Re: my HP turned to mushy oatmeal......

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hi all. here is the recipie that i used yesterday for my HP that turned to

mushy oatmeal:

106 ounces tallow

14 ounces lye

41 ounces cold water

it came to trailings perfectly. and this is the same recipie that i always

use for my CP.

when i put it to the stove it " grew " no problem....but towards the end all i

ended up with was mushy oatmeal type soap. any and all suggestions would be

most greatful. also can this be remilled? or saved? today it is kinda damp

and crumbly. when i make my CP it comes out a beautiful creamy type of soap

with lots of lather. i am totally stumped here. HELP. :-)

thanks in advance.

ice

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Ice,

With my HP attempts, what I've found is that you really have to cook it

until the soap is DRY! Just because it grows once doesn't necessarily mean

it's done cooking. I've seen soap have to " grow " 2 or 3 times in order for

it to completely cook. Also, between the " growing " stages, it should

actually separate, then come back together in sort of a frothy, champagne

looking mixture. After that, it will start to dry out and it's close to

being done.

I'd try cooking it some more. Add a bit of water, if you need to, it won't

hurt the soap because it will just boil off anyway.

HTH,

>here is the recipie that i used yesterday for my HP that turned to mushy

>oatmeal:

>

>it came to trailings perfectly. and this is the same recipie that i always

>use for my CP.

>

>when i put it to the stove it " grew " no problem....but towards the end all

>i ended up with was mushy oatmeal type soap. any and all suggestions would

>be most greatful.

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