beloved Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 :mad:Man I don't know what happen. The soap was at thin trace, I put in the fo. lilac. All of a sudden the soap looked like apple sauce or grainy not sure with big chuncks so i got the blender stick and whipped the --- out of it took a long time compared to what i am use to. Every time i stopped whipping it looked real wierd. Got to the point that it was time to pour or spoon into mold. I am not sure what will happen in the end. still did not look right. I used 4 oils olive coconut pko and plam. any one got idea what happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I don't have a lot of experience yet, but I've done lilac, and I know of what you write! Florals are apparently "notoriously difficult". You are describing ricing. And the thing I was told to do is what you did - whip the snot out of it to get it smooth again!It only happened to me once, and I ended up with usable soap, but there were a few little whiter bits throughout it. These were not lye, just riced bits. So it wasn't pretty but I loved the smell so I used it!There are some ways to help minimize this, I was told:-soap with room temp lye and oils-try adding the FO to the oils, not at traceDon't know if they help, I haven't gone down the floral road since! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beloved Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 Thanks so much for chiming in. yup so that is what riceing is. I love lilac tooo. I made it just for myself [maybe that was the problem] lol That is sad because i like flower smells. I hope the soap works out ok. Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 It sounds like it riced to me too. But when I have soaped Lilac, it has always seized on me really bad. It does this even when I soap cool and with full water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhondaP Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Yup...welcome to the world of ricing!Florals are notorious for it....unless they just seize up completely and you get "soap on a stick"!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beloved Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 This is the first my soap batch has riced. I guess I belong now. I love lilac and this is just for me. I took a look last night before I went to bed and it did jell so I think it is going to be alright. I will cut it a little later. Did not get a chance to color so it is just going to be white. Thank for you alls in put. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kymber Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 I made a batch of lilac last weekend and it traced a little faster then normal but I didn't have any other problems with it. I used NG's Lilac. I was even able to get some lavender swirls in it....but I didn't get them dark enough and they don't show up real great. It was my first time working with ultramarines and oxides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beloved Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 I made a batch of lilac last weekend and it traced a little faster then normal but I didn't have any other problems with it. I used NG's Lilac. I was even able to get some lavender swirls in it....but I didn't get them dark enough and they don't show up real great. It was my first time working with ultramarines and oxides.What is or who is NG's sorry don't know many suppliers yet. Thank for the info. I have not worked with those yet. Not sure where to get colorings and what kind to use. I don't want to spend money on colors that don't turn out right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 NG is Nature's Garden. I believe there is a permanent ("sticky") thread with commonly-used supplier abbreviations. Edited to add: See the top thread in the general candlemaking section. There's a link there for supplier abbreviations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibiscus Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 I had that happen once. I was using the fo, black. I put it in the mold and after it was set I rebatched the very next day and it was fine. I've been too busy to cphp it so now I just use it for LS and there is nothing to worry about there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beloved Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 Took it out of the mold today and it was all oily gave it the zap test and no bit so i guess it is the fo leaking out of soap. What do you all think. edit for saying thank you about the abv. and all the comments every one has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kymber Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 My Lilac was oily to the touch too but after a couple days it all soaked back in and is just fine now. It has been curing for about 2 weeks now and they aren't oily at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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