Hello everyone,
So I have a bunch of random soaping questions and figured I'd just ask them all at once.
1. I recently made 2 batches of soap. It was my first time using EO's, micas, and soaping in the summer heat/humidity. I did CPOP and let them in the oven overnight. I unmolded after about 30 hours and cut.
I put them in the soap drying room, which is just a spare room with a ceiling fan and drying racks. The drying racks are plastic with freezer paper on them.
3 days later I went to trim the edges and the soap kept sort of sweating on to my finger. I've never had this happen before and I've made about 4 other batches with this recipe.
Is it because of the EO's, mica, humidity, heat, or maybe a combo of some sort?
The recipe is as follows
6% castor
18% CO, 75 degree
25% Olive oil, pomace
38% Tallow
9% Shea butter
4% Mango butter
33% lye conc.
2% SF
2. I use a regular vegatable peeler to bevel and trim the edges of soap. Does it take time and experience or is there a trick to trimming and beveling soap? I feel as though I always end making mistakes and not having nice clean edges or corners.
3. Are there any recommendations for books or info that has the chemistry/science of oils, soap making, and those sorts of things.
Thank you!
So I have a bunch of random soaping questions and figured I'd just ask them all at once.
1. I recently made 2 batches of soap. It was my first time using EO's, micas, and soaping in the summer heat/humidity. I did CPOP and let them in the oven overnight. I unmolded after about 30 hours and cut.
I put them in the soap drying room, which is just a spare room with a ceiling fan and drying racks. The drying racks are plastic with freezer paper on them.
3 days later I went to trim the edges and the soap kept sort of sweating on to my finger. I've never had this happen before and I've made about 4 other batches with this recipe.
Is it because of the EO's, mica, humidity, heat, or maybe a combo of some sort?
The recipe is as follows
6% castor
18% CO, 75 degree
25% Olive oil, pomace
38% Tallow
9% Shea butter
4% Mango butter
33% lye conc.
2% SF
2. I use a regular vegatable peeler to bevel and trim the edges of soap. Does it take time and experience or is there a trick to trimming and beveling soap? I feel as though I always end making mistakes and not having nice clean edges or corners.
3. Are there any recommendations for books or info that has the chemistry/science of oils, soap making, and those sorts of things.
Thank you!