TexasBrat Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 I am wondering what would cause soap made a year ago to smell rancid now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Did you have a percentage of short shelf oils over 15%? That can do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasBrat Posted September 9, 2007 Author Share Posted September 9, 2007 My soaps are made from Coconut oil, Palm, PKO, Babussu, castor and olive oil. Which one is a short shelf life oil? I assumed once it was turned to soap there is no issue with rancid issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 My soaps are made from Coconut oil, Palm, PKO, Babussu, castor and olive oil. Which one is a short shelf life oil? I assumed once it was turned to soap there is no issue with rancid issues.None of those are short shelf oils. Was humidity an issue?e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasBrat Posted September 10, 2007 Author Share Posted September 10, 2007 No, they have been in my house the entire time, so it has been house temperature. What if one of my oils was almost rancid and it just continued? I don't understand, the soap was fine when it was made but now it is just stinky and no fragrance oil scent is there at all. Just gross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaArial Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 This is in line of something I've been wondering about... could it be the carrier oil in the FO? I have read most suppliers use an oil like OO but you never know for sure... anyway, what if the carrier oil was starting to turn when the soap was made. Also I have been doing a lot of research on rancidity as I'm planning my curing closet (a permanat space) and according to what I have read humidity (of course), light, a high oxegen enviroment, and exposure to metals (that supply a "nuclious" to start the reaction) can all contribute to oils going rancid. Iron (as in steel, not stainless steel which is almost compleatly non reactive, but plain steel) is a big offender. I have started wondering about other substances... wondering what is really safe and what needs to be avoided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Could the FO have morphed? What was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brat Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Did it have a real high superfat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasBrat Posted September 10, 2007 Author Share Posted September 10, 2007 These two different bars were stored in two different places. One has been hanging around my living room from shelf to shelf, lol and the other was in my craft room on a wire rack shelf. I used Peaks LemonGrass and Sage and the other was Scent Works, pumpkin spice I believe.:undecided I did cphp on both soaps and they were both done at different times. the Lemongrass was made almost 2 years ago but it just a sliver I never used b/c I was testing how long the scent would last and how the soap would do overtime. The pumpkin was made last year in November. CB, if it morphed wouldn't it have been stinking after it was made? They smelled fine. Brat, no I don't superfat cphp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 I don't really know. Just trying to run through the possibilities. This is quite strange to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmejeffd Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 I want to smell that soap so I know what to look for. Could you bring it over when you come to get your new mold and NaOH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasBrat Posted September 10, 2007 Author Share Posted September 10, 2007 I want to smell that soap so I know what to look for. Could you bring it over when you come to get your new mold and NaOH?Yep, sure can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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