Hello friends, I do not know what happened to my soap batch. Below is my recipe… the batter traced well and just as I was ready to pour, I added a pearlescent agent.
now midway through the pouring the batter curdles with the oils separated.
Kindly know that I had already done a previous batter colored with activated charcoal and it’s held quickly and well.
Now I’m wondering if the pearlescent agent could be the culprit
menthol soap recipe
Coconut oil 35%
Palm oil 25%
Cocoa butter 10%
Shea butter 10%
Sunflower oil 10%
Soybean oil 10%
Water to lye ratio 1.5:1
Lye 72g
Water 102g
Additives
Menthol 0.8% of total soap weight
Kaolin 1tbsp per lb of oils
Titanium dioxide 1tsp per lb of oils
Honey 1 tsp per lb of oils
Vanilla fragrance oil
Lavender fragrance oil
Sodium lactate
Pearlescent agent - added after trace just before pour.
now midway through the pouring the batter curdles with the oils separated.
Kindly know that I had already done a previous batter colored with activated charcoal and it’s held quickly and well.
Now I’m wondering if the pearlescent agent could be the culprit
menthol soap recipe
Coconut oil 35%
Palm oil 25%
Cocoa butter 10%
Shea butter 10%
Sunflower oil 10%
Soybean oil 10%
Water to lye ratio 1.5:1
Lye 72g
Water 102g
Additives
Menthol 0.8% of total soap weight
Kaolin 1tbsp per lb of oils
Titanium dioxide 1tsp per lb of oils
Honey 1 tsp per lb of oils
Vanilla fragrance oil
Lavender fragrance oil
Sodium lactate
Pearlescent agent - added after trace just before pour.