UN-MOLDING SOAP; WAIT TIME ??

[JANMAG]

HAVE MADE A FEW BATCHES, NEVER HAD A PROB WITH REMOVING FROM MOLD AFTER 24 HRS...IS 2 DAYS UNUSUAL? SOAP TRACED AFTER AN HOUR, SEEMED LONGER THAN USUAL, BUT NOW WHAT? IT'S STILL SORTA SOFT...KEEP IT COVERED?

 

[IrishLass]

What kind of recipe did you use? Recipes high in olive or soy tend to be quite soft at first, especially if you used a full water amount. Preventing gel also makes for a soft soap at first, too. If it were me, I would leave it uncovered, and then I'd give it as long as it took for it to be firm enough to cut withough falling apart.

IrishLass

 

[JANMAG]

thanks, re: un-molding ?

Hello IrishLass,
Thx, it was about 33% olive oil, the rest palm & coconut, but this is the 1st x it seems somewhat sticky, or soft.

Also, have you tried the freezer "method" for loosening soap that seem solid but don't want to budge too easily?

Lastly, unrelated question: have you ever had yellow-ish spots that appear after a few weeks of curing CP soap? I only make soap for my own fam & friends, but it's sort of unsightly (doesn't seem to affect the performance)...