Traumabrew
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I started making a batch of transparent soap today. I used rosin (again) but only at 5% (last time was 10%). Transparent soap is a hot process soap so I had everything nice and melted in the crock pot and added my lye. Again, near instantaneous saponification. It turned into a flaky, dry mass. I kept mashing and sticking blending. During this a small bit landed on my lip and it was zap free. So I took a small sample and got the result you see in the pic when I washed my hands with it. That is from soap, that was literally maybe 3 or 4 minutes earlier just separate oils and lye.
I re ran my calculations and everything is in order in regards to water and lye amounts. I rechecked my oil weights.
So, if you are ever in a hurry or want to speed up saponification, add some rosin. Its the nuclear bomb of soap making. But be prepared. I might start to add my lye solution in steps next time.
I re ran my calculations and everything is in order in regards to water and lye amounts. I rechecked my oil weights.
So, if you are ever in a hurry or want to speed up saponification, add some rosin. Its the nuclear bomb of soap making. But be prepared. I might start to add my lye solution in steps next time.