BeltlineYYC
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I've looked around but I can't find any help on this topic, so asking here seemed a good idea. Typing "foaming soap" inot Google comes up with hundreds of results, but none of them are any help! I've done two batches of CP soap in the last few days that have both foamed up on me, so I must be doing something wrong.
The first batch started to foam like crazy as soon as I started to pour the lye solution into the oils. It died down with a LOT of persuasion from my stick blender, and I eventually got it to trace and poured it into the mold. About ten minutes later it foamed up again, but nowhere near as bad, then settled back down.
I thought I might've let impatience get the better of me and mixed the lye and oils too hot, so for tonight's batch (same recipe), I waited a good while longer, letting both the oils and the lye solution cool down quite a bit. There was no foaming in the pot this time, and the batch came to trace quite quickly. It looked like butterscotch pudding when I poured it into the mold, and I was pretty happy with it. Unfortunately, a few minutes after I had turned to the sink to start cleaning up, the batch foamed up in a big way and bubble out of the mold all over the counter. I got it to settle back down by stirring it over the sink... but at this point I figure I've got to be doing something wrong.
My oils are a blend of Veg. shortening, coconut oil, olive oil, and beeswax, superfatted with a little grapeseed. The first batch foamed before the grapeseed was added. Any ideas?
The first batch started to foam like crazy as soon as I started to pour the lye solution into the oils. It died down with a LOT of persuasion from my stick blender, and I eventually got it to trace and poured it into the mold. About ten minutes later it foamed up again, but nowhere near as bad, then settled back down.
I thought I might've let impatience get the better of me and mixed the lye and oils too hot, so for tonight's batch (same recipe), I waited a good while longer, letting both the oils and the lye solution cool down quite a bit. There was no foaming in the pot this time, and the batch came to trace quite quickly. It looked like butterscotch pudding when I poured it into the mold, and I was pretty happy with it. Unfortunately, a few minutes after I had turned to the sink to start cleaning up, the batch foamed up in a big way and bubble out of the mold all over the counter. I got it to settle back down by stirring it over the sink... but at this point I figure I've got to be doing something wrong.
My oils are a blend of Veg. shortening, coconut oil, olive oil, and beeswax, superfatted with a little grapeseed. The first batch foamed before the grapeseed was added. Any ideas?