singleyellowrose Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 make mistakes. I had weighed out all my oils for 6 batches of soap. 4 of which were to be made last nite.So I weigh out all my lye and add it to each individual pitcher of water. That worked!I got all my molds ready. Got my FOs and Colors.Batch #1--Grabbed the first bucket of warmed oils and soaped away. Scented with Pear Glace from CS. Perfect! No A Not sure of the D since I colored it a Pear color. We shall see in time. Batch #2--Grabbed the next bucket added the FO. Added the lye water. Added the color. PERFECT!!! Poured it into my 2" dia PVC pipe. Put a baggie on the top and set it aside. (scented Scarlet Moon from MW)Batch #3--Repeat of batch #2 with the exception of the FO & Color. Dang! I'm on a roll. (scented Harvest Moon from MW)Batch #4--Large batch of Oats, Goats & Bees. Honey and GMP already added. Just had to add the Oats. Ground up the oats. Added my Lye water to my oils and BAM! Bright Tomato Soup Red. At this point though I have already committed so I may as well finish! Got to thick trace and added my oats. Poured into the mold. Yeah the oils were a bit warmer than they should've been. ooppss! Oh well, threw it in the oven and hoped for the best.Now I have all these soapy buckets all over the place. I get them all together so that I can wash them this evening when I got home from work.As I am moving my soap recipes from atop some buckets that I had setting on my table, I notice something.On the top of each bucket, I always put what it is for and what I have already added so I don't add it again.LOW and BEHOLD.....The tops of the 2 buckets had HARVEST MOON EMBED and SCARLET MOON EMBED!In my bright and infinite wisdom, I grabbed the WRONG freakin' buckets. I grabbed the ones for the ACTUAL soap and not the EMBEDS!So least to say the 2 PVC pipes are 45% superfatted with a 59% water discount!I'm gonna attempt to rebatch them and add the additional water and lye to see if it will work. Most that happens is that it won't and get pitched... but hey... with that superfat, I still would've pitched it...They do have some creamy a$$ bubbles though!:rolleyes2SO to all the newbies, even after 8 years, I still make mistakes. That's just part of the learning process. I HAVE LEARNED!!!!p.s. the Oats Goats and Bees is a nice creamy color now. 24 hours later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Ooops ... but I dare not laugh because it will mean I will be next and it isn't hard to confuse moi. I can do a great job of it all on my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I definately won't laugh as I have found myself in similar situations a couple of times over the past 7 years. DH can always tell when I've messed up by the amount of 'F' words flying up from the basement!! :lipsrseal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 (edited) OK that makes me a vet at 5-6 years now then cuz I cuss too! Albeit for different reasons lol. Edited June 14, 2010 by Scented Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 me - I laughed. because I'm remembering some of my more entertaining screw ups!and, sadly, expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poverty Knob Goats Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Oh yes. I have my box of shame that I keep my screw ups in. I don't often make the same mistake twice but I do come up with some new ones!:whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singleyellowrose Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 This was a first for me. I don't like to rebatch but I tried anyways!I gave up quickly and pitched them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 sorry that happened, it happens to all of us at one time or another. I did not laugh, I feel your pain at the expense and waste of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singleyellowrose Posted June 16, 2010 Author Share Posted June 16, 2010 You can laugh! I did! Of course, NOT when I did it. Most of my words then started with "F":angry2:But it's okay. It happens to all of us at one time or another! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkentert Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 In my bright and infinite wisdom, I grabbed the WRONG freakin' buckets. I grabbed the ones for the ACTUAL soap and not the EMBEDS!So least to say the 2 PVC pipes are 45% superfatted with a 59% water discount!I'm gonna attempt to rebatch them and add the additional water and lye to see if it will work. Most that happens is that it won't and get pitched... but hey... with that superfat, I still would've pitched it...They do have some creamy a$$ bubbles though!:rolleyes2SO to all the newbies, even after 8 years, I still make mistakes. That's just part of the learning process. I HAVE LEARNED!!!!p.s. the Oats Goats and Bees is a nice creamy color now. 24 hours later.Oh No! That stinks. What size batches were they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP209 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 LOLOLOL @ You can laugh! I did! Of course, NOT when I did it. Most of my words then started with "F":angry2:I can totally relate to this! I'm pretty new to soap making, alittle less than a year, and so far I've had to toss out 2 batches, the FO I used seized up my batch, and I have a glop of mess. I had never had that happen before.In the trash it went, I used several choice " F " words!Then I just brought in about 6 batches that I made about 5 weeks ago, and one batch is alittle crumbly, I noticed when I cut the bars, they were crumbling a bit, well I tried to use my beveler to clean those bars up, and they just crumbled more around the edges, I have no clue why this happened, but I tossed that batch out.I guess 2 batches in the trash isnt too entirely bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootie04 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 That sucks...I had my FIRST boo boo in a few years yesterday....warmed up the water and mixed my honey in and then didnt wait for it to cool...i was gonna CPHP it so figured i didnt have to wait...well....i had my first VOLCANO of lye....very interesting....didnt know i could still move that fast!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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