marchroses
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I wanted to tap into your wisdom...
The first few CP batches that I made...each night I opened the buckets of oils and measured for that night's batch and then wiped down and closed everything up again. By night 4, I decided to pre measure several batches out into stainless steel pans and cover with foil. They were made into soap within a week and were not exposed to light due to the steel pan and foil covering.
I'm wondering now... perhaps that was too long to expose the oils to the air? The soaps look fine and are working lovely in the shower but as I've read more about DOS and handeling oils in general, I'm wondering if that approach may have been a mistake?
I do like pre-measuring and I plan on making a few more batches after the holidays that will cure in time for teacher appreciation week in the spring. Is it better to pre-measure into some type of more airtight container? Is it silly to worry about just a few days of air exposure in a pan with a layer of foil?
The first few CP batches that I made...each night I opened the buckets of oils and measured for that night's batch and then wiped down and closed everything up again. By night 4, I decided to pre measure several batches out into stainless steel pans and cover with foil. They were made into soap within a week and were not exposed to light due to the steel pan and foil covering.
I'm wondering now... perhaps that was too long to expose the oils to the air? The soaps look fine and are working lovely in the shower but as I've read more about DOS and handeling oils in general, I'm wondering if that approach may have been a mistake?
I do like pre-measuring and I plan on making a few more batches after the holidays that will cure in time for teacher appreciation week in the spring. Is it better to pre-measure into some type of more airtight container? Is it silly to worry about just a few days of air exposure in a pan with a layer of foil?