Hello!
I made some different recipes to try out and compare. One of them is OO 60% CO 25% Cocoa 15% and did two versions, first one with 5% SF and the other one 2%, hoping the later one would last longer with the reduced SF but to my surprise it has been the opposite!
For the test I used little 15.62 gr soaps and have been using them and weighing them to compare how fast they dissolve. After 10 uses the 5% SF is 9.65 gr and the other 9.05 gr, I know .60 grams is not much but I'm curios of why this is happening, any theories?
The only thing I can think of is that I made 5%SF 8 weeks ago and the 2% 6 weeks ago, so maybe this 2 week difference cure had something to do? Or maybe the extra fat makes it harder for the soap to dissolve?
I made some different recipes to try out and compare. One of them is OO 60% CO 25% Cocoa 15% and did two versions, first one with 5% SF and the other one 2%, hoping the later one would last longer with the reduced SF but to my surprise it has been the opposite!
For the test I used little 15.62 gr soaps and have been using them and weighing them to compare how fast they dissolve. After 10 uses the 5% SF is 9.65 gr and the other 9.05 gr, I know .60 grams is not much but I'm curios of why this is happening, any theories?
The only thing I can think of is that I made 5%SF 8 weeks ago and the 2% 6 weeks ago, so maybe this 2 week difference cure had something to do? Or maybe the extra fat makes it harder for the soap to dissolve?