tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post4147826116805416398..comments2023-09-29T18:37:14.377+10:00Comments on Eight Acres: How to rebatch a soap disasterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-4987004130409957582014-06-10T11:46:24.106+10:002014-06-10T11:46:24.106+10:00My colossal disaster was also a milk soap that had...My colossal disaster was also a milk soap that had a false trace. I rebatched it and it came out ok, but it is definitely "different" from cold process. I hope I don't have to do it again! Thank you for sharing this at the HomeAcre Hop; I hope you'll join us again this Thursday.<br /><a href="http://www.oakhillhomestead.com" rel="nofollow">Kathi at Oak Hill Homestead</a>Kathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02252527015193035090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-41535831926500040382014-05-30T05:05:24.617+10:002014-05-30T05:05:24.617+10:00Hello Liz, just found your blog and happy I did. W...Hello Liz, just found your blog and happy I did. We live in Illinois on an organic farm and I make tons of soap. Yes, I have to rebatch at times usually because I just like to. You can also use a crockpot to rebatch just throw your soap in there and put it on low, Stir as needed and remold. Do you use a lye calculator for best accuracy ? I love the one here https://www.thesage.com/calcs/LyeCalc.html. Have fun!Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-61315904267720367582014-05-29T08:07:13.246+10:002014-05-29T08:07:13.246+10:00Yes, and like you , it was when I got really confi...Yes, and like you , it was when I got really confident with it . I had been trying to prevent gel phase in the goat milk soaps as they were getting way , way too hot at saponifcation...but what I accidently did by mixing it in a double bowl of ice was prevent trace happening and was getting a false trace. Then the soaps never went hard. I had to grate it and melt it and then decided to make a poppy seed scrub bar with lots of natural colours so that the soap didn't look funny after rebatching. Turned out to be one of my best inventions!<br />But now I know not to stop gel phase from happening because that is actually the key to a good hard soap , as long as it doesn't get too hot.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958193502828236814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-21159695542468370052014-05-28T13:55:58.927+10:002014-05-28T13:55:58.927+10:00Oh, you're braver than me. I wouldn't know...Oh, you're braver than me. I wouldn't know how to calculate what was over added in order to try and rectify.<br /><br />Well done :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-17019254810036312562014-05-28T08:07:21.032+10:002014-05-28T08:07:21.032+10:00Hi Liz, It's easy to follow a recipe and get ...Hi Liz, It's easy to follow a recipe and get it right. It's even easier to get it wrong. But recovery from the getting it wrong is the true sign of a master. Well done.JohnandJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506275036086045557noreply@blogger.com