Guest guest Posted November 7, 2001 Report Share Posted November 7, 2001 Maybe it's just me, or maybe I'm expecting different results. But I put my small pieces of soap in a pan in the oven at 175 with a little water (soap is only 1 week old) and stirred occasionally. After 4 hrs, all I had was lumpy, sticky goo. Is that what I should have? I thought it would get liquidy so I could pour it like I pour a freshly traced batch. Am I wrong? Or did I do something wrong? Argh! Please help! I didn't do the whole batch of soap, so I'd like to try the rest of my soap as a rebatch, but I'm afraid to have the same results. Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2001 Report Share Posted November 7, 2001 Hi Michele in the woods, You are supposed to have ... lumpy sticky goo *LOL* :-D ..... you whack your mold hard after you scoop it into it, then smooth the top You can add a little more water to get it a bit more "pourable" but don't add too much or it will take your soap forever to finally harden. Also I forgot to mention that I cover my pan of soap in the oven *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com Michele in the Woods wrote: Question from the rebatching idiot Maybe it's just me, or maybe I'm expecting different results. But I put my small pieces of soap in a pan in the oven at 175 with a little water (soap is only 1 week old) and stirred occasionally. After 4 hrs, all I had was lumpy, sticky goo. Is that what I should have? I thought it would get liquidy so I could pour it like I pour a freshly traced batch. Am I wrong? Or did I do something wrong? Argh! Please help! I didn't do the whole batch of soap, so I'd like to try the rest of my soap as a rebatch, but I'm afraid to have the same results. Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2001 Report Share Posted November 7, 2001 Thanks Chris! I actually use my 8 cup pyrex measuring bowl to put the soap in. It's tall enough so that no soap escapes. On to the rebatch of the chocolate soap! I shredded it with my cheese grater to try to see if there is any glass from that danged broken thermometer. haven't found any, so maybe my thermometer broke when I put it in the sink after I used it for the lye water (crossed fingers!) -- Christine Ziegler <chrisziggy1 Wed, 07 Nov 2001 11:28:52 -0700 Re: Question from the rebatching idiot Hi Michele in the woods, You are supposed to have ... lumpy sticky goo *LOL* :-D ..... you whack your mold hard after you scoop it into it, then smooth the top You can add a little more water to get it a bit more " pourable " but don't add too much or it will take your soap forever to finally harden. Also I forgot to mention that I cover my pan of soap in the oven *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com Michele in the Woods wrote: Question from the rebatching idiot Maybe it's just me, or maybe I'm expecting different results. But I put my small pieces of soap in a pan in the oven at 175 with a little water (soap is only 1 week old) and stirred occasionally. After 4 hrs, all I had was lumpy, sticky goo. Is that what I should have? I thought it would get liquidy so I could pour it like I pour a freshly traced batch. Am I wrong? Or did I do something wrong? Argh! Please help! I didn't do the whole batch of soap, so I'd like to try the rest of my soap as a rebatch, but I'm afraid to have the same results. Michele My Pictures of Aromatic Plants and Exotic Places In Turkey http://members.home.net/chrisziggy1/triptoturkey.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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