Back story here:
I made a couple of batches of Oatmeal and Honey soap that didn't exactly turn out. I made one batch, put it in 2 short PVC pipe molds, put them both in a cooler, standing up right. Insulated for 24 hours. The I had to freeze the pipes in order to get the soap out. (that's another frustration that I'll save for another posting .)
One pipe's soap turned out fine. The other didn't. Weird, huh? About middle of the mold the soap was lighter colored and streaky. I would've said that it wasn't mixed well and didn't saponify...but if that were the case, why did the other turn out? :?:
So, I tried it again. Same recipe. Same molds, same cooler. SAME results. Now this is getting annoying. I'll afraid to try it again, but I probably will. Side note: I used this recipe before and did a little oven processing after putting it in the mold and it turned out fine. But PVC and the oven aren't too friendly to each other tho....
But on to my rebatching question: So I'm left with all this questionable soap. I'd like to rebatch it but this time add some powdered milk. ("Oatmeal, Milk and Honey) Because I'm rebatching, I shouldn't have to worry so much about the extra heat that milk can create in a recipe, right?
I *should* be able to shred the soap, add some water and the powdered milk (or use the milk powder in the water right away?) and maybe a little more honey, cook it up and all will be well, right? Or wrong?
Any advice or other suggestions?
I made a couple of batches of Oatmeal and Honey soap that didn't exactly turn out. I made one batch, put it in 2 short PVC pipe molds, put them both in a cooler, standing up right. Insulated for 24 hours. The I had to freeze the pipes in order to get the soap out. (that's another frustration that I'll save for another posting .)
One pipe's soap turned out fine. The other didn't. Weird, huh? About middle of the mold the soap was lighter colored and streaky. I would've said that it wasn't mixed well and didn't saponify...but if that were the case, why did the other turn out? :?:
So, I tried it again. Same recipe. Same molds, same cooler. SAME results. Now this is getting annoying. I'll afraid to try it again, but I probably will. Side note: I used this recipe before and did a little oven processing after putting it in the mold and it turned out fine. But PVC and the oven aren't too friendly to each other tho....
But on to my rebatching question: So I'm left with all this questionable soap. I'd like to rebatch it but this time add some powdered milk. ("Oatmeal, Milk and Honey) Because I'm rebatching, I shouldn't have to worry so much about the extra heat that milk can create in a recipe, right?
I *should* be able to shred the soap, add some water and the powdered milk (or use the milk powder in the water right away?) and maybe a little more honey, cook it up and all will be well, right? Or wrong?
Any advice or other suggestions?