Zaps on the top but not bottom of bar?

[vjbakke]

I made a new recipe that is a shampoo bar. It has been a week and the bar zap on the tops but not on the bottom? Here's the recipe-

25% CO, OO, Almond and Castor

5%SF, Soap calc sail 9.12 oz water and 3.34 oz lye

The original recipe calls for .75 oz jojoba oil, but I forgot to add that, Would that mess it up?

I used a sensitive digital scale. Measured the water and lye in grams.

Can i just cut the tops off them and use it?

 

[IrishLass]

Yes- you can trim the tops off and use the rest.

IrishLass

 

[vjbakke]

thanks, any insight into what went wrong?

 

[Fragola]

There are two other discussions going about a similar problem:
http://soapmakingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29962

Short version: possibly the soap has sweated, caused possibly by air humidity or certain additives.

 

[vjbakke]

Hmm, Thanks, what causes sweating? This soap did not gel, and has no EO or FO in it. Does soaping at too high of a temp cause sweating? Next time I will try letting the lye mixture and oils cool more before mixing. I will also be checking my scales!