Mixing with paddle vs Stick Blender

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Dear List Buds,

I have reformulated my base soap as I do now and then. I decided to try

using some soybean oil to cut costs. I also like to work with goat's milk.

At the same time, I decided to use a stick blender because holding a drill

for 45 minutes was not fun. The last two 25 lb. batches were awful. They

did not seem to mix correctly and traced in five minutes. When I turned them

out after two days they were full of liquid. It did burn my hands so it was

water and lye. The few bars I was able to pull out has (looks like) goat's

milk unmixed. A lot of the bars have a thin crust that peel off with liquid

under it.

Does this sound like a mixing problem or a soybean problem? I did have a

slightly higher ratio of soybean than the other things.

Any suggestions would certainly be appreciated.

Rose