What is going on here?

[lovefish]

Hi Everyone,

I eventually found out what was wrong with the soaps, so thought I should put it here so someone else can learn from this.
The stuff that looks like mold is called 'blooming'. The same thing can happen to chocolate too!

Because the base i use is of the more natural variety apparently it is more likely to happen. It is necessary to "temper" the soap base at 65-70 degrees (hold at temp for 10 minutes).

The soaps crystals like formations in the soap can also be prevented in the same way.

I hope this is help to anyone who ever experiences anything like this in their soaps!

 

[hlee]

I work with chocolate and fat bloom is very common if not tempered correctly.
I am not surprised that it can happen with soap also.
You will see it often if chocolate gets put in the freezer, etc.
Harmless in chocolate and harmless in soap I presume also, just not to pretty.