white film

As a newbie, I dont know what the white stuff on the top of this soap could be. This was "too small" of a batch and I realize I could have probably messed up the ratio of lye/water/oils... But can anyone identify what it is so I know if it happens in the future? I do believe it happened after I...

While I haven't tested my soaps yet, they look a lot better than I anticipated as far as shape goes. But on the top there's a white film. I tried rubbing it with alcohol but that didn't do anything. I did use an alcohol spritz right after pouring the batter into the mold. I used Crafter's...