diamondk Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 This past month when making soap they end up being crap. Luckily I have been getting good batches for the swaps. I am either getting the white spots which is stearic which is mostly and then when I don't get the white spots I get the croc skin on top. I have searched and did what was suggested by others and I am still having the problems. Maybe I should just give up until the Fall timeframe. Any other suggestions out there that I can try or maybe I will go back to watching my temperatures instead of RT. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 My last month has been one crappy batch after another. No matter what i did. But I've had 2 reasonably decent batches in a row now (after ELEVEN bad ones) - so there is hope.DO go back to what has worked.BTW: the "room temp" soaping where you add the hot lye to the solid butters and oils didn't work for me - I got white chunks in my soaps and other unpleasantries. I wanted it to work but it just didn't. What I have teh best luck with (most days) is pre-melting my butters and oils and letting that (and my lye sol'n) come to room temp before soaping. And even then if the oils mix is cloudy I zap it in the micro to clear it.Good luck Karol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibiscus Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 11 bad batches? I know where those fairies and gremlins went when I drove them out of my house! I had three bad ones in one day and that really made me take a few days and do something else...there is always something else to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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