8-GRAN-ONES Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 (edited) I was making up some non fragranced soap.. I had my lye pre-batched from about a month ago, that I used. I had planned on using GM. So I thought I will just really make this nice and use all GM, instead of water.. My mistake is: I used twice as much at water/GM as I should have, and used 1/2 the amount of lye I needed..for the amount of soaping oils. Is there anyway to salvage this soap? I feel really stupid...after 9 1/2 years of making soap, I should not be making these kind of mistakes.... Edited May 17, 2017 by 8-GRAN-ONES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 You can rebatch and add in the missing lye. That's the only thing I know to do. I've done that same exact thing before, and rebatching worked. Took a little longer to unmold and cure because of the extra liquid, but it ended up being one of the best soaps I've used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-GRAN-ONES Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 how should i do for the extra water for the new lye.. I had thought of rebatching, but thought I would just be adding more water.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 use as little water as possible that it takes to dissolve the lye. like a 50/50 ratio or less. that's what I did, and even if you are adding more water, if you cook the rebatch a little longer (like 15-30 minutes) it will evaporate some of that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-GRAN-ONES Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 ok....i understand now... I will give that a try in a few days. It is already in a mold, so I will have to scrape it out.. good...i hated to waste good soaping oils.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Use the Miss Lilli method. I posted a thread about it a couple of months ago and can find it if you can't ) Make a new batch of soap using this stuff as part of the new batch. You can use the minimum amount of water to lye (50% solution - half lye half water). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-GRAN-ONES Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 Thanks, I found it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-GRAN-ONES Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 i have rematched soap back in the mold...looks pretty good too. Thanks for all the tips and help... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coconut Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 How did it turn out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-GRAN-ONES Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 it turned out great.. not quite as smooth as when it is first made. but totally acceptable. the body of the soap is smooth, but the top is not as smooth looking as a first pour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 1 hour ago, 8-GRAN-ONES said: it turned out great.. not quite as smooth as when it is first made. but totally acceptable. the body of the soap is smooth, but the top is not as smooth looking as a first pour. That's typical of a rebatched soap. It'll feel really nice on the skin too. I love the way rebatched soaps feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coconut Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 On 5/27/2017 at 0:48 PM, 8-GRAN-ONES said: it turned out great.. not quite as smooth as when it is first made. but totally acceptable. the body of the soap is smooth, but the top is not as smooth looking as a first pour. Glad you could save the soap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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