Hello,
I made a few batches with this formula:
water 190 g
lye 70 g
Olive oil 300 g (60%)
Coconut Oil 150 g (30%)
Castor Oil 50 g (10%)
I use empty milk cartons as molds, room temperature is about 95 F. I take the log out of the mold after 24 hours.
The problem is that: I always get a very greasy log, very soft that I can dip my finger in it, with a lot of excess oil surrounding the surfaces of the log. this makes it very tricky to hold while cutting, and it looks different from the logs I see on the internet.
I tried to add a teaspoon of salt to my lye water, but it didn't harden the log, I made another batch today and I added 15 grams of beewax, I got trace very fast, and I will take it out of the mold tomorrow, may be this might help me to get more firm log.
Is it normal to have greasy and soft soap logs?
Is this something temporary? will it harden enough to use after 6 weeks?
Is there anything else I can do to get a harder mold?
I made a few batches with this formula:
water 190 g
lye 70 g
Olive oil 300 g (60%)
Coconut Oil 150 g (30%)
Castor Oil 50 g (10%)
I use empty milk cartons as molds, room temperature is about 95 F. I take the log out of the mold after 24 hours.
The problem is that: I always get a very greasy log, very soft that I can dip my finger in it, with a lot of excess oil surrounding the surfaces of the log. this makes it very tricky to hold while cutting, and it looks different from the logs I see on the internet.
I tried to add a teaspoon of salt to my lye water, but it didn't harden the log, I made another batch today and I added 15 grams of beewax, I got trace very fast, and I will take it out of the mold tomorrow, may be this might help me to get more firm log.
Is it normal to have greasy and soft soap logs?
Is this something temporary? will it harden enough to use after 6 weeks?
Is there anything else I can do to get a harder mold?