HELP! My soap (after 5wks) is soft and slimy

[user 22966]

And check this out there are the batches of soap that I have made (the old recipe) Months ago I gave a few bars of an earlier batch to a friend and I said they need to sit longer and cure. Well they forgot about them until months later and low and behold they were great! So what you see in the picture will sit there until Valentines Day 2021. And I will use of the last of the ingridients that I have

using the new half recipe for my last batch of the season. And again thank you all!

 

[AliOop]

Curing does amazing things for soap. Some of my "flops" were really nice six to twelve months later!

 

[user 22966]

This week I will make my last batch of goats milk soap for this year. Just a quick comment: My initial teacher from years ago only makes soap AFTER the new moon. He believes that is when soap should be made. He also (as I do) make the soap early in the day..pour it in its mold(s)...let it sit until the early evening than put the mold(s) in the freezer overnight. On the next morning set out your mold(s) from the freezer..allowing them to thaw then plop them out! I dont know if this process does anything at all with regard to the quality of the soap. Thank You!

 

[user 22966]

check them out!

 

[dibbles]

They look wonderful! Now to wait and see how you like them - please let us know.

 

[user 22966]

I initially had a problem with getting them out of the mold and than I thought I should have taken dibbles earlier advice and added sodium lactate but I just set them in the freezer overnight and popped them out the next morning.
Again thank you for all of your sage advice!

 

[dibbles]

It sounds like success! Enjoy your soap!