Chibichibi

Bless you. Finally an answer to my problem. I guess i wasted the money on it then, but I'm sure i can find someone that can use it. Thanks again!

SAP? I'm using the calculator that I provided the link for, and I am using the right section. When I have regular coconut oil on it with my other oils it tells me to use about 4.6 ounces of lye, but with the fractionated it tells me to use 5.6ish. I am using the right amount of lye, I'm following this thing directly.

I started making soaps not too long ago, and accidentally ordered fractionated coconut oil instead of the regular coconut oil. After I realized my mistake I still decided to use it and use This calculator, and I've done everything right for a hot process recipe, I have a book in front of me at all times. It still comes to trace and is the nice consistency that I got when I used palm kernel oil as half of my base oil. However, 5 minutes after my soap has come to trace the surface is still trace, but the underneath has liquefied. I stir it back up using my immersion blender, and it starts to rise, I take a spoon to it, and then all of a sudden it's nearly solid on me and impossible to mix my color into. I used about a tablespoon of Apricot Kernel oil as a superfatting agent but the problem still happened even before I started using the apricot. Can anyone tell me why?