Steve O'Dea
Member
Hi all, I'm new to this forum and to soap making so I'm sorry if this sounds like a very basic question, but I having problems with my hot process soap making.
I've made two batches now using a different combination of oils, but in both cases, they've turned brown in the crockpot during the cook but before I've added anything to them
This is particularly frustrating as on the second attempt I only used coconut oil and rather than the result coming out a lovely creamy color as it did on the YouTube video I was watching, it just came out a brown mess.
Can anyone shine any light as to why my hot process is going like this? Am I cooking it too hot and burning it perhaps?
Also, it seems to take ages to get to get to the gel stage. I've been cooking the last batch for about three hours and it still hasn't gelled.
What am I doing wrong?
Any advice to this beginner would be very welcome indeed.
Thanks
I've made two batches now using a different combination of oils, but in both cases, they've turned brown in the crockpot during the cook but before I've added anything to them
This is particularly frustrating as on the second attempt I only used coconut oil and rather than the result coming out a lovely creamy color as it did on the YouTube video I was watching, it just came out a brown mess.
Can anyone shine any light as to why my hot process is going like this? Am I cooking it too hot and burning it perhaps?
Also, it seems to take ages to get to get to the gel stage. I've been cooking the last batch for about three hours and it still hasn't gelled.
What am I doing wrong?
Any advice to this beginner would be very welcome indeed.
Thanks