Hello,
I recently used a Brambleberry basic soap recipe. I was trying to find a base that I could add to and this one came out perfectly. So, I tried it again but this time halved the recipe, subbed 1/2 of the water for frozen oat milk, and added small amounts of honey and turmeric (for color) at trace. I researched how to use both the honey and the turmeric and used the amounts that Brambleberry recommended. I soaped around 94 degrees, it traced pretty quickly. To prevent it from heating up too much, I placed it in the freezer for a few hours and then let it set overnight. I unmolded my soap the next day. It looked beautiful but as soon as I cut into it, I noticed some was pretty crumbly and it smelled like rotten eggs. I'm not sure where I went wrong. I am posting the original recipe (the one that went perfectly!) and the adjusted recipe (with the honey)
Original Recipe:
16 oz. Coconut Oil
16 oz. Palm Oil
16 oz. Olive Oil
2 oz. Castor Oil
13 oz. Water (this is discounted but the outcome was great)
7.4 oz. Lye
Adjusted Recipe:
8 oz. Coconut Oil
8 oz. Palm Oil
8 oz. Olive Oil
1 oz. Castor Oil
3.7 oz. Lye
3.25 oz. Water
3.25 oz. Frozen Oat Milk
Added 2 teaspoons Honey (recommended 1 tsp. per lb. loosened this with a little warm water)
Added 4 teaspoons Turmeric for color
Added .14 oz. Pure Honey Fragrance Oil
I recently used a Brambleberry basic soap recipe. I was trying to find a base that I could add to and this one came out perfectly. So, I tried it again but this time halved the recipe, subbed 1/2 of the water for frozen oat milk, and added small amounts of honey and turmeric (for color) at trace. I researched how to use both the honey and the turmeric and used the amounts that Brambleberry recommended. I soaped around 94 degrees, it traced pretty quickly. To prevent it from heating up too much, I placed it in the freezer for a few hours and then let it set overnight. I unmolded my soap the next day. It looked beautiful but as soon as I cut into it, I noticed some was pretty crumbly and it smelled like rotten eggs. I'm not sure where I went wrong. I am posting the original recipe (the one that went perfectly!) and the adjusted recipe (with the honey)
Original Recipe:
16 oz. Coconut Oil
16 oz. Palm Oil
16 oz. Olive Oil
2 oz. Castor Oil
13 oz. Water (this is discounted but the outcome was great)
7.4 oz. Lye
Adjusted Recipe:
8 oz. Coconut Oil
8 oz. Palm Oil
8 oz. Olive Oil
1 oz. Castor Oil
3.7 oz. Lye
3.25 oz. Water
3.25 oz. Frozen Oat Milk
Added 2 teaspoons Honey (recommended 1 tsp. per lb. loosened this with a little warm water)
Added 4 teaspoons Turmeric for color
Added .14 oz. Pure Honey Fragrance Oil
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