Weepy from heat?

[Obsidian]

I made a batch of bastile today with 80% OO. It was poured this morning into a slab mold, cover with a wooden top and covered with a thin towel.

A few hours later, I noticed it was getting small droplets on the surface, thinking it was overheating and seeping FO, I uncovered it.
I just checked on it and the droplets are getting bigger. I soaked a little up with tissue and its not FO but I don't know if its caustic.
The soap its self is still a bit soft but I did use full water. I also used a bit of coconut milk in the lye solution and of course, it got lumpy and was hard to get blended in.

Its been unusually hot today, nearly 90* F and I don't have AC. Do you think the droplets are from the high temps in the house? I just placed a fan so it blows over the soap hoping to dry it up and cool it off.

I've never really had a batch form water drops like this before so I'm at a loss to the cause. I know it will either absorb or evaporate but I'm afraid its going to leave weird spots on the surface and I planned on selling this batch.

 

[KristaY]

I can't speak to the heat, per se, as I have A/C but how's your humidity? I live an area that's normally in the 100's during the summer but our average humidity is about 10%. We've been getting summer monsoon rain the last week or so and now the humidity is about 40-50%. When it's dry I suffer from lots of ash, now I'm noticing more moisture like you described. I wonder if it's the combination of heat and humidity for you? We need a meteorologist to weigh in! :razz:

 

[Obsidian]

It is humid today, around 84% when normally its 10%-20%. I think I'm done making soap for the next month or so, it needs to cool back off.
I ended up soaking up most of the liquid, there was quite a bit more then I though but the soap looks fine. I suppose I should have done a zap test but I don't want to get burned from fresh lye solution.

 

[eucalypta]

Does it look like the number 4 (green apple) soap in this pic?
Then it's definitely the FO.

Don't worry; weird spots are easily removed by giving the soap a "water bath" - just dip them in a pitcher filled with warm water, place them on a towel or rack and they'll end up nice and shiny.

 

[Obsidian]

It does look like #4 but I smelled it and there is no scent and its not oily.

Edit, I just checked again and there is a lot of liquid in the bottom of the mold. The soap is solid so at this point, I'm going to blame it on the excess temperature/humidity and the high amount of water I used.

Hopefully the soap turns out ok, its my first peacock swirl

 

[eucalypta]

Hopefully the soap turns out ok, its my first peacock swirl

Oh my! I certainly hope it will recover!

Must be the humidity I guess....
Here in our tiny, much colder country, the humidity is different as the temperatures are much lower.
Just no making bath bombs when it rains.

Looking forward to your peacock swirl soap!

 

[Obsidian]

I just checked, the liquid is caustic. Hopefully it will all soak back in over night. If I have to rebatch, it will be a ugly blob of grey

I really dislike this humidity, I want my dry heat back. Even the little single cavity I filled with the extra batter is weepy.

Here it is freshly poured. Didn't swirl as well as I wanted, it got too thick. Its white on the bottom.

 

[fuzz-juzz]

Oh no.
I hope it turns out fine.
It could definitely be the weather factor. I rarely soap in hot or humid weather. I had few soaps that badly overheated in Australian summer or gel super quickly. Now, if it's more then 30C there's no soaping for me.

 

[jules92207]

This has happened to me and I do blame it on the weather and full water. Patience. Most of mine seeped back in and even when I wiped some off the soap still turned out fine.

 

[CaraBou]

It's gorgeous. I vote for patience so it can stay that way. Good luck!

 

[Obsidian]

Good news, most all the liquid soaked back in and I was able to unmold. I cut the slab into quarters so it can start to dry a bit quicker, its still really soft like brie cheese but at least its soap.

 

[ocean_soul]

Crisis averted, whew!

 

[jules92207]

Yea!!!

 

[Obsidian]

Yep, they ended up looking pretty good. Once they harden a bit more, I'll get pictures.