scrochet Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 (edited) I have used this receipe many times and this has never happened before. The soap cracked along the top of the log. Ingredients:Palm OilCoconut OilShea Butter Cocoa ButterCastor OilRice Bran OilOlive OilLemon Pucker FO from BCNCelestial Colors Iced Lemon (Bottom Layer)Titanium Dioxide (Top Layer)The soap is about 14 hrs old in the picture. I dont usually unmold this early but the crack was already there it has deepened since i took it out of the mold. Edited October 20, 2009 by scrochet fix pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrochet Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 OMG! How do I make the pic smaller its hurting my eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smittenheart Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 OMG! How do I make the pic smaller its hurting my eyes.its actually making me hungry looks like lemon merigue pie !!I would guess it heated then cooled quickly..but thats just my guess..I am certain its just a looks thing..awesome layering!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonrose64 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I don't have your answer, SorryBut I just had to comment on how beautiful that looks tho.Oh so creamy and smooth looking.It really does look good enough to eat. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrochet Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 (edited) Thanks for such kind words.Man this soap smells soooo good that we had to make lemon bars to keep from eating the soap.Oh! I forgot to mention that i did not gel so maybe it did cool to quick. Edited October 21, 2009 by scrochet need to add something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Your soap looks fantastic .It does look like it overheated . Sometimes you can push the cracked areas back together . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billie Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 That is so beautiful!!!! I don't know why it cracked either. I've seen other people use that FO. Maybe someone else will know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 It probably overheated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcrafter Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I'd go with overheated as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judette Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 (edited) She stated she did not gel it, so how could it have over heated? Need more info. Did you prevent gel? Frig or freezer? If not, did it gel and you didn't know it? I have left my to sit, uninsulated and uncovered, and go back to check on it and it is in gel stage. Could you have used less water than normal? Since this a recipe you have used many times before, I would say something in the calc is off. OR, maybe since you had TD in the top layer, it had something to do with it. TD can sometimes make stuff a little funky. Edited October 21, 2009 by Judette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john3183 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I know you said it did not gel, but when you said that, had you cut the loaf? I would go for overheating on the inside, but staying cool on the outside therefore the outside could not expand like the inside, and it cracked. Did you have the loaf in a cool area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrochet Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 It did not gel nor did i prevent it from gelling. I poured the batter in the mold and let it do its thing. I really dont think that it over heated. I have had batches that overheated before this one looks different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I had a batch do that once. I had read that to keep a soap from gelling to let a fan blow on it. I didn't cover the soap and the fan must have dried out the top and it cracked just like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrochet Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 Thanks Carrie i think that maybe what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire and Ice Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 How much of a water discount did you take? There are many scents that will heat up and cause a soap to crack. Green clover & Aloe is like that. Therefor you never take a water discount with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustpuuppy Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 (edited) I'm not a soaper, but it looks like it cooled faster on top than on bottom and the top tried to contract. Do soaps shrink like candles do?I'm thinking that if your mold was insulating the bottom and there was a breeze blowing across the top? AC vent nearby, fan in the room, open window... anything like that?It just looks like thermal stress that I've seen in everything from wax to steel.Or I could just be full of shit. <shrug>Edited: because I spoke without reading the second page...DUH. Edited October 28, 2009 by Dustpuuppy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasBrat Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 It looks to me like someone thought it was something to eat and started to cut into it to snag a slice and realized it was soap. It does look good enough to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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