TheMachineStops @ TheMachineStops @lemmy.world

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

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/

You forgot the crystallization of the soap structure is part of the curing. The soap could be hard and water all evaporated, but the soap could still be arranging in a crystal structure. I noticed that the soap in the soap that I made before that the longer it cures the better the lather, even if all the water evaporated.

How is it? How long do you think the curing will take?

https://classicbells.com/soap/cure.asp

What about the zap test? That is what I did last time?

Update I mixed it for more than 40 minutes and I got not trace using a hand mixer and I didn't pulse I used it the full 40 minutes, I decided to heat in a double boiler for a few minutes to speed up the process then I mixed it a little again and poured it. The last few parts of the mixture seems to have reached medium trace. Will it be okay?

Unfortunately I can't measure the impurities since I made it myself and I use tap water also. But we have a filter on it.

I use the zap test, my olive oil, palm olien, and coconut soap worked, but was too drying so I thought about trying tallow. What do you think about 40% lye concentration, is it good?

According to this person the impurities will affect the reaction so the super fat value should be lower.

https://www.reddit.com/r/soapmaking/comments/1hrar21/tallow/m4w8o4m/

I am going to use essential oils, also the lye and oil reaction removes the smell. When I made a soap that is 44% Olive oil, it first had a very strong olive oil smell, but it went away as it cured.

This is why I superfat my soap, to make sure this doesn't happen. Normally I superfat 5%, though I could increase it to account for impurities.