Sticky soap

[Tessmi]

Hey there, does anybody know what the problem is with my soap? It’s made with olive oil/coconut oil/ water and lavendel incent. It becomes sticky when using, like the oil is separating or something..

 

[AliOop]

Hi there! How long has your soap been cured? Also, if you can provide your full recipe, that will help us trouble-shoot the issues.

 

[Obsidian]

Is the soap on a well draining rack so it can dry between uses? High olive oil soap can develop a layer of slime or get mushy if it stays wet all the time.

 

[lsg]

High olive oil soap can take longer to cure than soap that has no or a small amount of olive oil.

 

[Tessmi]

Thanks so much for your replys. 3 weeks with the first batch. Would you recommend curing the soap also on a drying rack? The recipe is in grams because I’m from the Netherlands:

241,5 gram water
130,12 gram lye
210 gram coconut oil
839 gram olive oil
15 gram lavendel incent

Thanks again!

 

[GemstonePony]

I've translated your recipe into percentages so others can chime in:
Coconut oil 20.02%
Olive oil 78.98%
Lye concentration 35%
SF 14.4

Based on oils alone, I would expect this recipe to require 2 months, minimum, to begin to lather well. With such a high superfat and at only 3 weeks old, I'm a bit surprised it can lather at all.