{"id":6208,"date":"2011-05-18T12:46:11","date_gmt":"2011-05-18T18:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatcakessoapworks.com\/handmade-soap-blog\/?p=6208"},"modified":"2017-09-25T09:57:45","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T15:57:45","slug":"another-batch-of-soap-ruined-sob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatcakessoapworks.com\/handmade-soap-blog\/index.php\/another-batch-of-soap-ruined-sob\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Batch of Soap Ruined *sob*"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yep, it happened to me AGAIN. I made a double batch of Bye Bye Bugs Soap<\/a> on Monday, and left out the olive oil. DOUBLE BATCH. It makes me ill just thinking about it. <\/p>\n

The worst part is that I ignored all the warning signs – and they were there! <\/p>\n

    \n1. I shouldn’t have been trying to make two batches at the same time. In addition to the Bye Bye Bugs batch, I was making the Caribbean Diva<\/a> at the same time. Probably got me distracted when I was measuring. (Thankfully THAT batch turned out fantastic!)
    \n2. It’s been several months since I’ve made a double batch in the big soap pot, but I was still thinking it seemed a bit low when I added the lye solution. I brushed it off, pridefully thinking, “Of course everything is in there! I remember adding all of it!”
    \n3. It actually traced rather quickly. This time I attributed it to the steep water discount.
    \n4. Then of course the molds weren’t all the way full. That should have really set off the alarms. Guess what I told myself at that point – “Oh, it’s just because of the water discount, and I think I recalculated this recipe so I wouldn’t have so much scrap left over after I cut it.”
    \n5. Final straw – very hard and brittle soap the next day. My poor soap cutter could hardly handle it!<\/ol>\n
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    Ruined Bye Bye Bugs Soap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Now I have 30 pounds of soap to send to Clean the World<\/a>, which includes the batches I made in the Story of Two Soaps<\/a>. This could make me incredibly depressed, but I’m choosing to see it as a blessing for those who will receive the soap from Clean the World in its rebatched state.<\/p>\n

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    All the Bye Bye Bugs Soap that will be going bye-bye!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Today, I’m melting more oils for another double batch of Bye Bye Bugs. Oh and another regular batch of soap – something new and summery. I’m thinking it will either be Sweet & Sassy<\/a> (which I’ve made before) or Tahitian Vanilla (a fragrance I’ve been holding onto for no good reason). I’m also making my first test batch of shampoo bars. I think that’s it. You would think I would learn my lesson about making more than one batch at a time. But have you seen my curing rack??? It’s nearly empty!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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