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ibct1969

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Oils are cooling and so is lye water.

I checked the lye water and noticed that it has what it looks like to be some saponifying going on in spots around the water. I must have had some soap on the spatula or something.

do I need to make fresh lye water?
 
I am sure you are fine. Did you have oil in the container you mixed the lye solution in or use any milks? I have one container I use for mixing my lye so there is no residual oil present to start saponifying. Milks can also start to saponify. If is is just floaties on the top of the lye solution is is soda ash forming
 
Yeah, I guess I probably did, even though I do have a separate lye bowl. I have not seen that before and it freaked me out.

Well i dumped it. i 'm going to start again. Not taking any chances- on my way to an ombre. Thanks anyway.
 
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