Wow, I think I just can't read

[Arimara]

I made a recipe, checked it a few times, worked as slowly as possible, soaped as coolly as possible and where does it get me? This:

Avocado oil- 100g
Castor oil- 25g
Cocoa butter- 100
Coconut oil- 75g
Olive oil- 100g
Masterbatched lye- 146g
Citric acid- 5g mixed in 40g distilled water

I completely forgot to add 100g of GV Shortening from Walmart. I'm so mad at myself right now.

Edit- I added two pics for perspective. I scented this with Herbal Essence from Brambleberry so I'm wondering if I should just hold on to this or try and rebatch this mess. I did make this an hour ago.

 

[Saffron]

Depending on the superfat allowance, I think the missing fat could make that soap a bit lye heavy. I would rebatch it.
Did something similar a few years ago where I forgot to add an oil from the recipe - ended up rebatching it in the slowcooker. Added some lavender EO at the end of the cook and it turned out really nice.
Good luck!

 

[Astro]

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Avocado oil- 100g
Castor oil- 25g
Cocoa butter- 100
Coconut oil- 75g
Olive oil- 100g
Masterbatched lye- 146g
Citric acid- 5g mixed in 40g distilled water

Please excuse my ignorance, as I am new to soaping, what is the citric acid for and what does it do? and when would you add it?

 

[DeeAnna]

You should rebatch the soap and add the missing shortening, @Arimara. I really don't think a -15% superfat will cure out.

We talk a lot about citric acid in soap, @Astro. Rather than reinvent the wheel, here are some links to threads that should answer your questions --

https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/citric-acid.64204/
https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/how-much-citric-acid-for-this-recipe.54718/
https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/citric-acid-as-a-chelator.56643/
https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/using-citric-acid.47990/
https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/help-with-citric-acid-math-please.65298/

 

[Arimara]

Please excuse my ignorance, as I am new to soaping, what is the citric acid for and what does it do? and when would you add it?

Citric acid is a food additive often found in a lot of canned items and drinks to help preseerve them. In soap, it helps with chelating and is converted to sodium citrate once lye is done reacting to it. when soaping, you can add it to oils or liquid, and I think trace (I'm new to using it myself).

@DeeAnna I will try. I've only rebatched soap once and that was not the most fun experience.

 

[cmzaha]

I definitely agree with DeeAnna, rebatch adding in your shortening.

 

[Arimara]

I definitely agree with DeeAnna, rebatch adding in your shortening.

I started it around 10:30/11am. Is it alright it looks like it has soap chunks still? It is mostly melted down and saponified

 

[DeeAnna]

Late to your rebatch party, @Arimara -- sorry I didn't read this sooner. I think you're okay. Smaller chunks should be fine. Big pieces ... not so much.

 

[Arimara]

Late to your rebatch party, @Arimara -- sorry I didn't read this sooner. I think you're okay. Smaller chunks should be fine. Big pieces ... not so much.

I smashed much of what didn't melt down to smaller chunks.If I can find a non metal potato masher, I will keep that for rebatching.

 

[penelopejane]

Citric acid is a food additive often found in a lot of canned items and drinks to help preseerve them. In soap, it helps with chelating and is converted to sodium citrate once lye is done reacting to it. when soaping, you can add it to oils or liquid, and I think trace (I'm new to using it myself).

Mix your CA with water from the recipe. When it is totally dissolved you can pour your lye in the water. Or you can dissolve your CA with other liquids from the recipe (milk). Don't add it into your oils or add it at trace.

 

[Arimara]

Mix your CA with water from the recipe. When it is totally dissolved you can pour your lye in the water. Or you can dissolve your CA with other liquids from the recipe (milk). Don't add it into your oils or add it at trace.

Thanks for the correction. It's a good thing I've used it as you directed. It seemed to make sense than adding it at trace or to oils.

 

[Susie]

I smashed much of what didn't melt down to smaller chunks.If I can find a non metal potato masher, I will keep that for rebatching.

https://www.amazon.com/Farberware-5...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

Get two. One for kitchen use, one for soapy use. Love it to break up ground meat.