it has been three weeks. Is the oatmeal saturated with water and it wants to hold onto it?
3. Did I put too much ground oatmeal powder - used Bob's Red Mill oat flour
4. I used soapcalc to determine the lye, water, characteristics. I picked how much I wanted of each oil, yes, I made this "recipe" up.
5. I am not making fancy soap at this point so I cut my loaves in half and then cut one half into four roughly equal bars and the other half into five roughly equal bars so I can compare the thick vs. thin to see how long it takes to get to the point where the water has mostly evaporated, etc. And hopefully I can use some of the the thinner bars sooner.
Well, that is my Saga of the Oatmeal Soap. Any feedback or comments would be appreciated. I have not read about anyone doing what I did with the oils...
(it's me, I'm some of us) 
I honestly don't remember what happened to the batch I did that to (it was an early batch, almost 2 years ago), I may have rebatched that one, but I'm not sure 
