Will CP soap melt in heat?

[Deborah Long]

Okay, I feel really silly, however, I've been 'creating' a space for myself in our garage for soap equipment and finished bars of soap. (maybe eventually a soap lab?)

We live in Phoenix Arizona and the garage is not cooled, nor heated. It is cooler than the outside during the summer and warmer during the winter - but - summers in Phoenix get HOT, like up to 120 degrees F. The DH believes all of my CP soap will just melt if I store it in the garage, but for some reason, I don't think it will! lol

Any opinions or FACTS out there?

Thanks for your help! (as always!)

 

[atiz]

Hm, I don't have any research on this, but in my (short) experience the most I've seen was some sweating. I think if it melted in 120F, rebatching would be a breeze...

 

[Deborah Long]

I think if it melted in 120F, rebatching would be a breeze...

That's a GREAT point! (and also made me chuckle!)

 

[Lin19687]

I would be more concerned with the oils stored there heating and cooling all the time. I know that even though it is HOT during the day, the nights can get cold too.
Mum used to live in Tucson

 

[Millie]

I would worry about the soaps going dossy in the heat

 

[I made this soap]

Hey, I think the soaps could handle it, might also make them cure better But you might want to store your base oils someplace cooler

 

[runnerchicki]

I don't have an answer for you because I only have only spent one summer in Arizona, but I just wanted to say hello from Surprise!

 

[penelopejane]

We have temperatures that high in summer and i think your soaps will weep and get DOS a lot quicker than soap stored in cooler conditions.

 

[shunt2011]

I too would be concerned about them developing DOS. I’ve moved my stuff into an enclosed carport. It’s somewhat heated but no air. I’ll be purchasing an air conditioner before the heat of summer. I placed all my oils into the fridge out there.

 

[TheGecko]

Okay, I feel really silly, however, I've been 'creating' a space for myself in our garage for soap equipment and finished bars of soap. (maybe eventually a soap lab?)

We live in Phoenix Arizona and the garage is not cooled, nor heated. It is cooler than the outside during the summer and warmer during the winter - but - summers in Phoenix get HOT, like up to 120 degrees F. The DH believes all of my CP soap will just melt if I store it in the garage, but for some reason, I don't think it will! lol

Any opinions or FACTS out there?

I used to live in Phoenix (32nd Street/Bell Road area). I would love to be a soaper in Phoenix because of the ‘dry heat’ which will cut down on curing time. But I would also, if I was making large amounts of soap, to run an oscillating fan t keep the humidity levels down.

I had a two-car garage with southern exposure and my garage rarely got over 90F so you should be fine storing a lot of your oils/butters. As an example, I would store hard butters like cocoa and kokum, but shea and mango would have gone in my laundry room. Olive, coconut and palm will be okay, sweet almond avocado would go in the laundry room. Of course, if I was running my business out of my garage in Phoenix, I would have a frig in the garage and wouldn’t have to put stuff in th laundry room.

 

[cmzaha]

I would not store any oils or butters in the garage in Phoenix in summers. As for your soap melting, if the temp stays that long for several days I am not sure if I would trust the soap to not melt. I know several years ago someone brought up using a dehydrator, so me being me, I tried mine that goes as low as 95º F. I do not remember how long it took but the soap did start to soften considerably so I took it out before I tested to see if it would melt completely. I really did not want to mess up my nice dehydrator.

 

[GML]

Oils and butters should be kept at room temperature. Based on this logic, soaps (whether CP or HP) should also be kept at room temperature.

 

[Deborah Long]

Thanks everyone and rest assured that I would NOT store my oils or butters in the garage! lol I'm trying to imagine all the butter running together and forming a puddle on the garage floor. good advice here and I think the garage will be a great place to put my molds and equipment that I'm not currently using!

@runnerchicki - Hi from Glendale! Let me know the next time you're going to Arizona Soap Supply and maybe we can ride together!