Oops! Not what I had expected..

[heyjude]

I made this Sweet Pumpkin Spice soap containing lard, coconut oil and olive oil on Friday. Besides a little tussah silk my fo was the only additive used.

I had read that this particular fo would discolor a shade of yellow. As you can see the middle is yellow, but the outer edge is, well I don't know what you'd call it.

I noticed a hairline fracture about an inch or two long and took the top off before it could really overheat.

Any thoughts on what happened? :?

Jude





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[IanT]

had it happen to me on a batch of CO/OO... not sure what it was, might be your FO...which one did you use?

 

[heyjude]

Ian,

The fo is from Peaks - Sweet Pumpkin Spice. Has a great smell. Added it at trace.

Almost looks like I intentionally "framed" the soap. Probably couldn't do it again if I wanted to.

Jude

 

[artisan soaps]

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[heyjude]

Artisan Soaps,

Thanks for the info. I'll have to keep an eye on them for furthur discoloration and try to find the post you mentioned.

I really hope they stay this way. The "frame" if you could call it that is an interesting dark pink sort of color.

Jude

 

[Guest]

I love the frame look , I hope it stays .

Kitn

 

[artisan soaps]

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[heyjude]

Thanks for finding that!! I think I must have missed that when it originally posted.

Jude

 

[carebear]

Someone posted similar pics a week or so back, and I think they were told (or it was guessed) that it had to do with air exposure, and that the insides would probably brown too after being cut ..

I think - sorry, that's no help is it :roll:

It's exposure to light, not air - and (sadly) it'll spread to the whole surface.

 

[artisan soaps]

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[heyjude]

Someone posted similar pics a week or so back, and I think they were told (or it was guessed) that it had to do with air exposure, and that the insides would probably brown too after being cut ..

I think - sorry, that's no help is it :roll:

It's exposure to light, not air - and (sadly) it'll spread to the whole surface.

ooooooohhhhhh, nnnooooooooo. :cry: :cry:

And I hardly, peeked. (seriously)

Jude

 

[carebear]

it's not about you peeking - as the bars are exposed to light during the cure period and during use the discoloration will continue. The reason it rings the soap is that (I'm guessing here) you left the log out of the mold for a bit before you cut it. it's a bummer but is a fact of life for fragrances containing vanilla or vanillin such as many bakery-type fragrances. and is the bane of many soapers. Some spices may discolor to brown also.

I've not heard of something like this going just yellow in soap. But who knows maybe I'm totally wrong and you get to keep the nifty look! I'll cross my fingers for you!

you can look for information on discoloration if you join the soap scent review board... http://soapscentreview.obisoap.ca/

If it's from Peak, the SRB posts talk about it going dark brown - http://soapscentreview.obisoap.ca/viewt ... pkin+Spice

 

[nickjuly]

My first batch the other week did a similiar thing. Used OMH fo from bramble berry. Looked at it last nite and it is almost all the outside color now. Has a slight outline but not as noticeable.

After:

Used a wooden mold with lid on and cut bars at 24 hours, log did not sit around before cutting. Lined mold with freezer paper. Did peek twice. Hope that helps.

 

[honor435]

i had some soap do the same thing(fo from peak), thought it looked cool though! so does yours.

 

[Rosey]

nickjuly, I love that after color!

 

[Bunny]

That is normal for discoloring FOs. Like CB said, it will spread throughout the soap as it cures.

 

[heyjude]

Soap Update: You guys were right! I have brown soap. But, it smells really nice and the color is beginning to grow on me.

Wish I could remember if I kept the log out before I cut it , Carebear. It's quite possible.

Thanks all!

Jude