Thank Heavens For Hand Blenders When Soapmaking

[Guest guest]

I usually know better than to make soap on a 100 degree + day (my soap

always seems to do weird stuff on days of temperature extremes), but I

just HAD to go make soap today.

 

So, I was making a batch of CP/HP soap and for some odd reason after

trace, when I heated the raw soap, instead of it going to gel stage in

the pot, it separated and turned into what looked like oily boiling soup

with a mass of gloppy chunks in it and froth on top (a very ugly, even

scary, sight!). Well, after stirring it and stirring it with no change

or success I decided to pull out the hand blender (which I usually don't

resort to). After using that for just a minute .. I'm happy to say that

I had soap again!!! :-) I just put the cover back on the pot on the

warm burner (no additional heat) and I'm going to see if it actually

goes to gel stage now or if I'm just going to mold it for future

rebatching, but its surely not the scary chemical concoction that it was

just a little bit ago - it is indeed soap!

 

Just wanted to share and once again prove .. no soaping disaster need

stay a disaster . it can always be fixed!

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

 

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

You are so right! I had the same thing happen to me a couple weeks ago and

I want to be an encouragement to you and let you know that it turned out

fine!

 

Happy soaping!

Margaret

 

 

> " chrisziggy " <chrisziggy

>

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> Thank Heavens For Hand Blenders When Soapmaking

>Fri, 16 Aug 2002 13:42:03 -0600

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>I usually know better than to make soap on a 100 degree + day (my soap

>always seems to do weird stuff on days of temperature extremes), but I

>just HAD to go make soap today.

>

>So, I was making a batch of CP/HP soap and for some odd reason after

>trace, when I heated the raw soap, instead of it going to gel stage in

>the pot, it separated and turned into what looked like oily boiling soup

>with a mass of gloppy chunks in it and froth on top (a very ugly, even

>scary, sight!). Well, after stirring it and stirring it with no change

>or success I decided to pull out the hand blender (which I usually don't

>resort to). After using that for just a minute .. I'm happy to say that

>I had soap again!!! :-) I just put the cover back on the pot on the

>warm burner (no additional heat) and I'm going to see if it actually

>goes to gel stage now or if I'm just going to mold it for future

>rebatching, but its surely not the scary chemical concoction that it was

>just a little bit ago - it is indeed soap!

>

>Just wanted to share and once again prove .. no soaping disaster need

>stay a disaster . it can always be fixed!

>

>*Smile*

>Chris (list mom)

>

>http://www.alittleolfactory.com

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Is there anything a good stick blender won't do??

I think not!

anastasia

http://www.anastasiasideas.com

 

 

 

- In , " chrisziggy " <chrisziggy@e...> wrote:

> I usually know better than to make soap on a 100 degree + day (my

soap

> always seems to do weird stuff on days of temperature extremes),

but I

> just HAD to go make soap today.

>

> So, I was making a batch of CP/HP soap and for some odd reason after

> trace, when I heated the raw soap, instead of it going to gel stage

in

> the pot, it separated and turned into what looked like oily boiling

soup

> with a mass of gloppy chunks in it and froth on top (a very ugly,

even

> scary, sight!). Well, after stirring it and stirring it with no

change

> or success I decided to pull out the hand blender (which I usually

don't

> resort to). After using that for just a minute .. I'm happy to say

that

> I had soap again!!! :-) I just put the cover back on the pot on the

> warm burner (no additional heat) and I'm going to see if it actually

> goes to gel stage now or if I'm just going to mold it for future

> rebatching, but its surely not the scary chemical concoction that

it was

> just a little bit ago - it is indeed soap!

>

> Just wanted to share and once again prove .. no soaping disaster

need

> stay a disaster . it can always be fixed!

>

> *Smile*

> Chris (list mom)

>

> http://www.alittleolfactory.com

>

>

>

>

>