Soap batch short on lye

[brandyanne]

I think I may have accidently shorted my lye by. 364 oz for a one lb batch- will it still harden enough?

 

[judymoody]

What was the superfat/lye discount of your recipe?

 

[carebear]

please tell us exactly what went into the soap.

 

[brandyanne]

This was a one pound batch- 4 oz OO, 6 oz CO, 6 oz lard, 1 oz heavy cream and 4 oz water and 2 oz of lye
Super fat is 5%

 

[brandyanne]

Bumping

 

[carebear]

that gives you about a 20% superfat, especially with the cream in there.
it'll be very mild, but since it's mostly lard and coconut oil I think you'll be fine for hardness and such.

might be a magnificent facial bar!

I'd probably not try to fix it.

 

[brandyanne]

Thanks Carebear- I am going to take your advice and not try to fix it!

 

[Bubbles Galore]

Sounds yummy Brandyanne. Please let us know what you think of it when it's ready to use. :wink:

 

[brandyanne]

I scented this with Peppermint- used a small slice and I like it!!