Recent content by jskranka

Thanks for the advice. I give it a shot.

My intent was to gel it so I heated it at 170 for 20 minutes then left on the warm oven for 12 hours. You are right that i does seem to have gelled more at the center versus throughout the entire bar. Thanks

20% olive oil, 20% coconut oil, 20% sunflower oil, 20% palm oil, 10% cocoa butter, 10% castor oil. Soap at room temp then heat in the at 170F for 20 minutes. Then cool down. EO is scented at 0.5 ratio (2oz EO for 4 pounds of oil) is orange, bergamot, patchouli. The color is from oil infusion...

The CP recipe is fairly basic. 20% olive oil, 20% coconut oil, 20% sunflower oil, 20% palm oil, 10% cocoa butter, 10% castor oil. Soap at room temp then heat in the at 170F for 20 minutes. Then cool down. The yellow soap is colored with turmeric and the right is colored with Moroccan clay...

Sorry, I should have been more clear. I drew a red line around the area of the soap that is experiencing the color change.

Does anyone have an idea why this happening? I am using a HDPE mold and the sides and bottom of the soap that are in contact with the mold will create a different color (a line). The top of the soap is not in contact with the mold so it doesn't seem to happen. My guess is that this a...