CareBear Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Sick and tired of dealing with palm oil - I have to melt down the whole container and stir well before measuring out what I need. Yea, I've portioned it out into smaller containers but still...So this time I melted down a bunch and poured it into a small bucket. And stirred. And stirred and stirred and stirred. Popping it in and out of the fridge. Stirred till it went solid, really. Took me all day, but I'm hoping against hope that now I can just chip off a chunk to use - that it's homogeneous throughout.Think it'll work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Cellar Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 You should order the RBD no stir from Columbus Foods. It is so trouble free to use. It comes in a 50 lb block but you would be surprised how fast you can use it up when you use palm in every soap recipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 Some day I will, but I've got this big tub and another 7# bottle to go through first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca_IA Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Be careful with this, very careful. It can (and does) still seperate. And if it does seperate, it throws your batch off. The smaller the batch the easier it is for this to throw it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 I never stir I live dangerously. But your technique sounds right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michi Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 I never stir I live dangerously. But your technique sounds right.I guess I live dangerously also. LOL I've read it a million times, but never think of doing it when I'm actually using it. OopsI think if you've done all that and you're keeping it in the frig so it stays solid, there should be no separation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divayoki Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Hey folks,Whats this talk about palm oil needing to be stirred before soaping? I never have maybe thats why some of my batches have been problematic. What is the outcome of not stirring . In the summer, my tub almost completely melted and now whats left is back to a grainy texture, is it still useable (is that a word :embarasse ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 Palm oil (cept Columbus Foods "no stir" and homogonized) is supposed to be melted completely and stirred well before using. This is because the steric (did I spell that right?) can settle out and thus be unevenly distributed wreaking havoc in soaps - !Grainy is fine, it's just not quite completely melted. Give it a really good stir before taking out what you need and you should be good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divayoki Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Wow! Thanks for the enlightenment! :highfive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawyer's moon Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I'm another that lives dangerously and don't stir...always think to myself that I need to remember to do it and then forget... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I've never stirred either. Never even heard of that before or knew you were supposed too. lol OOPS!! Luckily I don't use palm very often, so that's probably why I've not had many problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beloved Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 :embarasse daaaaa i didn't know. WOW amazing i got soap. I use it all the time too. Guess i learned something today. No room in my frig. Maybe i will beat it up take it to the car. It will stay hard there. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutterbugg Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Ive never stirred my palm oil either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDammit Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Phew, glad I'm not the only one that doesn't stir palm oil.:embarasse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I add all my hrad oils together (palm inlcuded) and melt together. Once melted, I give it a quick go round with the SB and then add my soft oils. I mix them all together with the SB before mixing the lye in. I've never had a problem doing it this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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