Merbear
New Member
This is the second batch of a CP soap with activated charcoal in it that has created this ring around the outside. I had to throw out the first batch that did this because after curing, it seemed the lye might still be active because it was extremely drying and hard on my hands. I make all sorts of other soaps without activated charcoal, and they all turn out fine. I’m using almost equal parts of tallow, olive oil and coconut oil. I just cut into this batch, and am hoping it’s going to cure okay, but I’m concerned because of the ring. The top of the loafs were also slightly cracked with a lot of white residue on them. I spray the molds and top with alcohol.
Any advice or ideas of what is happening is welcome!