latch Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 after cphp can you try it? well dumb newbie here... only after 2or 3 hours after pouring i cut a piece and used it.. then i used a patato peeler to make the tops look nice and smooth...... well my hands started tingling and after an hour they were burning and red... i remembered reading about vinegar so i poured vinegar over my hands and it helped.... i guess maybe i should wait at least a day.... i am soo impatient.. lesson learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasBrat Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Sounds like all the lye wasn't cooked out. With cphp there should be no lye left after cooking. When I'm cooking mine I do the nasty lye test and taste it to see if I get zapped or it tastes like soap. Can you do the tounge test and see if you get zapped?? After a batch I use my soap right away, in fact I make soap balls with the stuff left in the crockpot and use those to test it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sad72 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Yes, before molding cphp, I do the "zap" test. If it zaps, it cooks a little longer. No zap, it gets molded and can be used immediately. Of course a few days of drying time is best but, none the less, it can be use right away.I do the same thing with left overs..it gets rolled into balls and used on myself and kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasBrat Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 How's your soap?? How are your hands?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latch Posted February 16, 2006 Author Share Posted February 16, 2006 my soap is cute, definitley needs work. my hands are fine too. thanks for asking. i will try to post a pic in gallery later. i used it this morning. not sure i like the feel, it was a little slimy, is this the nature of castille? i was wondering if FO could have caused some irritation, seemed smell was strong?I used 2 oz for this batch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michi Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 How big was the batch? I think I've read where 1oz. per lb. is pretty much the max for soaping.Are you absolutely positive that the FO was body safe? I only ask b/c I forgot to check one time and made some M&P soap, and used it on my face, and OMG my face and hands were burning like crazy. Only then did I go back and check the FO bottle and sure enough it was only for candles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 OO castille is slimy unless it is given a loooong cure time. 100% OO castille with no water discount will take a year of curing to loose the slime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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