elitenaildesign Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I made another batch of soap tonigt exactley like I did last night.soybean oil, CO, PKO, OO, Crisco. Last nights batch was great, tonight this would not trace for atleast 30min, so finally put my fo in and its pure liquid and everything seperated. Its just plain nasty. I'll take a pic as soon as my batteries charge back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 what temps did you soap at? the cooler it is the longer it takes. stick blender? whisk? how much of that mix was OO?also some FOs (and some additives) seem to be able to reverse trace - that's one reason I add them to the oils when possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitenaildesign Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 Everything was a room temp just like last night. It had to be the fo,(confederate jamsine) because it was creamy before I added it. I read somewhere to use 1oz per lb because its so light and thats what I added. I just keep mixing it and it wont blend anymore and actually a couple hrs later is still mushy. Apparently I used WAY to much fo for this type of recipe. Oh, and I used the SB. Thank God this was just a lb and with inexpensive oils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 ick!(you could try cooking it if you still have it and if you want to) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I have soaped Confederate Jasmine at 1 oz ppo and had no problems and soaped beautifully. Based on my experience with this FO, my guess would be that you actually got a false trace when you added the FO. Since you only did a lb recipe, are you sure your measurements were on? Recipes that small can leave room for some errors when weighing. :undecidedIt is always such a bummer when a batch, regardless of the size, goes south. Maybe you can stick the batch in the crockpot and save it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitenaildesign Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 I might try another round today and see what happens. The measurements had to be off somewhere, but at the same time, it was fine until I added the fo. It even smells bad. I think this one is going in the garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trishsmecca Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 When I have a problem batch, I put it back in the double boiler and HP it....seems to work. I would try it before I trashed it...Trish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitenaildesign Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 I ended up throwing it out, but I did make another batch exactly the same, but started a little warmer so it traced a bit faster and used pink sugar and it turned out fine. When I went to throw the old batch out you could see fo that seperated, so must have used to much although Merideth said she soaped the same amount, so who knows. I might have gotten a measurement off too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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