Cold Process Question

[brainonbrett38]

I’m trying to figure what I’m doing wrong. The picture on the right is the end piece of a mold. Left picture is a middle piece. Sometimes it goes away, most times not. Any advice or insight into what I’m doing wrong? I’m fairly new and not sure if I’m asking the correct question.

 

[Yooper]

Did your entire soap loaf go through gel phase? Sometimes if it doesn’t stay warm enough to gel all the way through, it can be a different color or have some circle like marks in the middle of the loaf when you cut it.

 

[Suzan]

I’m trying to figure what I’m doing wrong. The picture on the right is the end piece of a mold. Left picture is a middle piece. Sometimes it goes away, most times not. Any advice or insight into what I’m doing wrong? I’m fairly new and not sure if I’m asking the correct question.
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I think it could be a partial gel. Some recipes will go through the gel phase in the middle because it is the warmest part of the loaf. I have seen videos on YouTube where to correct this you could try putting the whole loaf in the freezer, and then transferring it to the refrigerator to prevent gel phase. Was the soap made out of milk or did not have sugar or honey? Do you place the loaf in a oven warmed up to 170 °F and then turn it off, leaving the oven light on? Or do think you would prefer to avoid the gel face altogether?