I did it! Made My first real Castille soaps!

[azimuth]

Such a proud moment! I made a 2 lb batch @ 35% lye concentration, unfragranced, no colorants, nothing else in it but olive oil - hand stirred for 5 minutes, stick blender for a minute, and this all took me about an hr just to reach a light trace. My oils got to about 100, my lye water @ 80, so I thought it seemed about right so I dumped it in my mold and hoped for the best. This morning, it's hard as a rock and mold is very warm - not hot, so I guess we will see how this turns out….

 

[Bergamia2504]

pictures

 

[azimuth]

Of course! when I take it out of the mold later tonite perhaps

 

[Bergamia2504]

Can't wait, have yet to make a decent castille myself, mine just crumbles

 

[judymoody]

I wouldn't delay too long before cutting. With a water discount and gelling, it can get very hard quickly.

 

[Bukawww]

Really? Cause I have to wait DAYS and a freezer to unmold my high olive oil soaps...and even after I unmold them, I have to wait a little longer to cut.

They don't get rock hard for at least 12 weeks...now coconut soap is another story. If I do a 100% CO, I have to unmold and cut within 12 hours. If I do my go to CO/shea, I can wait a full day.

 

[Hazel]

azimuth -

Congratulations on your first castile!

 

[azimuth]

Can't wait, have yet to make a decent castille myself, mine just crumbles

Crumbly could be indicative of being lye heavy, perhaps?

 

[Bergamia2504]

Can't wait, have yet to make a decent castille myself, mine just crumbles

Crumbly could by indicative of lye heavy, perhaps.

I think I left it too long !

 

[azimuth]

@Hazel - Thank you dear………


oops… I tried editing my spelling and it double posted… oh well..