sjconner Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I made 2 batches of soap this weekend and both ended up with pockets of lye in them. I have been doing this for a while without any mishaps so I am sure that I am due for some! I am pretty sure that I made both batches the same way I always do. I have never had my soap zap when I have tried it. I guess I will have to chuck them. D@&% 7 pounds of soap ruined.Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlemama Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 That sucks! Sorry to hear that. I'm sort of in the same boat with my first CP batch. Having a little lye sweat... Ugh. What about rebatching? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasBrat Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 That does suck. Guess you can rebatch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-GRAN-ONES Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 shread it up...put in a oven stainless steel pot...put it in the oven on about 180....and once every hour for about 4-6 hrs. stir...it will melt right down..when it does meil down...pour into your mold..it will not be as pretty as cp soap...but at least it is not wasted.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjconner Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 I spent part of last night trying to figure out what I did different. I scraped out the inside of my bucket when I filled the molds. I don't usually do that - I wonder if that was the problem. The batch I did with the loaf mold had a beautiful lye swirl in it. I can't swirl that beautiful on purpose!Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcrafty Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I was having the same problem with lye pockets a few months back and it turned out to be my lye - I was buying it from Ace Hardware and apparently something changed in the product. Once I switched to buying my lye from The Lye Guy my problem was solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjconner Posted May 15, 2010 Author Share Posted May 15, 2010 I thought about that but I have used lye from that particular can before without any problems. Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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