mssheddy Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I just started soap not that long ago, this is my 4th batch. No scent, no dye, just has ground oatmeal, goat's milk, and of course honey. Quick question...what causes the funky color? I thought I read that the milk can cause the orange color, but I added it when my lye water was fairly cool, only 4 oz. milk in the whole batch. Just curious. Thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainmadness Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 It looks like it was the goat's milk that caused the orange color. Did it smell scorched when you mixed it in with your lye?It will typically lighten up a bit when it cures.. but it will not be a light cream.Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Yep it looks like the gm to me too. It should lighten as it cures and if it has a funny smell, that should also cure out. The gm and the honey will really want to heat up on you so watch for that too. Looks good. Make sure to post pictures of it out of the mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mssheddy Posted March 2, 2007 Author Share Posted March 2, 2007 Thanks guys, it didn't smell scorched to me. I mixed my lye and oils, added the gm at a really light trace and mixed some more. When I added the honey it started to change colors. I don't mind the color, think it's kind of honeyish, just thought it was wierd all of a sudden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbuddy Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Looks good!Mine comes out that way too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoapInTheCity Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I just made an oatmeal milk and honey soap too, and yes it went neon yellowish orange! I did not color my soap either, and now after curing for 3 weeks, it is dark brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mssheddy Posted March 4, 2007 Author Share Posted March 4, 2007 Here are the cut pics, I'm most pleased with the color now, turned out better than I was imagining. I think I will make this again, will just make sure to freeze my gm first next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidsngarden Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Even with your GM frozen you will still get a orange color. I always soap with 100% GM stone cold frozen in all my bars and OMH is the only one that ever gets that orange. It's the honey (I use more honey than most people), but like you have seen it all turns out nice. You could use less honey if you wanted and that might help, but why? It looks nice!I also soap with my oils at room temp because like someone else said that honey really heats things up! I had a batch that I didn't think and the oils were HOT and what a mess! Will never soap OMH with hot oils again!Bethany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warmvanilla Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 You SHOULD be most pleased...your soap looks wonderful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Great looking soap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazeforsoap Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Congratulations, your soap looks great!! I love gm soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 That looks nice and creamy... lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondk Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Very nice and I bet they smell good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovelyLathers Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Nice looking soap. I love OMH soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherl Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I use frozen gm and get that orange color and smell too.. but it cures out a nice light cream and the odor goes away. scent is very light but wholesome with out fragrance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mssheddy Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 I use frozen gm and get that orange color and smell too.. but it cures out a nice light cream and the odor goes away. scent is very light but wholesome with out fragrance.At first I was afraid of how it would smell, got kind of funky smelling as I poured it, but your right it did cure out and smells quite nice now, wholesome is a good way to put it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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