hmlove1218
Well-Known Member
I've noticed that, except in more extreme cases, soda ash appears on top of a bar of soap.
However, I recently noticed something strange in a fresh cut soap. Right after I cut the loaf, I placed the end pieces on top of the other bars and later discovered that the bars beneath the ends DID NOT develop ash. But the end pieces DID develop ash on the sides facing upward.
Is it possible that ash forms mostly on top of bars because that's where the most water is evaporating from? And perhaps covering the tops helps lessen the evaporation from the top? Maybe the reason people don't have success with saran wrap is because the remove it too soon?
However, I recently noticed something strange in a fresh cut soap. Right after I cut the loaf, I placed the end pieces on top of the other bars and later discovered that the bars beneath the ends DID NOT develop ash. But the end pieces DID develop ash on the sides facing upward.
Is it possible that ash forms mostly on top of bars because that's where the most water is evaporating from? And perhaps covering the tops helps lessen the evaporation from the top? Maybe the reason people don't have success with saran wrap is because the remove it too soon?