tryanything
Well-Known Member
For my second attempt at CP OMH soap I decided to stick the mold in the freezer before and after my pour. And I still ended up with a tunnel of oozing oils in the middle. Gah! I'm about ready to quit. I jokingly said I'd stick to HP'ing OMH from now on but I really prefer the look of CP. And others seem to do it successfully. What am I doing wrong? Below is my recipe and method.
2.5 lb recipe
50% olive oil
20% lard
20% coconut oil
10% castor oil
100% goats milk (frozen in cubes and melted with lye).
5% SF
2 oz NG OMH FO
This time I put the wooden log mold in the freezer for about an hour while I was melting the oils and doing other stuff. I didn't do the lye solution until after the oils had melted and cooled and then added it to the oil once the goats milk was melted. Added my FO and ground oats, poured in my cold mold and immediately popped it back in the freezer for an hour. Then moved it to the fridge overnight. Unmolded next morning and other than a light partial gel I thought I had success. However when I cut, about an inch in form the sides I found the oozing tunnel. Now the cut up soap is sitting in the crock pot waiting to be shredded...again. :cry:
2.5 lb recipe
50% olive oil
20% lard
20% coconut oil
10% castor oil
100% goats milk (frozen in cubes and melted with lye).
5% SF
2 oz NG OMH FO
This time I put the wooden log mold in the freezer for about an hour while I was melting the oils and doing other stuff. I didn't do the lye solution until after the oils had melted and cooled and then added it to the oil once the goats milk was melted. Added my FO and ground oats, poured in my cold mold and immediately popped it back in the freezer for an hour. Then moved it to the fridge overnight. Unmolded next morning and other than a light partial gel I thought I had success. However when I cut, about an inch in form the sides I found the oozing tunnel. Now the cut up soap is sitting in the crock pot waiting to be shredded...again. :cry: