Trace question

[shabaity]

Before I ever start mixing for my soaps I want to understand what trace is supposed to look like. So the question is would a light trace look about the consitency of brown gravy and a medium trace about the consitency of white gravy?

 

[jcandleattic]

Pretty much yes. Or you can equate it to light/medium trace looks like cake batter, where as thick trace is more like instant pudding once it's set in bowls.

 

[CaliChan]

You'll know you reached trace when you can draw a figure 8 in the batter and see the out line when your done. Even at a light trace as long as you have good lighting you'll still see it

But I strongly recommend that you get a better understanding of trace before you start room temperature soaping. When you room temp soap you can get something called false trace.

 

[shabaity]

I fully intend to but I've discovered over the years that I have a hard time understanding what the consistency of something is supposed to be with out a frame of reference. Since I work in a restraunt the gravies we serve seem to be a natural starting point for that I know what white and brown gravy are supposed to look like so use that as a reference point.

 

[Relle]

A link to soap queen and photo of trace - http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-b...e-beginners-guide-to-soapmaking-cold-process/

 

[Paintguru]

Mmmmmmm, gravy.