what are these little white things?

[marilynmac]

This is the trouble loaf I've been waiting for all week. I cut it (still too soft to cut, see how it smooshes). what are all this tiny white irregular specs? they are tip-of-toothpick size. I dug some of them out and zap tested, they are fine. Could they be air bubbles?? There is kaolin clay in here, and activated charcoal in the black parts.

 

[Relle]

Could you please upload the photo directly to the forum and not a link, it's not showing.

 

[marilynmac]

Could you please upload the photo directly to the forum and not a link, it's not showing.

Oh no. It showed it to me OK when I previewed it and in the post. at first.
Now I got it. Here's a close up shot of the soap.

 

[SoapyQueenBee]

It looks like bubbles to me, but I'm far from an expert. Did you use any TD? That can speckle soap, from time to time.
I hope someone else has an answer with certainty for you, soon!

 

[CaraBou]

Looks like air bubbles to me too. Try burping your blender first, keeping the head submerged, and blending in shorter pulses.

http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=25061

http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/cold-process-soap/avoid-pesky-air-bubbles-in-cp/

 

[IrishLass]

It looks like air bubbles to me, too. I've noticed that if air bubbles are present when I go to cut, little pieces of soap get dragged along my by knife and turn into tiny white smudges on the face of my soap.


IrishLass

 

[marilynmac]

Thanks, everyone. I'm sure they are air bubbles now. I didn't thump out the mold much, and was getting a little more casual with the stick blender.