JanetsCandles Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 How bad is this going to end up? My recipe: 35% OO (Pomace)35% Lard10% Shea Butter10% Castor Oil10% Sunflower Oil (High Oleic) Superfat@ 5%, full waterToday I unwrapped the soap to check on it, and I've got beads of (what I think is) glycerine on top. Yes, it's warm here, ditto on humid in the house because we use an evaporative cooler (swamp cooler) for the house instead of traditional A/C. The droplets aren't oily, or smelly. I am trying to double check to make sure I don't have a horrible mess on my hands. I can't pull it from the mold yet because it is still a little softer than I would like. I was able to wipe up the droplets from the top, none have reappeared yet, but Aack! *insert pulling hair out emoticon here* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudMarineMom Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I had something similar when I went a bit overboard on insulating a batch. The plastic wrap almost looked like it had condensation on it and was dripping back onto the top. I unwrapped it a bit and wiped the beads off the top. At the time, I thought the beads were a little zappy and was lye (it was my third ever batch). I ended up cutting the soap into small bars because I thought it was going to be lye heavy on the tops and sides. I've since learned to be patient and let the soap fully saponify, which may take longer than 24 hours (which you know as well ). What I'm trying to say is just wait until you can unmold and see how it looks once you cut it. Those little drops may absorb back into the soap. I've been fighting ash in my slab mold and want to use the same emoticon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 It's not your recipe. If it's curing in a humid environment, then there's not much you can do about it. You can blot and wipe but it could easily recur.Since the soap is brandy-new it might just be that it over-heated or was over-wrapped and wiping it could be enough, but as I said - in warm and humid it could probably come back.Soap does not like warm and humid. Rancidity and DOS, however, do like those conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetsCandles Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 So far, no reappearance of the drops, and the soap is drying out nicely. Still haven't gotten it out of the mold, but that's because I'm working on other stuff right now too. No funny smells or DOS either, thankfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 It's not your recipe. If it's curing in a humid environment, then there's not much you can do about it. You can blot and wipe but it could easily recur.Since the soap is brandy-new it might just be that it over-heated or was over-wrapped and wiping it could be enough, but as I said - in warm and humid it could probably come back.Soap does not like warm and humid. Rancidity and DOS, however, do like those conditions.This is what I do. Even today I unwrapped 3 batches of soap that had "sweated" from the plastic lining wrap I used. I just use lots of paper towels to sop up the moisture. It will dry out in a few days. No problem. The worst is my coconut lime. Always comes out very wettish. After drying out with paper towels its dry after a week. Haven't had any DOS yet. I just assumed its sweat from the soap heating from my lining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetsCandles Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 I had used a piece of wood for a lid this time, so no plastic wrap to trap the moisture. I took the sides off my mold last night, and I'm not sure yet if I'm seeing DOS or if the soap is browning up in a weird way because of the FO. The white is now a yellowish orange color. *facepalm* My pretty soap is turning not so pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerWicks Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Oh no! But think of the fun you get to have making more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetsCandles Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 Very true! And it still smells really good, so maybe not DOS, and maybe just browning up. Which wouldn't be bad, if that's what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 You won't get DOS immediately........usually takes a few weeks to show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Your colors may still be changing so wait for it to cure before giving up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetsCandles Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 That's what I'm doing right now. Got the dividers taken out, but starting to think my pretty colors aren't going to even be visible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camay Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Hi dear today i read this topic and i want to say that glycerine and glycerin are the same thing. they are both either animal or vegetable fats.Glycerine/glycerin/glycerol is not a fat itself. It is a polyalchohol. It can be part of an animal or vegetable fat. It forms the backbone for the triacylglycerols and is a product of the saponification reaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetsCandles Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 Glycerine/glycerin/glycerol is not a fat itself. It is a polyalchohol. It can be part of an animal or vegetable fat. It forms the backbone for the triacylglycerols and is a product of the saponification reaction.That's what I thought. Glad to have confirmation of it. And what does glycerine oozing out of the top of my soap as a biproduct of soap making have to do with being a vegetarian anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camay Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 And what does glycerine oozing out of the top of my soap as a biproduct of soap making have to do with being a vegetarian anyway?LOL! I was going to ask the same question, but decided against it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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