Rancid smell
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Hello Meenah,
Were you intending to ask a specific question about this recipe? Your title is "Rancid Smell," but I don't know if you are talking about newly-poured soap, cured soap, or one of the oils in the recipe.
As a side note, it looks like you are using the "water as percent of oils" option, which resulted in a 26% lye solution. Unless you are making HP, that is way, way too much water. Your soap will probably remain soft, and it may warp as it cures. I recommend selecting "Lye Concentration" instead, and putting in 32-33% for CP, or 25% for HP. That will give you much more consistent results as you scale your recipes up and down. It also gives you a more definite bench mark for testing higher or lower water, which the other option cannot do.
Were you intending to ask a specific question about this recipe? Your title is "Rancid Smell," but I don't know if you are talking about newly-poured soap, cured soap, or one of the oils in the recipe.
As a side note, it looks like you are using the "water as percent of oils" option, which resulted in a 26% lye solution. Unless you are making HP, that is way, way too much water. Your soap will probably remain soft, and it may warp as it cures. I recommend selecting "Lye Concentration" instead, and putting in 32-33% for CP, or 25% for HP. That will give you much more consistent results as you scale your recipes up and down. It also gives you a more definite bench mark for testing higher or lower water, which the other option cannot do.
