moon01945 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I made my first batch of Milk based soap last night. I added in honey and I am questioning if it came out right. Its very dark and was still tacky this morning. But I am wondering if its a reaction between the milk, lye and honey. I can post a picture and the recipe tonight.. I was just wondering if others had the same results. I am sneaking on to post this during work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inherowndominion Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Sometimes if you mix the lye directly with the milk, it'll turn brown (usually turns green for me while I'm mixing), but I've seen it turn beige-brown even when the milk was added at trace. When the milk warms up and gels it kind of discolors...I haven't seen a picture yet so I'm not sure but I've had that happen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon01945 Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 (edited) Hi.. yeah it was turning more and more yellow and thickening while the lye was mixing in the milk. Is that normal? I am still not home.. I will post a picture soon. Edited January 19, 2010 by moon01945 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudsnwicks Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Hi.. yeah it was turning more and more yellow and thickening while the lye was mixing in the milk. Is that normal? It's normal. You can prevent this somewhat if you freeze the milk first and add the lye to it when it's at a slushy consistency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inherowndominion Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I totally agree with suds, and yes it's completely normal. If you don't freeze it, then it turns super yellow (neon green for me sometimes), and even sometimes if you DO freeze it it'll do that. A way around that is to add the milk at trace, it doesn't tend to turn AS brown that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon01945 Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Hi!I did freeze the milk before using it. I have attached a picture of the soap I am going to throw it away today... But i wanted to share how BAD it is.. I am not giving up .. I just may back off from Milk Soap till I have more experiance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Don't throw it away ! It is still soap unless it zaps. You can shred it and add it to another batch or make it into little balls and add those to a "planet" soap. It doesn't look that bad to me , my last batch of OMH is nearly that dark. I once had a batch of OMH that burnt , that is ugly and stink omg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon01945 Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 It smelled not right... I think its burnt.Can i fix that? rebatch burnt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudsnwicks Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I would wait and see if the burnt smell goes away. When the milk darkens in color, it is due to the sugars in it getting hot and giving off the smell. As the soap cures, the smell may go away. So I would not rebatch right away in case it turns out all right later. It doesn't look that bad to me - some of my soaps look like that too and they worked just fine in the shower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon01945 Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 ok I will let it cure... thanks!I knew it would be a dark soap with the milk and honey.. but my bigger concern is the burnt yucky smell.Thank you all for your comments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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