Does anyone masterbatch and/or have issues with PKO? Only 3%, but I’m concerned about it separating out.
Maybe I should have asked if anyone masterbaches their oils with PKO flakes being one of the oils. I’d read somewhere that it can separate out and sink/stick to the bottom of the MB bucket. I use a paint mixer before use but wondered if anyone found it to be too problematic to bother with.Not sure I am understanding your question? Why would you worry about issues with PKO? PKO is not the same as Palm oil and is not a replacement for Palm if you are thinking of stearic issues, it is a replacement for CO. I use PKO/CO split in all my soaps. I also use Palm in all my vegan soaps and do not melt down my 5-gallon pails of palm or my 50lb cubes of palm shortening.
All the time and at a much higher rate than 3% - it is one of my main soaping oils and I use it in my masterbatched oils. Not sure what you mean by "separate out". If your masterbatch is solid at room temp, just keep stirring every few minutes until it becomes too solid to do so before letting it rest.Does anyone masterbatch and/or have issues with PKO? Only 3%, but I’m concerned about it separating out.
Maybe I should have asked if anyone masterbaches their oils with PKO flakes being one of the oils. I’d read somewhere that it can separate out and sink/stick to the bottom of the MB bucket. I use a paint mixer before use but wondered if anyone found it to be too problematic to bother with.
Nice! I got a paint stirrer for my drill. I have found, though, that if I don’t leave the drill on the kitchen counter next to the coffee maker I’ll just swirl things up with the whisk and get right to the fun part. Probably because I’m still in pajamas/wfh business casual. I see you’ve been doing this a long time so I won’t worry too much as long as I take stirring more seriously. ThanksAll the time and at a much higher rate than 3% - it is one of my main soaping oils and I use it in my masterbatched oils. Not sure what you mean by "separate out". If your masterbatch is solid at room temp, just keep stirring every few minutes until it becomes too solid to do so before letting it rest.
My masterbatch gets just above the slushy point in winter and slushy or liquid in warmer weather, so what I do is make my masterbatch as usual, stir well before letting it rest then before soaping I just make sure and stir it well before portioning out the batch size I'm going to be soaping.
Yep, I've been soaping since 2003, took me forever to take the masterbatch plunge, probably been doing that about 8 years? IDK I'd have to look it up.Nice! I got a paint stirrer for my drill. I have found, though, that if I don’t leave the drill on the kitchen counter next to the coffee maker I’ll just swirl things up with the whisk and get right to the fun part. Probably because I’m still in pajamas/wfh business casual. I see you’ve been doing this a long time so I won’t worry too much as long as I take stirring more seriously. Thanks
I started MB’ing last year also-similar to your formula Gecko. TOTAL GAME CHANGER! I MB my NaOH also (Angels singing). My MB is a slurry 10 out of 12 months so I know the stearic has dropped out and coated the bottom of the bucket a little already. What I don’t know is if I add pko to my next MB will there be problems like it too much dropout and not enough re-incorporation with a simple stir. I thought I’d poll the group to see if anyone found MB’ing with pko flakes problematic. I’m trying to clear out of my cabinet-for all of the new stuff
@cmzaha @TheGecko and @jcandleattic do any of you add ROE to your master batched oils, or store them in a cool location like a fridge or cold garage?
No ROE, but I keep the masterbatch in my basement (where I actually make soap) and we rarely turn on the heat in the winter, or AC in the summer, but the basement keeps pretty steady at around an ambient temp of 68-70 degrees all year long.@cmzaha @TheGecko and @jcandleattic do any of you add ROE to your master batched oils, or store them in a cool location like a fridge or cold garage?
Will do!What you could try is to make a small MB and see what happens. I find that the paint stirrer does a better job than I could hope to do and a rubber spatula around the sides and across the bottom takes care of the rest.
Would you suggest ROE? I don’t have any cold/cool place here unless it’s late December-February.@cmzaha @TheGecko and @jcandleattic do any of you add ROE to your master batched oils, or store them in a cool location like a fridge or cold garage?
I think it depends on what oils you use, how you store them, and how quickly you go through them.Would you suggest ROE? I don’t have any cold/cool place here unless it’s late December-February.
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