super fat percentage too high?

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teesha

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I recently went over an old recipe using a online soap calc (I was increasing the recipe), my soap is now a couple of weeks old and still has and oily feel and looks a little more transparent than it should.
I recalculated the lye myself using my saponification chart and the lye amount I use from the soap calc turned out to be short by about 15%, will this effect the bar, will it leave an oily film behind? Or will it be ok?
It was made with coconut, olive, almond and shea butter.
Thanks :)
 
15% isn't that high. if it's oil, something else might be going on.
did it overheat or anything?
 
not sure if it overheated, i always wrap my soaps, so it could be a possibility, but it seems ok other than the oily feel to it.
It is a bit soft still, not enough to leave marks but its not as hard as it should be.
I guess I'll just wait and see how it washes :)
thanks!
 

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