[soapcraft] Just saw this post on The Dish
- From: Ross Spencer <galahad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:03:55 +1300
I think this is put quite nicely and says what i was trying to say a while
ago on here.
It used to be thought that adding sf oils at trace left only THAT oil
addition floating around the soap as an extra little cushion of superfat
that wouldn't get eaten by the lye. Now, though, it's pretty commonly
understood that most of the saponification takes place in the 24 hours AFTER
trace, not during the actual soaping process. There is still much free lye
in soap that's come to trace. It's still eating a lot of free oils, and it
doesn't distinguish between the Crisco you bought for two bucks at the
grocery store, and added to the pot first, and the super-expensive sea
buckthorn oil you sacrificed a new pair of shoes for and added at the last
minute. Oil is oil, and the lye, at that point, still treats it all the
same.
Ross Spencer
24 Ocean View Place
Rakaia Huts
RD3 Leeston
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