Rebatch soap crumbled

heidwil · Mar 31, 2015

Been savings scraps, end pieces and such for about 5 month and used it for rebatch. The first rebatch was to dry I think. So I cut it in small pieces and rebatched it again with more water in the slow cooker. After about 4 hours I pressed it into a plastic container and waited 24 hours. When I cut it a little while ago, pieces fell off looking like larger cumbs. Pressing on it makes it crumble more. Does anyone know what I did wrong? Can I rebatch it a third time? Thank you for any advice!

Obsidian · Mar 31, 2015

Sounds like its too dry and you waited too long to cut. With rebatch, you can cut as soon as it cooled.Yes, you can rebatch it again, make sure its wet enough that it cooks together.

cmzaha · Mar 31, 2015

Sometimes wetting very dry re-batch and letting it sit overnight helps re-moisten it

heidwil · Mar 31, 2015

Thank you so much for the tips!! I will cut it again very small, add some water and let it sit over night before cooking it again. After it just cooled in the mold I will take the soap out and cut it, not waiting a whole day again. They say third time's a charm

Thanks again!!!

Obsidian · Mar 31, 2015

Trying using a cheese grater to grate it up nice and small.

heidwil · Mar 31, 2015

Was not able to grate it, it crumbled into small pieces and sand like texture when I chopped it. It is in the cold slow cooker soaking in some water. I hope it turns out tomorrow.