christianthecelt
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Hi friends,
So I just unmolded my second batch of goat milk soap (5th batch of soap total now). This 2nd batch of gm soap turned out really well; the 1st batch is still a little spongy (I'm assuming that's a lye problem though).
My question revolves around the milk/lye mixture. For milk soaps, I was taught that you must first freeze the milk then let it thaw to about 40*. I did that both times. Then I partially filled my kitchen sink with ice, set the mixing pan down in it then added more ice. So far so good. After I added the milk, I slowly added the lye. I was taught that the process of adding the lye to the milk should take no less than fifteen minutes so as not to scald the milk. Since I'm still new to this, I took about twenty min to add all the lye to the milk (13.2oz milk, 5.2oz lye). Both times I noticed that the milk/lye mixture turns into a pudding consistency. A little worried, but I still pressed on, adding it to the oils. The first time, the mixture got thicker but never traced. That soap is still curing, but a little spongy. This time I got it to trace after about 12 minutes. The soap looks and smells amazing. Anyway, is this normal for milk/lye mixture to get so thick?
Thanks a million, y'all!
Christian
So I just unmolded my second batch of goat milk soap (5th batch of soap total now). This 2nd batch of gm soap turned out really well; the 1st batch is still a little spongy (I'm assuming that's a lye problem though).
My question revolves around the milk/lye mixture. For milk soaps, I was taught that you must first freeze the milk then let it thaw to about 40*. I did that both times. Then I partially filled my kitchen sink with ice, set the mixing pan down in it then added more ice. So far so good. After I added the milk, I slowly added the lye. I was taught that the process of adding the lye to the milk should take no less than fifteen minutes so as not to scald the milk. Since I'm still new to this, I took about twenty min to add all the lye to the milk (13.2oz milk, 5.2oz lye). Both times I noticed that the milk/lye mixture turns into a pudding consistency. A little worried, but I still pressed on, adding it to the oils. The first time, the mixture got thicker but never traced. That soap is still curing, but a little spongy. This time I got it to trace after about 12 minutes. The soap looks and smells amazing. Anyway, is this normal for milk/lye mixture to get so thick?
Thanks a million, y'all!
Christian