Todd_in_Minnesota
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He says... sadly.
I make one recipe, the same each time, with (seemingly) minor variations of color and scent, and maybe mixing temperature, and yet....
while several earlier batches worked just fine, my last two batches have insty-traced to like cold oatmeal... with indistinct colors, and inconsistent shape. (Learning point - don't try to swirl cold oatmeal.)
I cannot figure out why I'm suddenly tracing so quickly.
For the curious types, my recipe is:
- 5.6% avocado oil
- 16.7% coconut oil
- 19.4% olive oil
- 22.2% palm oil
- 27.8% palm kernel oil
- 8.3% shea butter
I use colors I got from a local craft store, which don't color very well. This time it was white and purple. Maybe the white was Titanium Dioxide, but there's no way to be sure.
My essential oils this batch were:
.5 oz Tea Tree
.5 oz Lavender
.2 oz Palmerosa
.1 oz Cinnamon
1 eye-dropper Vetiver
Essential oils were about 4% of the total oil weight.
I mixed the oils/lye at about 105F, and added the EOs right after.
No stick-blending... just stirring with a spoon, and by the time i had broken the batch into two tubs for the two colors, it was already set up.
Is there a list of essential oils that trigger quick trace?
I'd feel better if I had any idea what's going on.
Thanks to all for your insight.
Todd_in_Sad-esota
I make one recipe, the same each time, with (seemingly) minor variations of color and scent, and maybe mixing temperature, and yet....
while several earlier batches worked just fine, my last two batches have insty-traced to like cold oatmeal... with indistinct colors, and inconsistent shape. (Learning point - don't try to swirl cold oatmeal.)
I cannot figure out why I'm suddenly tracing so quickly.
For the curious types, my recipe is:
- 5.6% avocado oil
- 16.7% coconut oil
- 19.4% olive oil
- 22.2% palm oil
- 27.8% palm kernel oil
- 8.3% shea butter
I use colors I got from a local craft store, which don't color very well. This time it was white and purple. Maybe the white was Titanium Dioxide, but there's no way to be sure.
My essential oils this batch were:
.5 oz Tea Tree
.5 oz Lavender
.2 oz Palmerosa
.1 oz Cinnamon
1 eye-dropper Vetiver
Essential oils were about 4% of the total oil weight.
I mixed the oils/lye at about 105F, and added the EOs right after.
No stick-blending... just stirring with a spoon, and by the time i had broken the batch into two tubs for the two colors, it was already set up.
Is there a list of essential oils that trigger quick trace?
I'd feel better if I had any idea what's going on.
Thanks to all for your insight.
Todd_in_Sad-esota