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Spring is here and the humidity is rising. When you make soaps during humid days do you do something special to speed up curing or do you just give it a little longer.

Also, when I cut my soaps (about a week after creation) I get drag marks. How do I reduce that. A wet blade is somewhat helpfull but doesnt solve the problem completely.

Jaime
 
Have you tried adding salt or sodium lactate? They help to initially harden up a soap. Other things that help: gelling, using wooden molds instead of silicon, water discounts, and using recipes with hard oils.
 
snappyllama said:
Have you tried adding salt or sodium lactate? They help to initially harden up a soap. Other things that help: gelling, using wooden molds instead of silicon, water discounts, and using recipes with hard oils.
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I am not sure what gelling is but I may have a go at using salt.. will have to do some research.
 
Gelling is when you insulate your soap and it heats up to a translucent stage then cools back down. Gelling makes the soap harder to start than non-gel. Salt and SL would help as well. Higher humidity does make play a factor as well and may need a longer sit or getting a dehumidifier helps too.
 

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