What's going on with my soap?

[littleginger73]

It has this thick looking layer on top. And when I touch it it sticks to my finger. The rest if the soap looks fine. Is it ash? It seem awfully thick layer to be ash. What does it look like?

 

[IrishLass]

It looks just like ash to me. Here are some pics of ash (just scroll down a little bit):

http://cavemanchemistry.com/HsmgJojoba2011.pdf


IrishLass

 

[Susie]

Welcome to the world of soda ash. Perfectly harmless, just rub off or plane off.

 

[KristaY]

It looks like a beautiful example of ash to me! Perfectly harmless. You can choose to leave it be, or remove it. When I want to get rid of it because it ruins the look of my design, I use a dash of warm water and scrub it off with panty hose. Some people steam it off. It's totally up to you if/how you want to deal with it. If you leave it be, it'll be gone in the first couple uses.

 

[littleginger73]

Thanks everyone. I rubbed it off and ash is what it was.. nice soap underneath.

 

[ClaraSuds]

soda ash is water softener so I leave it on and use it up in the first wash.