Is this going to be a problem??

[8-GRAN-ONES]

I made some sour milk soap..When I added the lye it made little tiny like flecks of what I think is the fat from the milk.....I could not stick blend it all out...Is this batch ruined? My milk was icy cold....I am just alittle bummed...

[wonderfullywicked]

Did you add the lye to the cold milk? I doubt if it is ruined, perhaps a bit cosmetically challenged. When I make my sour milk soap, I add the cold milk to the room temperaure oils and stick blend. When it's smooth, I add my room temp lye water. Seems to work well.

[8-GRAN-ONES]

Did you add the lye to the cold milk? I doubt if it is ruined, perhaps a bit cosmetically challenged. When I make my sour milk soap, I add the cold milk to the room temperaure oils and stick blend. When it's smooth, I add my room temp lye water. Seems to work well.

So you use just enough water to dissolve your lye? then finish out the right weight with the milk? I will have to try that..Thanks..

[wonderfullywicked]

I dissolve my lye in 50% water. Any less water and the lye mixture will become a gel.

If you want to add the lye to the cold milk, you could use your stick blender on the milk before and after you chill it, I don't know that the random butterfat will resolidify.

[kidsngarden]

The flecks are from the milk burning a bit. You'll still be able to use it. It's best to have the milk frozen in cubes if you are adding the lye directly to it, dump the lye in all at once and stir, stir stir! even then you may have white flecks from the milk, but not brown

Or you can do like above and mix the lye with water, usually no flecks whatsoever with that method

Bethany