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Hi all-- I made my first batch of CP soap this weekend. (I'm planning to give my friends handmade soaps in custom scents for Christmas.) I did a lot of research, had my supplies all lined up, and re-read the recipe a zillion times.
I weighed my water, and it looked like a ton! Added the lye. Weighed my olive oil, and my brand-new gallon jug actually ran out. In a panic, I topped it off with almond oil, thinking it'd have a smiliar SAP value. There was no way all of this was fitting into my soap pot, even without the coconut and palm added into it yet.
So I re-checked everything, and I had been using the kilogram side of the scale instead of the pound side. I re-measured everything as best I could. But the soap took 24 hours to trace, instead of the 7-40 minutes indicated in recipe. (After an hour of stirring I gave up, left the pot on the counter, and let it do its own thing.)
What I poured into the molds looked nice and smooth and even. Is there any chance that it will actually turn into usable soap?![Oops! :oops: :oops:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I weighed my water, and it looked like a ton! Added the lye. Weighed my olive oil, and my brand-new gallon jug actually ran out. In a panic, I topped it off with almond oil, thinking it'd have a smiliar SAP value. There was no way all of this was fitting into my soap pot, even without the coconut and palm added into it yet.
So I re-checked everything, and I had been using the kilogram side of the scale instead of the pound side. I re-measured everything as best I could. But the soap took 24 hours to trace, instead of the 7-40 minutes indicated in recipe. (After an hour of stirring I gave up, left the pot on the counter, and let it do its own thing.)
What I poured into the molds looked nice and smooth and even. Is there any chance that it will actually turn into usable soap?