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What are these spots they appeared during gel phase? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by TheMachineStops@lemmy.world to c/soapmaking@sh.itjust.works

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100% Coconut oil 20% superfat and 42 lye concentration, gel phase temp around 70 C.

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[–] yoyoyopo5@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I’ve gotten that making 100% coconut oil bars without superfat.

[–] itsworkthatwedo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe areas of unsaponified oil?

[–] TheMachineStops@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I suspect that or air bubble trapped underneath, there was a lot of air bubbles.

[–] itsworkthatwedo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Sure, that makes sense.

[–] itsworkthatwedo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't know what the spots are nor whether you should be concerned by them, sorry.

I was shocked when I saw you were making 100% coconut oil soap, though...then I saw that 20% superfat. I'm gonna have to try this one some time. Let us know how it turns out!

[–] TheMachineStops@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If your gonna make it, it must be high superfat otherwise from what I heard it will be unusable (too drying).

https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/high-super-fat-in-100-coconut-oil-soap.90632/

[–] itsworkthatwedo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah, exactly. I was preparing my eulogy for your skin!