White Spots ?

[Prerna]

Hi, I'm a newbie in the world of soap making and I; 'm noticing there are some tiny little white spots all around my soap. Please, need to understand how and why this happened and how can this be avoided in the future. I'll be grateful if anyone can guide me here. Thanks

 

[Ford]

Hi, could be.....
Excess/undisolved lye? Check you numbers. Have you zap test yet?
Stearic spots? What temps you working at? Maybe soap a little warmer?
Ingredients? What is in it?
How thick a trace did you pour at?

It could be many things. But these seem to be, the most common. My guess is temps and trace. Please let us know how you make out.

 

[artemis]

Also, if they are little raised spots, they might be from cutting with a wire cutter.

My advice: start a brand new thread of your own. Include all the relevant information: recipe, methods, times, temps, as much info as possible. That will be the best way to get help.

The fastest way to get info would be to do a search on the forum for "white spots."

 

[AliOop]

I see all of the above mentioned by the other posters, plus possibly some white spots from unmixed titanium dioxide.

 

[not_ally]

I vote for the TD as well. That's what it looks like when I use hard to mix (ie; most brands!) of TD.

 

[Vicki C]

I think you have a few things going on. If you look closely at the red circled spots you can see drag marks underneath - these look like titanium dioxide. The blue circled spots look like stearic spots or unmelted hard oils or butters. Or, sometimes fragrances that cause ricing can make soap look like this.