White spots?

[Happy2018]

Hi,

Its been a while since I've made any soap, but I did bring some soap out that I made last year around this time, and I noticed that there are white spots. I've not seen these before and was wondering if anyone can give me some feedback on what they are.

Here are two photos,
1 - the original
2 - the original with some circles on it to show them
Thank you in advance
p,s
the soap was made using a soap calc

 

[Ekuzo]

I think that's either some sporadic small amounts of soda ash, or what people call stearic/palmitic spots - or a combination of the two. As long as your soap doesn't zap, it's all good - it's just cosmetic and in this case - not even that visible

 

[Happy2018]

THANK YOU !

You are my hero ! for replying

I had not realized how stressed and anxious I was about this, until you replied.

I was horrified when I saw them, and my mind went to the worse possible scenario of what it could be, and what happened, and I was so devastated to think that I might have to throw my soap out.

 

[dibbles]

I agree with @Ekuzo - if your soap doesn't zap it's fine for use. It could be stearic spots or maybe air bubbles that you either didn't notice when you put them away for storage, or forgot they were there if you did notice them.

 

[Happy2018]

Thank you also Dibbles for also answering!!!

No zap !

Only soapy taste!

THANK YOU BOTH !!!

 

[Ekuzo]

THANK YOU !

You are my hero ! for replying

I had not realized how stressed and anxious I was about this, until you replied.

I was horrified when I saw them, and my mind went to the worse possible scenario of what it could be, and what happened, and I was so devastated to think that I might have to throw my soap out.

No throwing out, that's blasphemy! Glad it turned out well in the end - I know what it's like when that bug inside your mind tells you stuff and tries to scare you

I agree with @dibbles - and from what I've seen, soda ash actually appears more easily where there are holes from bubbles and adds to that effect visually - you actually have a combination of 3 possible culprits