Guest guest Posted April 2, 2000 Report Share Posted April 2, 2000 I admit total ignorance with some soap phenomenons. Period. SOme things, I just can't grasp. I made 24 3 pound batches on Saturday - each batch gets split into 3 1 pound (and that 1 pound includes the water weight) and then, I test for new FO's. Each test is done in individual molds and the individual molds are put in the oven (which is warmed) and I check every few hours to make sure all the batches are going through the gel phase etc... Out of all of those tests, ONE little 1 pounder is a mystery. It's a lovely Bergamont FO - it smells great in fact. When I added the FO to the base (1/1/1Canola/Palm/Coconut - very basic and boring) the mixture got very watery - really watery - and wouldn't trace, wouldn't do anything. That whole " Ha! I'm gonna get watery and you can't stop me " problem happens a lot but normally, if I just wait it out, the soap traces. This batch refused. I waited 10 minutes, stirring sporadically (no stick blender though) and the mix showed no signs of separation either .... So, I poured the water-y mix into my molds and stuck them in the warm stove. I can't be positive they hit gel phase - but I think they did. This morning, all the other soap is hard, and in fact, I've popped all the soap out of the molds - except for the 4 Bergamont molds. They are soft - we're talking mega soft - crisco soft. Every other batch, including the two that split off the main batch with the Bergamont, is great (they don't all smell lovely but their consistency is grand) I wouldn't be stressin' about this at all if I didn't actually realllly like the smell! I'm planning on retesting tonight with a different mix but figured I would see if anyone had any ideas? Anne-Marie Bramble Berry -- for all your fragrance needs www.brambleberry.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2000 Report Share Posted April 2, 2000 I'm not very good at figuring the " why's " . I'm better at the " how do I fix it " type of thing. So, this is unchartered territory for me. <G> Did you add more liquid/FO with the bergamot than the others? I know sometimes some oils are lighter and maybe that effected it? It's the only thing I can come up with. Told you I wasn't very good at this! *L* Why not leave it in the mold for another 12 hours and see if it hardens up? Keep us posted, 'k? I'd love a good bergamot! ~ ..:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:. A Garden of Soap: http://www.GardenofSoap.com A Place for Tulips: http://Tulips.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2000 Report Share Posted April 2, 2000 I'm not very good at figuring the " why's " . I'm better at the " how do I fix it " type of thing. So, this is unchartered territory for me. <G> Did you add more liquid/FO with the bergamot than the others? I know sometimes some oils are lighter and maybe that effected it? It's the only thing I can come up with. Told you I wasn't very good at this! *L* Why not leave it in the mold for another 12 hours and see if it hardens up? Keep us posted, 'k? I'd love a good bergamot! ~ ..:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:. A Garden of Soap: http://www.GardenofSoap.com A Place for Tulips: http://Tulips.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2000 Report Share Posted April 2, 2000 I'm not very good at figuring the " why's " . I'm better at the " how do I fix it " type of thing. So, this is unchartered territory for me. <G> Did you add more liquid/FO with the bergamot than the others? I know sometimes some oils are lighter and maybe that effected it? It's the only thing I can come up with. Told you I wasn't very good at this! *L* Why not leave it in the mold for another 12 hours and see if it hardens up? Keep us posted, 'k? I'd love a good bergamot! ~ ..:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:. A Garden of Soap: http://www.GardenofSoap.com A Place for Tulips: http://Tulips.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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