Over blending the oils

[artemis]

Sometimes I use the stick blender to incorporate something (like kaolin, for example) into my oils before adding the lye solution. Could this cause too much air to be incorporated into my soap?

I ask, because sometimes I end up with a batch that is much lighter and more crumbly than other batches with the same recipe.

 

[shunt2011]

I've never noticed a difference personally. I always put my additives into my oils before the lye and stick blend well.

 

[Obsidian]

I've never noticed a difference either. Any bubbles that are incorporated when blending oils come right to the surface soon as you stop blending.
Try letting your oils rest a minute between adding your additives and lye, see if that make a difference.

 

[DeeAnna]

Did the crumbly, lighter batches not gel, and did the not-crumbly batches go through gel? That's the difference for me when a batch of soap comes out lighter colored and crumbly and/or soft.

 

[amd]

Usually when I have issues with crumbling, it's because of too much of an ingredient (like clay).