should I rebatch?

[KSwiderski]

I made a beer soap last night and it started weeping. I figured it was just the fragrance and would be absorbed. We are not quite to the 24 hour mark so I don't know if I should wait longer? But I zap tested it and it was very zappy. I'm wondering if I should prepare to rebatch or if I am jumping the gun and being too impatient. Thought?

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

Why is it weeping? What was the recipe-process?

If you tried to prevent gel, for example, I would fully expect it to be zappy after 24 hours.

 

[new12soap]

Wait. Test it again in another day or two. Usually anything weeping out will be absorbed back in, unless you had total separation or are actually lye-heavy.

 

[cmzaha]

Give it at least 72 hrs

 

[KSwiderski]

Why is it weeping? What was the recipe-process?

If you tried to prevent gel, for example, I would fully expect it to be zappy after 24 hours.

Okay. Thank you! I will wait 72 hours before testing again.

It is beer soap. I am not sure what is causing the weeping because I usually hot process my beer soap and it is ready to cut not zappy after 24 hours and there has never been any weeping. I used soap calc and followed it exactly so I don't think it is lye heavy (but of course I am paranoid I missed something) I have heard of "lye heavy" so that is what I was thinking it was. This is my first time cold processing beer soap. (Though not this recipe with water) Thank you, I suppose it just needs more time. With that being said should I wait until the liquid is re absorbed before cutting? It is pretty hard already.
I did not try and prevent gel but I did not oven process it or anything like that. It is in a stouts PVC mold

 

[Obsidian]

If its getting really hard, go ahead and cut it now but wear gloves so you don't get the zappy liquid on you.

 

[Pepsi Girl]

Why is it weeping?

Because using beer in soap is just plain alcohol abuse!:-D

 

[KSwiderski]

Thanks obsidian!!!

Yes! It is abuse lol! But it sells so well!