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So I tried to make hot process soap today (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am pretty sure I over cooked it. I kept waiting for the mixture to look glossy but it was only ever partial so I wound up cooking it for 3 hours before deciding to just put it in the mold anyway and the soap doesn't hold together very well. I am leaving it in for a day but when I was pressing it into the mold it just felt like it wasn't forming a cohesive whole.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

i started with hot process ±20 years ago and optimized my timings with every passing summer. For the first couple of years I had unpleasant experiences like yours but now i start hot and stop as soon as i can "draw on the surface".

👆 at this point, you can stop

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That is called trace from what I understand, and that is where the cold process stops. The only issue being that it must then cure for a month in order to allow the full saponification reaction to occur.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

with time i ended up making cold process then 🤷

it was taking hours when i started, this (apparently cold process) takes 10'. I start using these soaps after a week or less. Maybe it's because i start with a hot lye solution and warm oil that it doesn't need a month to cure 🤷