Cure in the loaf experiment

[Ford]

you can buy loafs, wholesale from suppliers. How old might some of those be??

 

[Ugeauxgirl]

A suggestion -- set your scale to weight ounces. Scales that convert to fluid ounces assume the specific gravity of what you are weighing is equal to 1. That's fine if you're measuring water, but not necessarily accurate for anything else. Some day this is likely to trip you up.

Thanks- I usually leave it on oz. I had just weighed something in grams and missed that.

 

[Ugeauxgirl]

Updated pic- thanks @DeeAnna

 

[TheGecko]

you can buy loafs, wholesale from suppliers. How old might some of those be??

You would have to ask them.

 

[Ugeauxgirl]

Today's measurements

 

[Ugeauxgirl]

The cut bars list nearly 11% water weight, and the uncut loaf lost 5.4% water. They were both cured enough, but the cut bars were noticeably bubblier.

 

[Ugeauxgirl]

The bars were easy to slice, though I did not use my wire cutter. I think I could have. They were not as hard as I expected and still a little sticky in the middle.

 

[lenarenee]

People have did decent ideas of what Castile is. For me, it’s 100% Olive Oil, Sodium Hydroxide and Distilled Water.

Agreed. It irritates me when people call non 100% oo soap Castile.

 

[lenarenee]

So pretty! Is the white as white as it looks on screen?

 

[Ugeauxgirl]

So pretty! Is the white as white as it looks on screen?

Yes- it came out really white.

 

[Peachy Clean Soap]

As it happens, I have 2 batches of ZNSC Tea Tree curing now. Made July 17 and July 19. The first batch was cut 1 day after unmolding. The second batch is uncut loafs -- meant for shipping to a customer to cut as needed. I'm happy to join your experiment. I can always make more! I'm curious to see how the loaves cut after 6 weeks cure, August 28 -- maybe too hard? (The loafs and cut bars are hard enough to ship in 2 weeks.)

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Your soap looks so " buttery & creamy"

 

[Zany_in_CO]

@Peachy Clean Soap Thanks for the compliment. Creamy for sure. And thanks for the reminder... it's past time to cut the loaves...

 

[Zany_in_CO]

I'm curious to see how the loaves cut after 6 weeks cure, August 28 -- maybe too hard?

Sept. 15, 2021 - The loaf cut nicely into bars. I would have posted a pic earlier but just now found this thread again!

 

[Peachy Clean Soap]

@Peachy Clean Soap Thanks for the compliment. Creamy for sure. And thanks for the reminder... it's past time to cut the loaves...
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