Celestial1124
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I am pretty new to soap making, made a few batches a few years ago and decided to try again with a different recipe. My instructions say the oils should be 90-120 degrees, and the lye mixture should get to 90 degrees before adding oils. I made a small test batch (about 12 ounces) of goat milk soap, used an ice bath so the milk wouldn't get too hot (and frozen goat milk) but the temp of the lye and milk mixture never got above 60 degrees (even after taking off the ice) I wonder if it would have if I had waited longer (waited about 5 min) or if something in the recipe caused it not to get hot enough? After adding oils and bringing it to trace it was about 70 degrees. Will there be an issue with the safety of the soap? Recipe attached.