Help me save/use this batch

[AMyers]

OK, I made a batch of soap a while ago, it wasn't a complete disaster, but it definitely isn't right.

I am 99.9% sure this one was too much oil: it was a 1lb batch, and I used extra oil to mix the activated charcoal. It turned out soft. Weeks later, it is still moldable, like clay (not quite like playdoh, but definitely squishy).

So, since I don't know exactly how much extra oil I added, I can't rebatch with more lye.

BUT, can I shred it up and use in a regular batch as confetti? If I go with a tried and true recipe (well, as much as that can be with my experience level - I have one recipe that I like enough to have tried it several times with a minor tweak each time), will that be enough to make up for the wackiness of the extra oil in the initial batch?

I haven't the heart to throw it out. I'd really like to find a way to actually use the soap. And it stinks because it was my first batch with inclusions. Guess I'll just have to try that one again, another time.

 

[IrishLass]

Speaking only for myself, I'd have absolutely no qualms about shredding it up and using it as confetti in another batch. I say go for it!


IrishLass

 

[JustBeachy]

I'm with Irish on this. If you're absolutely sure it's way short on lye. Just drop your next batch of soap's SF down a couple of notches and mix the shredded soap in. I think you'll be ok. Unless you try it and it turns out horrible, then just ignore this advice.

 

[El_Granado_Loco]

Or you can make small balls and put them inside a new soap or fine tubes or other shapes. I wouldn't throw it away either, especially if it's already colored!

 

[shunt2011]

I agree witht the other suggestions. Either shred it or make balls out of it and use as embeds. Just how much extra oil did you add to mix your colorant? A little bit shouldn't be enough difference make yor soap soft after a good cure. Going forward just use a bit of the oils from your batch to mix your colorants.

 

[Susie]

^What they said. I would also use it to kick start liquid soap, but that is just me. I have made many batches of confetti soap to use up less than perfect recipes. I prefer that to rebatching.

 

[AMyers]

Just how much extra oil did you add to mix your colorant? A little bit shouldn't be enough difference make yor soap soft after a good cure. Going forward just use a bit of the oils from your batch to mix your colorants.

It was about a tablespoon, but it was a 1lb batch. Somewhere (I think it was around here somewhere) it was suggested that that amount of extra oil in such a small batch could make a huge difference.

Since that problem, I have been just pulling a bit of the oils after I measure. (duh, why didn't I think of that? Well, I was working from a kit, and following their directions, but whatever. Live and LEARN!) Everything has gone swimmingly since! My last few batches have behaved exactly the way I told them to!

Thanks everyone for reinforcing my idea of being able to use this one.

 

[shunt2011]

Yes, a tablespoon in a 1 lb batch very well could have made a difference. Just repurpose it and you'll be fine. That's how we learn most times, trial and error.