Im going to guess that it was the fo/eo that started to seize the soap and the colorant was left to cruise without being part of the soap party :(
The only issue ive had with putting dry/powdered colorant directly into soap batter is that sometimes it can be speckled if not incorporated...
EVERYTHING is going up! ugh!! just when I get happy gotsta readjust :)
oh well..makes life exciting that way no??
luckily I bought a bunch of PKO-I ordered that instead of palm..go with the flow I guess ..hehe!!
how exciting right??!! congrats on your first soap adventure!!
the ONLY time I have gotten crumbly soap like that was when I poured prior to any sort of trace..it crumbled like a Jenga game :(
is the bar sparkly in the light..could mean that the lye didnt get incorporated well with the...
it also depends on the oils that you use and the room temp/environment..
the hot lye would melt some hard oils/butters..but if they are BIG chunks you may have an issue of the oils/butters staying solid and not melting especially if the room is cool..
I do room temp CP and I breakup my...
I mention it all too..
distilled water(or whatever liquid that I use) and all the oils and butters as well as the sodium hydroxide and lastly fragrance and color(if I use them)
I post them from greatest to least amounts..
I cant wait for my soaping supplies get in so I can try some textured tops..
I havent soaped for 2 weeks now..grr!!
I love love love your soap photos :)