Uh oh lol what happened?

[Flossy]

Everything was going well until I added in a FO and then it became very fast moving. I added in some oil TD (perhaps too much?) and this is what came out....

It looks like the TD wasn't stirred in enough but when I poured it, it was white and looked good.

Speaking of TD how do you get soap white? I've seen some liquid colourant on TKB which looks good. Has anyone ever used it?

Thanks in advnace

 

[Stinkydancer]

I use water soluable TD generally. If I use oil soluable I stick blend it in my oils before the lye unless I need to leave part of the batch TD free. If I'm only doing part of the batch- then I mix TX with a hint of oil and mix it into part of the batch that I want white.

It looks like the FO seized and/or overheated as far as the brains look to it.
I would soap that one much cooler next time and add it to cooler oils before the lye to see if you can stop it- full water would help too.

I have never used the white liquid- I have heard good things but it's pricy. With some practice you can achieve the same thing with powder and it's cheaper.

 

[Flossy]

I didn't think that it could have got too hot. How do you cool it down?

I was thinking of using water TD but how do you mix it in if you want to create swirls?

My oil TD always has lumps in it even if I stir it in really well in warm oil before hand, which is why I was thinking of just getting the liquid form. I'm not having much luck with powders lol.

 

[dOttY]

If it's the 'crackle' look you're asking about, that's from Titanium Dioxide.

If I use TD, I NEVER gel. Because I get this result:

Now I prevent gel when using TD. My TD I have to mix with oils before using.

HTH?

 

[Flossy]

This is the first time I ever got that crackled look, i've used it a few times before.

How do you stop soap from gelling? I thought that was the natural process lol.

 

[Stinkydancer]

Weird I get that with a sped FO...not with TD even gelling.

 

[carebear]

Gelling is "natural" and is caused by the heat generated by the saponification reaction. But you can prevent it (and slow the reaction) by starting with cool components (oils, lye solution), cooling your mild, cooling soap in the mold, etc.

 

[Flossy]

I mix my lye and oils around 100F. If you can do it cooler whats a good temp? Even better if I get more time to do better swirling.