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Post by mzgarden on Feb 17, 2018 15:58:42 GMT
First time maker so I'm sure I've made a mistake. Goat milk soap 5.7 oz frozen goat milk 2.2 oz lye added lye to frozen goat milk and have been stirring for almost 30 minutes. The lye looks like a ball of lard being swished around in the now liquid goat milk.
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Post by mzgarden on Feb 17, 2018 17:02:02 GMT
@redfish, thanks. The lye is brand new - first time I've opened it, ordered it just after Christmas. It looks like a bucket of lard.
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Post by mzgarden on Feb 17, 2018 18:41:53 GMT
@redfish, ok, that is helpful. I've called and emailed the place I bought it to see what could be done. Guess I'll find somewhere else to order some in the meantime. Thanks!
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Post by Skandi on Feb 17, 2018 18:47:10 GMT
I agree the lard looking lye sounds suspect, mine looks like small polystyrene beads, If you have a PH tester or papers mix a little lye with some water and measure it it should also dissolve very fast.
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Post by feather on Feb 17, 2018 19:01:54 GMT
I buy the least expensive lye that is pure lye. It comes in a plastic jar. It looks like a white granulated powder. After storing it for a few years, if it leaks air, the granules start to stick together into clumps. This makes it hard to get out of the small opening in the jar, the opening is just a bit smaller than the jar itself. If it leaks a lot of air, it turns into a solid and is impossible to get out of the jar.
You might have old or water damaged lye, or it maybe another substance mislabeled in that tub.
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Post by mzgarden on Feb 17, 2018 23:57:43 GMT
where do you get your lye for soap making?
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Post by feather on Feb 18, 2018 0:12:03 GMT
I think we hit up Ace Hardware last time we bought it.
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Post by Maura on Feb 18, 2018 14:15:34 GMT
I get mine at the hardware store. He orders it for me.
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