Lemon Extract in CP soap

[pink-north]

Hi everyone, I am hoping someone can help me. I just received a call from a friend who is making CP soap and added lemon extract to fragrance it. Is there any way to save this batch of soap? If so what can she do? Thank you.

 

[dixiedragon]

How much did she add? It might be fine - not much (if any) scent, but still soap. Is something going wrong with it?

 

[cmzaha]

It should be just fine as Dixiedragon just stated, no fragrance and the alcohol in the extract could cause it to seize, but I really doubt your friend used enough extract to cause it to seize

 

[pink-north]

Thank you very much for your help. It appears she added enough that it seized up on her. Actually, according to her description, it separated. Any thoughts on what she could do?

 

[new12soap]

put it in a crockpot, all of it, and hot process it. if she doesn't have a crockpot use a stainless steel pot and put it in a low oven, 170 F

 

[shunt2011]

I would throw it in a crockpot or on the stove on low and see if it comest together. I've had to do that a time or two when a batch separated and just would not come together with a stickblender alone.

 

[dixiedragon]

When I've had that happen, I've put it on the stove on low and kept stirring. Zen soaps has some really good pics of hot process soap making, so you know what the soap looks like at each stage.

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

I would throw it in a crockpot or on the stove on low and see if it comest together...................

Ah, the King James Soaping book?

"Verily, thou shalt not useth too much citric acid............."