romangoat
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I'm guessing I'm not waiting long enough to cut my soaps, but I would like a second (or third) opinion. Here's my recipe:
126 g Lye
283 g (Frozen) Goat Milk
232 g Refined Coconut Oil
166 g Shea Butter
463 g Olive Oil (the bottle says Refined and 15% Extra Virgin)
58 g Castor Oil
My last batch was some lavender soap. Made it on Wednesday, stuck it in the fridge, took it out and unmolded it Thursday, then cut it today. The bars are getting stuck on my knife, and take some patience to get off without causing too much dragging. And this has happened with my two previous batches. Am I just not waiting long enough to cut them due to my olive oil content? I had figured three days would be enough time. Should I leave them in the fridge longer, or let them sit on the counter longer?
And perhaps it's partially the cutter? I was using a dough cutter, but my first soap batch a couple weeks ago drug REALLY badly, so I thought maybe it was because of the dull blade. I switched to a butcher's knife after that, and it seemed to help some, but it is obviously not the cause of the soft soap. I want to invest in a good wire cutter, but I want to know if that really makes that much of a difference when cutting.
126 g Lye
283 g (Frozen) Goat Milk
232 g Refined Coconut Oil
166 g Shea Butter
463 g Olive Oil (the bottle says Refined and 15% Extra Virgin)
58 g Castor Oil
My last batch was some lavender soap. Made it on Wednesday, stuck it in the fridge, took it out and unmolded it Thursday, then cut it today. The bars are getting stuck on my knife, and take some patience to get off without causing too much dragging. And this has happened with my two previous batches. Am I just not waiting long enough to cut them due to my olive oil content? I had figured three days would be enough time. Should I leave them in the fridge longer, or let them sit on the counter longer?
And perhaps it's partially the cutter? I was using a dough cutter, but my first soap batch a couple weeks ago drug REALLY badly, so I thought maybe it was because of the dull blade. I switched to a butcher's knife after that, and it seemed to help some, but it is obviously not the cause of the soft soap. I want to invest in a good wire cutter, but I want to know if that really makes that much of a difference when cutting.