What are these specs?

[hlee]

Orange Spice soap, smells awesome.
I used carrot puree for color and also coconut milk.
It got hot really fast and the top was starting to crack so I threw it in the freezer to chill out. I used palm and lard in this, is this stearic specs?
No zaps.

 

[Shannon_m]

My Apple Jack & Peel soap did the same thing... I think it's from overheating?? I don't know.

 

[lsg]

It looks like stearic spots to me. Palm oil and lard both contain a fair amount of stearic acid.

 

[hlee]

Thanks. Are they harmful other than looking odd?

 

[lsg]

Nope, stearic spots are just cosmetic. I would melt my palm oil and stir it up really well before the next batch.

 

[SoapPapaw]

Pretty. Doesn't the spots effect the the soap?

 

[hlee]

Got it. Thanks.

 

[Linedog]

But will the carrot cause mold or go rancid?

 

[Shannon_m]

It looks like stearic spots to me. Palm oil and lard both contain a fair amount of stearic acid.

That makes complete sense to me! Thanks for that.

 

[lsg]

I have used pureed cucumber and pureed aloe in soaps with never a problem. I always let those soaps go through a gel stage though.

 

[Genny]

But will the carrot cause mold or go rancid?

Not if it's not big chunks of it. I use pureed carrots in one of my castile soaps all the time & have not had any mold or rancidity issues.