OMG Seized up on me

Cherrydene soapy · Feb 22, 2019

So I wanted to make some soap today with the FO Daisy, had read that it worked well on CP soap. So mixed my lye and oil to thin trace, split for colours, coloured, still thin trace, thought all is going well, then added FO.
WHAM 20 SECONDS seized completely onto my spatulas couldn’t move it or get my spatula out. So first thing I did was opened this forum and searched Seized soap, read a tread saying leave it a couple of minutes and it will go into gel which will make it softer. So I waited and then stirred quickly and blow me down I eventually got it in the mould. Had to press it down with my fingers, tried to make it look presentable, it’s not pretty however it smells lovely.
Hope everyone has a great weekend and happy soaping

jcandleattic · Feb 22, 2019

Most florals are accelerators/seizers, with a few exceptions. Adding a little cold water to the batch (only an ounce or two) once it's started to loosen will also help stir it in.

KiwiMoose · Feb 26, 2019

I've done similar before in the past ( push it into the mold) however, I have never used it and i recently grated up a few bars for my confetti soap.

shunt2011 · Feb 26, 2019

Another thing you can do with a seize is put it over a bit of heat and get it to gel then pour into the mold. At least at that point it pourable and not soap on a stick.