45% OO Soap

[unmouton]

How long before I can cut this without getting streaks? Its been 3 days, I cut a piece off of the end, and it was still soft and streaky!

I soap a similar recipe frequently, but I haven't made a log in a long time, so there was no need to cut until now!

 

[honor435]

if you discount your water you can cut sooner, i usually cut all my soaps the next day.

 

[carebear]

Did it gel? If yes, give it a week (depending on how much water you used). If no, then give it a few weeks.

Problem with OO soaps is that when they get hard, they get HARD, and so can be challenging to cut!

For my castiles (100% OO), I use a 45% lye solution and cut in about 8 hours.

 

[unmouton]

I soaped with my lye solution at about 37%. I guess I'll just keep a close eye on it, so I don't have to cut cement! Thanks!