Why is my clear M&P soap base no so clear

[Clayjar]

I made a spherical soap. The top half is supposed to be clear. I added no fragrance or color to my clear M&P base. I spritz it with rubbing alcohol to get rid of bubbles during the molding. Left in the mold for less than a day, I put it in the freezer so it can come out of the mold easily. It is not clear. It's translucent near surface.

It worked before in a cube mold. What went wrong?

 

[squigglz]

Do you have photos? Which brand did you use? Is it possible you overheated the base when melting it?

 

[lsg]

My guess is that the freezer caused the cloudiness.

 

[Genny]

I agree with lsg, freezing clear mp can absolutely cause cloudiness. So can overheating.

 

[Clayjar]

Blast. I ruined it by freezing it. I couldn't get it out of the plastic mold so I put in freezer for a few hours. I had melted it originally for 30 seconds at 60% power so I don't think I overheated it.

How would I be able to get it out of a plastic sphere mold without freezing it?

Also the black part is rough and not smooth like the clear half. How do I make it just as smooth?
I had poured the clear half first in the bottom half. Then I put the top mold on and poured the black through the little opening.

Thanks.

 

[lsg]

You might try lubricating the mold with petroleum jelly. This works with cp soap, but I don't know if it will affect the clearness of the m&p soap.

 

[Momonga]

I wonder if this can be saved by re-melting? It won't hurt to try. I read a tip somewhere that you should melt and re-use clear M&P if the base comes out of the package a little foggy.

 

[squigglz]

Careful with that if it's scented-if you heat it too far, the fragrance will get funky.

 

[Clayjar]

It might be tough to remelt. The top half is clear with shea butter and some fragrance, while the bottom half is colored black with shea butter, pumice powder and fragrance. I also have small ball of black colored soap embedded inside the clear top half. It just look like a very snowy snow globe right now. It will be in my collection of learning.

Petro jelly might be messy. I wonder if some thin coating of vegetable oil would work. Thanks.

 

[Genny]

Petro jelly might be messy. I wonder if some thin coating of vegetable oil would work. Thanks.

Yep, vegetable oil will work.