CareBear Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Check the units (grams, oz, troy-ounces...) on your scale. Check them for every ingredient.I was making a nice batch, but in the middle spilled oil on my scale. Wiped it up and continued. Got all the oils & butters measured and melted and gee, it looked like a lot! Realized my scale units had been switched (. Had no idea how much of what was in there. Was even afraid to keep the lye sol'n I had made an hour earlier cause I hadn't checked the units when I measured that out either....Lye sol'n got washed down the drain, oils are sitting in an old milk jug that I pulled out of the recycling, waiting patiently for trash day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Sucks that none of it could be salvaged, but better to be on the safe side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCFantasy23 Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 I hate that! Oils always spill on my scale. When I keep it in the ziplock bag it doesnt read right half the time, so what I've been doing is covering it with a sheet of wax paper. Sometimes a spill sneaks in but not bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Soaping mistakes stink. Usually when I goof with a candle, it can be fixed. Not always true for soap, unfortunately! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecandlespastore Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Especially when expensive oils are used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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