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    This is weird...

    About a week ago, I made a disasterous attempt at CP...and found I had added too much water. So I wound up with half solid, half liquid. I chatted with forum members who suggested I rebatch, but I couldn't get the darn things out of the mold. So I put it aside for about five days....and...
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    A horrible mess...or did I miss something?

    cp Thanks everybody. I'll give it another go.
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    A horrible mess...or did I miss something?

    Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Disposal

    How do you get rid of a bad batch? Can you pour it down the sink? Do you toss everything out? (including the mold???)
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    A horrible mess...or did I miss something?

    cp mess I give up. Back to melt and pour....I guess.
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    A horrible mess...or did I miss something?

    cp mess I used a saponification chart...that is what i learned in the class I took...and she said to use eight ounces of water for every pound of oil. So how do I use the hot process method you were talking about...what do I do?
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    A horrible mess...or did I miss something?

    cp mess For some reason, I can't get the picture uploaded here..[/img]
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    A horrible mess...or did I miss something?

    The recipe I used: coconut oil 40 oz, olive oil 10 oz. almond oil 4 oz. shea butter 10 oz. 10.78 lye 32 oz. water
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    A horrible mess...or did I miss something?

    I tried to do CP for the first time last night....and just took a peak at the soaps. Only half of the batch is hardened...the other half is still liquid. What did I do wrong? Do I wait longer or just dump it out? How would I dispose of it, if I didn't do it correctly?
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    Tried my first batch....not sure how it will come out.....

    CP I would love to make some of the gorgeous CP soaps I see on Etsy. They just make me drool they are so beautiful. It's art...it really is.
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    Tried my first batch....not sure how it will come out.....

    Well, I tried my very first batch of CP tonight. What I had the most problem with was the temperature of the oils and lye. They were 100 degrees each when I finally mixed and started stirring...but by the time the trace happened after about 20 minutes, they had really cooled down. I felt no...
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    First batch of CP

    CP Ok...you're right...I see it now. I so wish I'd paid attention in Math class.
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    First batch of CP

    I am figuring 64 oz. of oils, 9.25 oz. lye, and 22.98 oz of water for my recipe.. I am doing a lemongrass soap.
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    First batch of CP

    How did you measure your oils? Did you melt them down first or measure them as solids?? Does it matter??
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