Acadian Girl Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Hi, I did something wrong but I'm not sure what. I used the same recipe and I blend the lye and oils at 110F. Mayby it's to hot. Still learning. It did the gel stage. Any suggestions. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Does your soap formula contain oils/butters high in stearic acid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acadian Girl Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 Here's what I used:CO 27%Grapeseed Oil 2 %Olive Oil 45 %Palm Oil 26 %The stearic acid value as per soapcalc is 4. On my first batch I didn't put in my fragrance because it looked grey when I mixed in the oils, lye & Utramarine Violet. Then the next day it was purple So I did the same batch again and added the ( Lavender) fragrance this time but it turn ugly as you can see the pic. Tonight I did a third try, mixing my fragrance with some warm oils before adding it to the batch and doing this at a lower temperature. (100F). I still don't know why the second batch turned out that way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 (edited) Did you use essential oils or FO. I made an organic lavender with lav EO, it looks just like your soap with fragrance. I made another batch for my regular line and used FO it is perfect, I don't get it. They were both colored with grape pop mica. Very strange. Edited April 26, 2011 by Kitn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Can't say I know what's causing your problem but I do like the crackly effect, it reminds me of stone. Not sure how well it will hold up to use but it is nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwsoaper Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I don't think its a fragrance issue. I'm having the same trouble with a EO Lavender batch and a Oat Honey batch (this has no EO's in it). I think it might be a temperature issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judymoody Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 The crackle effect is probably from the stearic acid in the palm oil. It might have to do with the temperature at which you soaped. Or your palm might have separated at some point and what you used was higher in stearic than palm that is thoroughly mixed. It's an aesthetic issue primarily. The fragrance you used might also have had something to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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