Grumpy Girl Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Um, I think I'm going to have a nasty case of it in the morning on the pink grapefruit loaf. How do I clean it up, and what caused it? I had a cardboard lid on the mold, and the only thing I did differently was to cover the lid in the saran wrap instead of putting it down over the mold itself this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsyjen Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Uh oh, Grumpy...welcome to one of the not-so-joys of CP soap!! :rolleyes2 There are different theories as to what may cause this, but the most common seems to be oxidation of the soap. I usually get some measure of ash, I either scrape it off with a knife or try to wipe it off. Either way the soap's finish gets ruined. I hope someone else will post to this with a better idea!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietgirl2004 Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Trim it and give it a soda wash. I have the best luck with mine when I use a towel, otherwise if I use a cover or saran it beads up and drops and mine is covered with ash. Dont know if that makes sense or not, but it seems like the towel absorbs the water droplets and helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I have a nice vegetable slicer (mandolin) that I use to skim off the top layer of the soap when it has a not-so pretty surface. It allows all your swirls to shine through instead of be obscured by a layer of ash. You have to be very careful with your fingers though when doing this. You can also get the top (or in your case, a short side) level and square with the other sides.It's one way to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsallgood20 Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I use rubbing alcohol on all sides. Works like a charm. hth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I use rubbing alcohol on all sides. Works like a charm. hthSounds good to me. I'm going to give this a try next time I need to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 When I get some extra $$ I'm going to have to get one of those mandolin thingies. They look like they would get the job done.How do I use the alcohol on the soap? Spray it then wipe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janis Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Put rubbing alcohol (get the strong kind--90 some percent) in a spray bottle and start spraying the minute you see ash begin to form. Spray it completely and let it dry then spray again. Keep spraying until you think you've got the ash under control. It really works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 If the batteries in my camera weren't dead and charging I'd take a pic. I assume it overheated, as the top of it was lightly bubbling when I checked on it in the oven. Cooled down, it has a layer of white looking film on it where it was bubbling, which I assume is ash. It's almost got a "rind" on it, especially on the top and on the corners. I think that if I take it and trim it up in a few days after it hardens it might be okay. It smells great and the colors deepened to a lightish purple/pink. I wish it would have stayed the lighter pink though. Could I grate it or cut it into curls and put it in a fresh batch of CP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Cellar Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Grumpy ..just pamper the bars and clean them up a bit. They will be fine. They sound like they will be very pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 I updated the original post with a cut pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsallgood20 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 I updated the original post with a cut pic.Where's the pic. LOL Am I looking at the wrong post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietgirl2004 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Not sure, but I think it might be the Pink Grapefruit under the Gallery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsallgood20 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Thanks. That's where it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsaycb Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 I don't mind ash...it gives it a little more interest the way it wraps around swirls, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted January 6, 2006 Author Share Posted January 6, 2006 Doh, sorry... here's the picture of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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