What happened?

[DandelionandDuck]

Does the season really affect your soap making?
I've used exactly the same recipe, the same ingredients and the same process but my last 2 batches of soap have looked wet when I've got then out? Is this sweating, unsaponified oils, or dreaded lye pockets?
It's a 5%superfat. Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Castor Oil, Shea Butter, Hemp and Beeswax.
They seemed to come to trace faster than normal about 4 to 5 mins.. was it a false trace maybe. I then popped some bubble wrap around the outside for 12 hours and then took off.
Anyway most look fine but one of my novelty moulds has a little puddle on the top, I stupidly touched it and it didnt burn or anything, and in my loaf there are some wet patches on the outside of the soap.. can anyone give any advice. It's not letting me upload a photo from my phone.

 

[DandelionandDuck]

Managed to get the pics

 

[lsg]

It may be glycerin dew. "Natural soap tends to sweat during humid weather due to the large amount of glycerin it retains. "
https://www.chagrinvalleysoapandsalve.com/blog/posts/why-does-natural-soap-sweat-in-humid-weather/

 

[coastmutt]

Like Isg said, it looks like glycerin dew. Lovely loaf though, looks great! I hope you're able to get to the root of the problem!

 

[DandelionandDuck]

Thank you both for answering. It's so frustrating. I've been reading alot and I was always advised to add my essential oils just before trace, but reading on perhaps I should have added to the oils before mixing in the lye incase its oozing out the Essential oils.. I may wait a few days to see if it absorbs and then reevaluate. I dont want to rebatch it, but I dont want to hurt anyone if its lye water...

 

[KiwiMoose]

Thank you both for answering. It's so frustrating. I've been reading alot and I was always advised to add my essential oils just before trace, but reading on perhaps I should have added to the oils before mixing in the lye incase its oozing out the Essential oils.. I may wait a few days to see if it absorbs and then reevaluate. I dont want to rebatch it, but I dont want to hurt anyone if its lye water...

I often get this in warmer weather - it should reabsorb within a day or two.