crystal80 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Hello,Soooo... finally I made the soap (getting over this cold). Everything looked fine during the process. I took a look today at the soap this morning, and the one in the wood mold have a big puddle of oil on top. The one in the 6 soap plastic mold (like a candy mold) looks fine, the little leftover that I put in the Dixie cup looks fine as well. Why is it that the big wood mold looks like a bath of oil? I made it yesterday around noon time, Eastern Time. boohooo............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 (edited) Wood molds allow the soap mixture to heat up more because they insulate better. Your mixture might have gotten too hot and separated. Or, sometimes, a newly unmolded soap can have a bit oil that still needs to soak in. If the soap is set up for the most part but has a bit of oil sitting on it, put it in a spot to cure and air out and that oil should soak in. Be sure to check all the soaps for zap too. Congratulations on your first batch. Edited November 3, 2009 by Meridith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Congratulations on your first batch . Ditto what Merideth said . Can you keep us posted ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystal80 Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 Hi, I found this information about my little error:http://www.aromacreations.com/troubleshooting1.htmlSeparation: This becomes apparent after you have poured your soap into the mold. A significant layer of oil or grease sits on top of the mixture. If the layer of oil is thin, it's probably caused by the essential oils and will be reabsorbed during the curing process. If the layer is thick, you have a caustic soap that should be discarded. I believe this is what Meridith was talking about, but mine is not getting reabsorbed so far. Caustic soap? Did I put too much lye? I used the lye calculator. Do I need to throw mine away.It smell so good.....:rolleyes2 arg..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyZB Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Did it absorb anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystal80 Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 No, it didn't absorb anymore. It looks like when grease gets cold and changed to a paste color. I can tell that the rest of the block its hard, but that the layer on the top is liquid. And I just remember that I forgot to use distilled water. I used water from my faucet (duh!) for the lye. My recipe had goats milk, and honey. The more I read, I start to understand what went wrong. I just don't know what to do with this soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerywren Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Goats milk and honey are ingredients that are best saved for when you have a little bit more experience. Are you sure you had a true trace before you molded your soap? Sometimes molding at false trace (caused by temps or FO's) will lead to separation down the road.There is always the option of rebatching...I know some people despise it, but I don't really mind. I despise losing a batch of soap. Good luck,~Julia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystal80 Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 Yes, I think you are right Julia. I am going to try to rebatch the soap. I will be looking for instructions on how to do this.Thank you so much to everyone, I'll keep you inform of my progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Soapbuddy has an awesome rebatch method . I will see if I can find it for you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I can't find the one I was looking for , but this is a good one too .http://www.craftserver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74356&highlight=rebatchhth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystal80 Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 I did it !!! Thank you..I rebatched my soap, and it came out great. I didn't use the oven with the bag, I just read that message. I will try that one if this ever happens again. Your soaps texture on top are not as wavy as mine. I used the double boiler. A lot of work, but I am happy. I cut the soap (I need to learn how to cut soap) but I am learning. Now I am looking forward to make another soap. Yes!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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