Loves2Soap84
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Hi- I have been soaping for awhile now and use my recipe that has a water discount and I superfat at 8% which works beautifully in my wooden molds. I have been trying to make soaps with silicone molds and they do not gel which is fine/normal. However, they are getting thick coatings of ash. I am wondering why this keeps happening! I soaped at a cooler temp to see if that would work and it hasn't. My soap is higher in coconut oil and has palm oil in it as well. Could this be a factor? I'm starting to get annoyed with all these visual fails! lol Also should I just CPOP these soaps in silicone molds to see if I can force gel phase to avoid the ash? It seems to happen where the molds are touching the soap. The ash is so thick I can't really just wash it off or steam it off and cutting it off is a nightmare! I have tried googling but don't really get any advice other than cover your soap or spray with alcohol. None of these methods have worked. Please help! Thanks! :mrgreen: