MarisaJensen
Well-Known Member
I made 3 batches of soap a couple of days ago. I unmolded yesterday after 24 hours of being in the mold.
33% grapeseed
33% Shea butter
20% PKO
13% CO76•
Super fat at 5%
Water 33%
Oil temps 97 (all 3 batches)
Lye water temps 98 (all 3 batches)
1 and 3rd loafs came out fine
2nd loaf came out pretty in design but every bar is crumbly....WHY??? Same recipe just different fragrance and colors.
You get the picture by now... I don't know what happened but every bar is cracking and crumbling every time you pick up a bar.
Second issue with batch 2..
The white was supposed to be indigo blue but that darn mica is turning from a beautiful blue to white/off white.
This was another batch that I made several weeks ago with a fragrance I've used before and know it behaves well. I used the indigo blue and BAM that was the first time the color turned on me. I wondered if I was soaping at too high of a temp so the 2nd batch was my second attempt at using this mica.
Also the blue you see in the soap was a deep purple pigment which turned blue.
So my question since I did 3 batches at once and didn't have a problem with the other two. Is it the fragrance or the colors or sheer bad luck that a soap goes crumbly on me. How can I prevent this and does anyone else have any suggestions on what to do with this indigo blue from tkb. It's a beautiful color but obviously not for cp.
HELP!
33% grapeseed
33% Shea butter
20% PKO
13% CO76•
Super fat at 5%
Water 33%
Oil temps 97 (all 3 batches)
Lye water temps 98 (all 3 batches)
1 and 3rd loafs came out fine
2nd loaf came out pretty in design but every bar is crumbly....WHY??? Same recipe just different fragrance and colors.
You get the picture by now... I don't know what happened but every bar is cracking and crumbling every time you pick up a bar.
Second issue with batch 2..
The white was supposed to be indigo blue but that darn mica is turning from a beautiful blue to white/off white.
This was another batch that I made several weeks ago with a fragrance I've used before and know it behaves well. I used the indigo blue and BAM that was the first time the color turned on me. I wondered if I was soaping at too high of a temp so the 2nd batch was my second attempt at using this mica.
Also the blue you see in the soap was a deep purple pigment which turned blue.
So my question since I did 3 batches at once and didn't have a problem with the other two. Is it the fragrance or the colors or sheer bad luck that a soap goes crumbly on me. How can I prevent this and does anyone else have any suggestions on what to do with this indigo blue from tkb. It's a beautiful color but obviously not for cp.
HELP!