bombus
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I would bet that your batch is lye-heavy. If the beeswax was part of your original recipe when you calculated the lye amount needed, it should have been completely melted in order to combine chemically with the lye solution. Lye-heavy soap is often crumbly. Spend $10 on Amazon and get some phenolphthalein. A drop on suspect soap will turn hot pink if it has too much lye. I never use the tongue test!
If you decide to try re-batching, I would up the superfat in the original recipe with liquid oils, as you would have to raise the temperature of the rebatch very high to completely melt the excess beeswax, which risks scorching the batch. You may still have un-melted beeswax pieces. If it is lye-heavy and you use it for confetti, you will end up with an irritating, drying bar.
If you decide to try re-batching, I would up the superfat in the original recipe with liquid oils, as you would have to raise the temperature of the rebatch very high to completely melt the excess beeswax, which risks scorching the batch. You may still have un-melted beeswax pieces. If it is lye-heavy and you use it for confetti, you will end up with an irritating, drying bar.