Alfa_Lazcares
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Okay, so I honestly dont know what it is but my last few batches of soap have all ended up beign scratchy when i didnt mean them to. Is not too bad to be unusable but i wanted some smooth soaps and for some reason they all end up scratchy. When tou see them they look fine, if you tilt them you can kinda see the bumps that kinda sorta look like salt but finer. I dont know if you can see it on the pictures. Anyway there is really nothing consistent about those soaps excep
t for maybe the NAOH
The recipe I use the most is 30% coconut, 30% olive, 30% lard or palm, 5% castor and 5% almond or avocado. It also happened with 80% coconut 20% avocado. They all have different brands of oils.
For my water I either used 100% aloe vera (from the leaves) or 50% water and 50% coconut cream or coconut milk.
I mix the lye solution with the aloe or the water and let it cool down.
I melt my coconut and lard or palm then add the olive and finally the castor and almond or avocado. I dump the coconut cream or milk in the oils and then the TD or mica. Stick blend those until well combined. Then mix the lye solution.
At this point i add the FO or EO and mold. Salt bars do not gell but the other recipe does. It fully gells but never overheats.
When i cut the soap it feels fine and smooth but after i start using them is when you can feel the granules? I let them cure for 3 weeks minimum before testing but older bars are scratchy but only dtarted happening 2 months ago, in agust. I first thought it was the TD but it happens with or without it. Then I thought of the FO but it happened when I used EO, then i thought of the palm but it started happening when i wasnt using palm. The olive oil or coconut brand but nope, they are at least 2 brands. The aloe but no because also happenes with plain water or coconut milk/cream.
Help?
The recipe I use the most is 30% coconut, 30% olive, 30% lard or palm, 5% castor and 5% almond or avocado. It also happened with 80% coconut 20% avocado. They all have different brands of oils.
For my water I either used 100% aloe vera (from the leaves) or 50% water and 50% coconut cream or coconut milk.
I mix the lye solution with the aloe or the water and let it cool down.
I melt my coconut and lard or palm then add the olive and finally the castor and almond or avocado. I dump the coconut cream or milk in the oils and then the TD or mica. Stick blend those until well combined. Then mix the lye solution.
At this point i add the FO or EO and mold. Salt bars do not gell but the other recipe does. It fully gells but never overheats.
When i cut the soap it feels fine and smooth but after i start using them is when you can feel the granules? I let them cure for 3 weeks minimum before testing but older bars are scratchy but only dtarted happening 2 months ago, in agust. I first thought it was the TD but it happens with or without it. Then I thought of the FO but it happened when I used EO, then i thought of the palm but it started happening when i wasnt using palm. The olive oil or coconut brand but nope, they are at least 2 brands. The aloe but no because also happenes with plain water or coconut milk/cream.
Help?
