[soapcraft] Re: Rebatching/ melting problems
- From: Louise Shing <louiseshing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:03:06 +1200
Also longer curing can make a 95% olive oil bar very hard....
Louise
on 20/6/10 2:15 PM, Ross Spencer at galahad@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> It all depends on the ratios of your solid oils and liquid oils. Coconut and
> palm make a bar harder (esp coconut) and adding castor does wonders
>
> On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:01:17 +1200, Rosie Riley <riley.rosie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Yes good question,i have been grating the soap but i find it all glues
>> togethor into a hard mass anyway. I love the smoothness of cold process soap
>> but i find my stuff is quite soft and doesnt last as long as my handmilled
>> (attempts :p ........)
>>
>> Rosie
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>> On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Ross Spencer <galahad@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> I have never rebatched so I would be keen to know the answer to this one.
>>> Did you grate the soap?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:48:39 +1200, Rosie Riley <riley.rosie@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi All
>>>>
>>>> I wast just wondering if someone can shed some light on melting a batch of
>>>> cold prosses soap , in order to add scent etc...
>>>> Its just, i have tryed about 4 or 5 times and i cant get it to melt into a
>>>> smooth mix!
>>>> I use a recipe using high percentage of cocnut oils and olive oils and also
>>>> palm oil. IT wont melt- it takes ALL day (and night) and its still hard and
>>>> chunky and bubbly ( i find i have to gradually keep adding water and its a
>>>> mess! im sure there is amuch much better way..) I have been doing lots of
>>>> reading trying to get around this problem buti still havent cracked it....
>>>> I tryed double boiling-(a bowl over a pot of boilng water, and directly in
>>>> the pot over a moderate heat- sort of simmering...)
>>>> Ah and should i stick blend it or will this cause to much bubbles?... i
>>>> have just been using a wooden spoon)
>>>> i would really appreciate some advice
>>>>
>>>> thanks very much
>>>>
>>>> Rosie :)
>>>
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