Soft soap after 48 hours

by Anonymous

My soap is still very soft on the surface even after being in the mold for 48 hours. Is there a way I can fix this?


Answer:

Without more details it is hard to tell.

There could be a number of reasons for the soap to be still soft.

Too much water or oil used in the recipe...sometimes we measure incorrectly when making a batch or our recipes are off in the quantities. One of my main recommendations is to run all recipes through a lye calculator before using it (including mine posted on my website).

The types of oils used in the recipe....if too many soft oils are used in a recipe your soap may stay soft. SoapCalc is a great tool to use to see the basic structure of the soap your recipe will produce. By playing with the oils and quantities in sections 6 and 7 on SoapCalcs calculator you can see in section 5 the results those changes will make. ie. generally how hard/conditioning/creamy/etc your soap will be.

I would suggest leaving the soap in the mold for a few more days and then unmolding it to allow the air to get to it better. Hopefully it will have hardened up enough to cut and eventually use.

Good luck,
Cathy

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Soft Soap After 48 Hours
by: Heavenly Scent Soaps

Hi:

It could also be that the soap batch didn't go through the gel process - which could make it softer after 48 hours.

I purposely don't gel my milk-based soaps and they tend to be softer in the beginning and need a longer cure time.

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