Jcandleattic Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 UGH - apparently today was not the day to soap. My well thought out peppermint salt soap turned a pukey baby poo yellowish green - so those will ALL have to be mine. (they smell good though) and I wasted almost a whole pound of Himalayan Pink salt in the process.The whipped soap I had planned will NOT come to trace. Using my normal recipe that normally reaches a thick trace in 5-7 minutes max when stick blending has been in the blender on HIGH for about 20 minutes now and is still just as fluid as it was before I added my lye water. Checked and calibrated my scale, it's fine. double checked all of my measurements and unless I am a complete spaz, they were correct too. I have no clue what is going on. *sigh* I'm going to go take a nap know. I'm feeling a bit defeated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OldGlory Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 It just proves that the soap gremlins visit the BEST soapers too. Stuff happens. I'm sorry it was your day, but on the bright side, it sounds like you have some awesome soap just for you! At least I hope you enjoyed your nap.I wonder if barometric pressure has any effect on soapmaking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Got a visit from the soap gremlins eh? Sorry to hear that. Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Well, going over it in my head and I finally think I figured it out. I don't know though. And yes, those damn gremlins can go visit someone else. I do NOT like them!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 Pawz Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Guess the gremlins were here this weekend to, I halved the oils in a recipe and forgot to do the same to the lye water, you can guess how that turned out. BUT, the soap is shiny, hard, brittle sides, but lathers well with the little sample I waited to try, the edges were a little brittle, not as bad I expected, however, my white turned green, (maybe the olive oil, not enough TD)), I'll let it sit for 2weeks, then see if its shreddable, maybe I can turn it into a cheap liquid soap, since thealkinity? would be high. , will try it with one bar, if it don't work, i'll just chalk it up into a learning experience to PAY ATTENTION to what i'm doing----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 maybe I can turn it into a cheap liquid soap, since thealkinity? would be high. , will try it with one bar, if it don't work, i'll just chalk it up into a learning experience to PAY ATTENTION to what i'm doing-----It will just end up slimy goo. You can go ahead and try it though. I think everybody needs to try that at least once. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 I wonder if barometric pressure has any effect on soapmaking?I often wonder that too. I'm willing to bet it probably does, even if just a little because I know weather elements can sure play a part in how a soap reacts as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 Pawz Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) It will just end up slimy goo. You can go ahead and try it though. I think everybody needs to try that at least once. LOL yeah, just hate to waste my effort It had a high content of olive oil and castor, tho if I tried that I might see a little glycerin would help, I don't know, thinking about it does make me tired, cause I'll have to eight grate or chop--- and I don't think the gremlins are choosy either, we beginners get to see them quite often Edited October 14, 2014 by 7 Pawz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 We have a saying around our house whenever anything goes wrong or dissappears... "the cat did it!" LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 I'm going to try the whipped soap again, but probably not the salt bars. As the salt bars cure, they have tiny pink spots in the Dijon mustard yellow bleh color. but I doubt it will all turn back, but I'd be happy if it did... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 Pawz Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 We have a saying around our house whenever anything goes wrong or dissappears... "the cat did it!" LOLI blame mine on the dogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 LOL I usually blame myself because that's usually who's at fault, but not this time. Well, not with the salt bars. Not exactly sure what happened there. However, the whipped soap - I'll take 65% of the blame. LMAO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 Pawz Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I'm going to try the whipped soap again, but probably not the salt bars. As the salt bars cure, they have tiny pink spots in the Dijon mustard yellow bleh color. but I doubt it will all turn back, but I'd be happy if it did... OK, thats it, I won't go for the salt bars, everything I've read is so positive about them except for the cutting process, seems you better not let them set long in a loaf or log mold or you won't be able to cut them, better for individual molds, but the people who've made them say they are really good for the skin, but if they are that difficult to deal with, its certainly not for someone who is at the soaping stage that I am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 Oh no, you need to make them!! Don't be intimidated. They are wonderful!! I used the new snowflake I got from a wonderful member here on the forum - *cough*you7pawz*cough* and they will work just fine, and smell GREAT, the coloring just went wonky. I think it was a combination of many things, but the most was just an off day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 Pawz Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Oh no, you need to make them!! Don't be intimidated. They are wonderful!! I used the new snowflake I got from a wonderful member here on the forum - *cough*you7pawz*cough* and they will work just fine, and smell GREAT, the coloring just went wonky. I think it was a combination of many things, but the most was just an off day. Pics please. Maybe I could try a very simple recipe---- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 Pics please. Maybe I could try a very simple recipe----You can't get much simpler - a good salt bar recipe is 100% Coconut oil 20% superfat50-100% salt ppo (per taste - I used 75% but like using between 50%-75% the most) (for mine I used 50% Himalayan Pink salt and added 25% table salt) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 Pawz Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 You can't get much simpler - a good salt bar recipe is 100% Coconut oil 20% superfat50-100% salt ppo (per taste - I used 75% but like using between 50%-75% the most) (for mine I used 50% Himalayan Pink salt and added 25% table salt) Thank you, I'm going to try that, I'm still waiting for my earlier recipe of 100% CO to cure, I have some sea salts, medium grain left over that I hope to use. For the table salt, is it non-iodine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 huh, I don't know. I just grabbed what we had in the cupboard. All I know is it's in the blue packaging with the girl holding an umbrella. LOL I'll have to check when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I use only fine grain sea salt. I get it at my local health food store. They sell it in bulk real cheap. I like a little SAO and shea in mine so I go with 80% coconut oil and the other 20% I throw in any other oil or butter I want to use with. I also use the same amount of salt to oil ratio. So if I am doing a 32 oz oil recipe I use 32oz sea salt. If you have any individual molds use those for your salt bars. I use my Brambleberry 18 bar slab mold with the dividers. Makes perfect salt bars and they pop right out of the mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 Pawz Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 huh, I don't know. I just grabbed what we had in the cupboard. All I know is it's in the blue packaging with the girl holding an umbrella. LOL I'll have to check when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 Pawz Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I use only fine grain sea salt. I get it at my local health food store. They sell it in bulk real cheap. I like a little SAO and shea in mine so I go with 80% coconut oil and the other 20% I throw in any other oil or butter I want to use with. I also use the same amount of salt to oil ratio. So if I am doing a 32 oz oil recipe I use 32oz sea salt. If you have any individual molds use those for your salt bars. I use my Brambleberry 18 bar slab mold with the dividers. Makes perfect salt bars and they pop right out of the mold.I'll just try a small batch, a pounder, to see if I like making these guys, although, some say to cut them asap if you don't use a single mold, I think, I'll juse the individual molds, seems like it'd be a lot easier----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Do you have a Target nearby? They have Wilton molds and silicone baking molds in the kitchen section and often they have some molds on sale in the dollar section. You could check them and the Dollar stores out. You never know what cute molds you may find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 Pawz Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Do you have a Target nearby? They have Wilton molds and silicone baking molds in the kitchen section and often they have some molds on sale in the dollar section. You could check them and the Dollar stores out. You never know what cute molds you may find.I live so far out, you pipe sunshine in here Target is about 40 mins from me, although I could check out the local dollar stores, I did find some cute ones from Walmart last week, kind of loaf shaped, Wilton molds, picked up the last 4 they had---- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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