ladysj Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 (edited) I went from this picture to the 2nd picture with in about 30 mins time. What happened? It's nothing but oil on the top. Okay I think I know what happened - I don't remember adding the palm wax. Would that cause it to do this & is there anything I can do to save it now? DAMN it. I was soooooo excited about this one & couldn't wait to cut it.Uploaded with ImageShack.usUploaded with ImageShack.usRecipe Castor 10%Coconut 30%Canola 15%Cocoa 10%Shea 15%Rice Bran 10% Palm 10%Superfat 8% Liquid - 7.2 Lye 3.5 Edited March 10, 2012 by ladysj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerWicks Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 It was really pretty & now it's Vinegar & Oil! I'm sorry I can't help it, but wanted to make you laugh cause you killed your poor soap baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 I know I'm soooooooo pisssssssssssssed. I threw it in a pot added the palm & reheated it all til it was liquid & gently mixed. We'll see how the rebatch comes out. As a matter of fact I was soooooooooo mad I was not going to be defeated. I just finished my 2nd batch & it turned out good. I did it just to piss the soap off. :laugh2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerWicks Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Good for you, I hope it turns back around for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 The wonderful thing about making soap is that when *something* happens, it can nearly always be saved. I have not had to throw out a batch... yet.Since you figured out what you did wrong quickly, you did exactly what I would have done - scrape the sh*t into the crock pot, fix what I did wrong, and go from there. Several of the *saves* actually turned out looking better than before the batch went south on me...I ran the "recipe" through SoapCalc and the water/lye ratio looks wonky to me... like not enough water... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Wow. That stinks Looks like it massively overheated and separated. I can possibly see that if you skipped an oil. Better that it raised the red flag on its own rather than let you think all was well and had you cutting lye heavy soap. Did you happen to weigh it to see for sure what was missing?The water% looks fine - assuming you're going for a 33% solution. Good luck with the rebatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ah-soy Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I have had soaps with oil slicks on top. Turned out my lye was old and didn't have the "oooommmppphhh" left to do it's thang! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovelyLathers Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I hope you meant Palm OIL not Palm WAX! Hope the rebatch comes out ok for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 It looks like it might have over heated..I am so sorry that happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 I have had soaps with oil slicks on top. Turned out my lye was old and didn't have the "oooommmppphhh" left to do it's thang!You know I was wondering if lye goes bad or whatever. Something seemed different I just got new lye in today. Guess it couldn't be the lye though really because other batches have been fine. Hmmmmmmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ah-soy Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Did you use the new lye in this batch? If not, how was your old lye stored? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Also just read something about how false trace can cause this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 Did you use the new lye in this batch? If not, how was your old lye stored?No this wasn't made with the new lye I'm making new soaps today with the new lye. I've had that other lye for quite a while but the other bars all turned out fine. I think it was a combo of forgetting an oil, over heating & possibly false trace althoug it was thick when I poured it. Oh well live & learn & hopefully not do it again :laugh2:I hate hate hate wasting supplies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 So do we get to see a pic of the rebatch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 I'll try to get a pic posted sometime today. It looks like green & red monster vomit to me :laugh2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 Here are the cut pics & I'm hoping you can help with something else. They both are I call it "bleeding" oils. Not sure why this happened maybe the over heated not sure. I did the zap test & there is no zap. I'm at a loss on this one. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Looks like a little separation was going on in the first pic on the sides. It looks lye heavy to me and the mold encouraged acceleration (don't know if you insulated or not) but rbo, canola and castor are pretty high when added together plus sf at 8% but if your other batches have been ok then I imagine it was leaving out the palm. Sorry that happened to you. HTHSteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 Did you use the new lye in this batch? If not, how was your old lye stored?I have it stored in a plastic canister that I bought at Dollar Tree. You know it could be that maybe some moisture got in the container? Is this possible maybe. I'm at a loss idk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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