CO soap which is too oily

[Bhagyalakshmy]

I made a 100% CO soap with 20% super fat by CP. after trace I added dhavanam aroma oil (Artemisia Pallens) as I had that available. I do not know the composition of that, the label just said natural aroma oil. It’s not EO. When I added that, the entire aroma oil changed to deep orange colour. I mixed it and poured it in mould. once the soap is set, now the colour is off white and there is no trace of orange. What I am wondering is

(1) whether it’s normal for aroma oil to change colour?
(2) when I cut the soap, it’s very oily and my hand was coated with oil as well as the mould. Why is it so? It’s hardly 6 hours since I made that soap so I didn’t test it. But it’s hard.

thank you in advance.

 

[CatahoulaBubble]

Some aroma oils aren't compatible for soap making. But the reason you have so much oil is because you went with a 20% superfat and then added even more oil with the aroma oil. The lye wasn't able to convert all of the extra oil to soap.

 

[Bhagyalakshmy]

Some aroma oils aren't compatible for soap making. But the reason you have so much oil is because you went with a 20% superfat and then added even more oil with the aroma oil. The lye wasn't able to convert all of the extra oil to soap.

thank you. Is the soap usable?

 

[CatahoulaBubble]

Hard to say. You'd need to look up the aroma oil you used and see if it's safe for skin application.

 

[Bhagyalakshmy]

Hard to say. You'd need to look up the aroma oil you used and see if it's safe for skin application.

Thank you

 

[shunt2011]

How much extra oils did you add? I make 100% CO soap and add 6% fragrance to it with no oiliness. There are some who claim to SF their soap at 30% with no issue. I would just let it sit. 6 hours isn't that long it may re-absorb.

 

[amd]

But the reason you have so much oil is because you went with a 20% superfat and then added even more oil with the aroma oil. The lye wasn't able to convert all of the extra oil to soap.

I don't think this is entirely correct. First, we need to know how much of the aroma oil was added. If it is a true fragrance oil, then it shouldn't factor in the lye equation at all. Many here make a heavy CO with a high SF and fragrance it. However, if it is not a true fragrance oil and is actually a fragrance mixed with another carrier oil, then you would be correct in that the aroma oil needs to factored into the lye equation.

ETA: it looks like this is an EO. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=dhavanam+aroma+oil+(Artemisia+Pallens)
So it should not have an affect to the SF of your soap. I would follow Shunt's advice and let it sit for a bit. If it doesn't absorb, I would double check calculations and scale accuracy. Most of the time one of these factors are the culprit for an oily soap.

 

[Bhagyalakshmy]

How much extra oils did you add? I make 100% CO soap and add 6% fragrance to it with no oiliness. There are some who claim to SF their soap at 30% with no issue. I would just let it sit. 6 hours isn't that long it may re-absorb.

It’s 1000 GMs coconut oil and 15 ml fragrance oil as it has a strong aroma

I don't think this is entirely correct. First, we need to know how much of the aroma oil was added. If it is a true fragrance oil, then it shouldn't factor in the lye equation at all. Many here make a heavy CO with a high SF and fragrance it. However, if it is not a true fragrance oil and is actually a fragrance mixed with another carrier oil, then you would be correct in that the aroma oil needs to factored into the lye equation.

ETA: it looks like this is an EO. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=dhavanam+aroma+oil+(Artemisia+Pallens)
So it should not have an affect to the SF of your soap. I would follow Shunt's advice and let it sit for a bit. If it doesn't absorb, I would double check calculations and scale accuracy. Most of the time one of these factors are the culprit for an oily soap.

I shall do that and see. Thank you

Extra oil’s almost disappeared. and it lathers beautifully