Center of CP soap cake still soft

[Ntsc]

Hi,

I made an 18# batch of soap yesterday using a recipe that I've used successfully in the past. When I checked on it today, 24 hours later, the center of the cake is still somewhat soft to the touch.

Any idea what happened? Can it be salvaged?

Thanks in advance.


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[Obsidian]

Is it too soft to cut? If not, I would cut it and give it a few days to dry before deciding what to do.

 

[Ntsc]

I'm afraid it's too soft to cut. It's strange, after doing somewhere around 200 batches, something like this happens.


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[sistrum]

Do you always make this recipe in as large as amount? Maybe your larger batch will need more time to harden? Other than that all I can add is as before, just wait and see what happens. Without knowing what you used or exactly what you did it's hard to help out.

 

[savonierre]

I would let it sit awhile longer.

 

[Ntsc]

I checked on it his morning and it appears to be hardening up. I did have to use paper towel to remove excess oil. I'm expecting oil pockets when I eventually do cut it. That's the crazy thing about soap making. You can do everything exactly the same from batch to batch and the unexpected happens.


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[Skatergirl46]

Glad it's hardening up. Hope it works out.

 

[Ntsc]

I cut the soap tonight. Despite being a little soft, it turned out!

To answer a previous question, my 18 pound slab molds produce 60 bars that measure 2 1/2" X 3 1/4" X 1".

Thanks to everybody.


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