Tara Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 But I am gonna ask it anyway If you cut some some soap from a log and each bar weighs approx 5 oz now when it cures will the final weight be less? I am thinking it will but just had to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Yup, it will be a little less as the water evaporates out of it. Might end up around 4.6 or 4.7 as a total guess. It will shrink a little bit in dimensions as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara Posted May 19, 2006 Author Share Posted May 19, 2006 Thanks Robin!! I am trying to aim for 4oz bars so next time I will cut smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawaiiansun Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Robin about how many weeks ( approx.) before it's fuuly cured? Using 5% discount thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 I find the bars shrink the most in the first 3-4 weeks, but a band will still get looser at 6-7 weeks. Most people don't wait quite that long if they're selling. Depends on status of trace when you pour too - light trace will take longer to cure than a really heavy trace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Depends on status of trace when you pour too - light trace will take longer to cure than a really heavy trace.Oh? How come? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Well, I also count "curing" as more saponifing happening. When you pour at light trace, or even just an emulsion, you don't have as many soap molecules as you do when you pour at thick trace. So sap is happening longer during the cure, and the bar is getting harder as more soap molecules are getting created. I know some bars I've poured at really thin trace have taken 6-7 weeks to harden up, and it's my standard recipe. Something's going on in that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Well that makes sense! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawaiiansun Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Sure does make sense. My very first batch was really soft. I has the 1st time jitters and was checking 3 times a day wondering if they would ever get hard. Well I left them alone for a couple of weeks ( just turning them so they kept their shape) and they are hardening. I'm learning to be patient. edit for typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara Posted May 20, 2006 Author Share Posted May 20, 2006 It's hard to be so patient but I am learning to be patient as well. Thanks for all the wonderful information Robin. You always make things make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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