> I mixed the lye and oil it seemed grainy but I proceeded. At trace,
> the graininess increased. I poured it in the molds and then it
> started to fizz, foam, expand and separate.....it was spilling out of
> the molds. A Lucille Ball kind of situation.
>
> I added tangerine essential oil. In theory, I was using one of Dr.
> Bob's formula's......I must have mis-measured.
Heh...Dr. Bob McDaniel, not Dr. Bob Goodman.
> Any ideas on what went wrong and can this batch be saved?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Evelyn
> ------------------------------------
Is tangerine one of those known to catalyze saponif'n? If so, his formula
might be rather unforgiving -- a little decrease in temperature or slowness
of mixing, and pockets of rapid sapnif'n develop while the enthalpy of the
oil decreases enough for it to form grains. It would be rebatchable with
slow heating, but maybe not worth the time & trouble.
Robert
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