Hello all,
So, I am a newbie to the whole CP soap making. I have made 4 pretty great batches, so I tried to challenge myself by making a batch which involved coconut milk, honey, and layering. I did run into problems though. One layer never came to trace, and I ended up burning out the motor of my stick blender because it over heated after using it for 40 minutes straight! Lol. I am going to list my recipe and the method I used, and if anyone has any thoughts on what I did wrong, please let me know!!
Recipe/procedure:
Avocado Oil- 3.37oz (9.76%)
Coconut Oil- 6.73oz (19.51%)
Jojoba Oil- 0.84oz (2.44%)
Olive Oil- 13.46oz (39.02%)
Palm Oil- 6.73oz (19.51%)
Shea Butter- 3.37oz (9.76%)
Lye-4.7 oz.
Distilled H20/liquids 11.4oz
Substituted 5.70 oz of water with Coconut milk (at trace).
2 tablespoons of honey, dissolved into 2 tablespoons of the distilled water I already gathered for my lye water.
Soaped at 75 degrees
After adding and incorporating my lye water into my oils I divided my mixture in half; one half I added the coconut milk, and colloidal oatmeal at trace (this half came out perfect). The second I added my honey mixture and the FO, and it literally never traced. I went at it with the stick blender for a good 40 minutes until it just never turned back on. *Here I panicked* I added about a half a teaspoon of lye to a measuring cup with a teeny bit of water, and added it. It thickened it a little but not much. The consistency was about pancake batter when I finally just put it in the mold, covered it with cardboard and wrapped it in a blanket. Today when I checked it, the bottom layer (coconut milk) still looks really good, and it pulls away from the mold in most places, but the top is really wet still (almost gel like). I’m sure it’s a total loss at this point (and most likely lye heavy).
I used this same recipe w/out the honey and soaped at 85 today, and it came out flawlessly…
Any thoughts or suggestions? Sorry for the SUPER long post!!
Thanks,
Nicole
So, I am a newbie to the whole CP soap making. I have made 4 pretty great batches, so I tried to challenge myself by making a batch which involved coconut milk, honey, and layering. I did run into problems though. One layer never came to trace, and I ended up burning out the motor of my stick blender because it over heated after using it for 40 minutes straight! Lol. I am going to list my recipe and the method I used, and if anyone has any thoughts on what I did wrong, please let me know!!
Recipe/procedure:
Avocado Oil- 3.37oz (9.76%)
Coconut Oil- 6.73oz (19.51%)
Jojoba Oil- 0.84oz (2.44%)
Olive Oil- 13.46oz (39.02%)
Palm Oil- 6.73oz (19.51%)
Shea Butter- 3.37oz (9.76%)
Lye-4.7 oz.
Distilled H20/liquids 11.4oz
Substituted 5.70 oz of water with Coconut milk (at trace).
2 tablespoons of honey, dissolved into 2 tablespoons of the distilled water I already gathered for my lye water.
Soaped at 75 degrees
After adding and incorporating my lye water into my oils I divided my mixture in half; one half I added the coconut milk, and colloidal oatmeal at trace (this half came out perfect). The second I added my honey mixture and the FO, and it literally never traced. I went at it with the stick blender for a good 40 minutes until it just never turned back on. *Here I panicked* I added about a half a teaspoon of lye to a measuring cup with a teeny bit of water, and added it. It thickened it a little but not much. The consistency was about pancake batter when I finally just put it in the mold, covered it with cardboard and wrapped it in a blanket. Today when I checked it, the bottom layer (coconut milk) still looks really good, and it pulls away from the mold in most places, but the top is really wet still (almost gel like). I’m sure it’s a total loss at this point (and most likely lye heavy).
I used this same recipe w/out the honey and soaped at 85 today, and it came out flawlessly…
Any thoughts or suggestions? Sorry for the SUPER long post!!
Thanks,
Nicole