Reg Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I did my first batch of CPOP, and my mold started pulling away on one side. The final product looks like monkey brains, and it does have some tiny bubbles (like somebody in another thread had too). It's been 24 hours since the soap has been poured in the mold. If I press lightly on the soap (to test for hardness), my finger gets oily from the soap. So is this how it all supposed to look like? Comments, suggestions, anything...(the soap is 50% olive, 30% coconut, 20% palm) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted July 18, 2010 Author Share Posted July 18, 2010 and so I cut it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micayla75 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I think your soap looks great! :-)I may have been the one that mentioned the bubbles. I made a batch of regular CP soap the other day and had some extra that wouldn't fit in the mold, so I poured it into a silicone mold and put it in the oven. (My oven is always warm because it is a gas oven. ) I let it sit in there for a few hours and it didn't get any bubbles. I am thinking that maybe it was too hot before. Could this be the case with yours?Is it still oily? I know that mine was oily right after I took it out as well, but it seemed to dry out over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted July 19, 2010 Author Share Posted July 19, 2010 It feels oily when I press on it, hope that will change in a day or two. I had my oven preheated to 170 degrees, put the soap in for one hour, then shut it off, and let the soap sit there overnight (I was following these instructions: http://www.soapcrafters.com/recipes_cpop_soap_making ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I think the top "brains" thing happens when the top of the soap starts to heat up and cooks faster than the rest of the soap. I turn my oven off after I put the soap in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 It's common to get some crinkling with CPOP. Looks like it came out good.As far as the oiliness on top, the soap probably separated just slightly. Recipes with a lot of olive (or liquid oil) saponify more slowly and might have time to do that before they firm up. You could try bringing it to a thicker trace to give it more of a head start before pouring. I'm guessing the trace was relatively light judging by how flat the top is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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