Rebatching

[Guest guest]

Hi Everybody,

How do you all melt your soap when rebatching? I would like to get it

completely smooth and liquid-ish to pour into molds. I have tried many

recipes and have melted it both in a double boiler and in the microwave, but

end up with a sort of cooked oatmeal texture. I read directions that say

" pour, " but if I tipped over my bowl, it would " glug glug " and " plop plop, "

but not actually pour. Does anybody get there rebatch soap to pour like cold

process soap? Thanks for any ideas, hints, recipes.

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[Guest guest]

No rebatching and hp both golp in the mold and don't go into cavity molds as

well as cp which does pour. Nothing you can do about it that is the type of

process it is.

Chris

Re: Re:rebatching

Hi Everybody,

How do you all melt your soap when rebatching? I would like to get it

completely smooth and liquid-ish to pour into molds. I have tried many

recipes and have melted it both in a double boiler and in the microwave, but

end up with a sort of cooked oatmeal texture. I read directions that say

" pour, " but if I tipped over my bowl, it would " glug glug " and " plop plop, "

but not actually pour. Does anybody get there rebatch soap to pour like

cold

process soap? Thanks for any ideas, hints, recipes.

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[Guest guest]

Mine never " pours " . But the best I've gotten is by using an old crockpot and

letting it sit there for quite some time on low, stirring and maybe adding

liquid frequently.

Barb J

[Guest guest]

Thanks Barb, I never do make all those stews I planned with my crock pot

anyway.

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[Guest guest]

I tried the crock pot and liked it the best. Esther

[Guest guest]

<<How do you all melt your soap when rebatching? I have tried many recipes

and have melted it both in a double boiler and in the microwave, but end up

with a sort of cooked oatmeal texture.>>

Well, I just now rebatched an OM & H that I made last night that separated

upon cutting this morning (jagged craters in the center oozing clear

liquid, from the honey??), so I shredded it and started to use the

double-boiler. But I'm such an impatient thing, especially this morning,

plus I think the DB method dries it out so it gets clumpy.

After tapping my foot impatiently for a few minutes, I threw the shreds in

a freezer ziploc and put it in the MW for 2 minutes at 40% power (since my

previous attempts at 100% failed miserably, lol). Wow! It melted smoothly

and completely. I squished it all to one corner, snipped the corner off,

and it *poured* like thick CP! I smoothed the top with a spatula, thumped

it to settle, and now it's hardening... all in less than 10 minutes, mostly

spent grating with a cheese grater, lol.

True, maybe it's so smooth and pourable because it's very fresh soap...

will have to try it with older soap to see if it still is pourable. But

the lower power level seems to be a key...

HTH,

[Guest guest]

Thanks Esther. I am going to try the crock pot also.

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[Guest guest]

This is my favorite way of rebatching if I have to rebatch, which I try to

avoid if I can. But you know, sometimes you just have to do it. LOL.

Shaye

Re: NaL Update

>Tomorrow I'll try rebatching (yuck!) the scraps.

Guess what! Not yuck!!

I took the scraps, uglies etc. from each fragrance and ran them through

the

Salad Shooter. They were firm but not rock hard and easily shot out of

the

Shooter as soap noodles. These noodles were plopped into the microwave AS

IS for 1 minute per 4 oz. I did not add any liquid and watched each batch

very carefully as the melting soap quickly rose up if overheated. A quick

stir and the soap was ready to ALMOST pour into molds. Couple of raps on

the floor and that was it.

There must be a trick to this.

Lizz