help...what is this?

[nwsoaper]

Does anyone know why I would be getting this alligator streaking in my soap? Is this a temperature issue? Please help... Thank you

[Scented]

Can you post your recipe so that we can better help you?

[nwsoaper]

the recipe for the batch is:

Oil base: 3.5lbs -1.5lbs sunflower, 1lbs of palm & 1lbs of coconut

Dry Lye: 0.5lbs

H20: 1.25lbs

alkanet powder: 0.18 ozwt (used for steeping)

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lavender 40/42 EO: 1.06 ozwt

goat milk powder: 0.18 ozwt

apricot kernel meal: .018 ozwt

quick oats ground: .35 ozwt

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super fat:

sweet almond oil: .05 ozwt

jojoba oil: .05 ozwt

[soy327]

Have you used the alkanet powder before?

[Stella1952]

I dunno what happened, but I sure do like the look. Wonder if it'll do that every time?

[nwsoaper]

I have used alkanet before and have had great success with the color.

[Billie]

Wow! You've made a Palm soap. J/K I don't know what caused it but I love it!

Sometimes I'll measure and mix up a few batches at a time (masterbatching) if I know I'm going to be soaping. I just mix or shake before measuring out for each batch. If I don't warm the oils just a minute before mixing I can get strange things happening from the soap being too cold. Other times I like to blame the FO.

[Scented]

so is your palm the no stir kind? My guess is it's the braining of the palm as in it wasn't mixed in enough.

[nwsoaper]

I combine my oils in a larger pot to make sure they are blended before taking out the batch size per recipe. I've been having good success for about a year doing it this way, why would it start now?

[Scented]

Maybe it just didn't get mixed enough or maybe it was a new batch of palm. Maybe it reacted to something. Hard to say. That is what it looks likes though.