How to fix partial gel in cold process soap.

This is my method for fixing a partial gel ring in cold process soap.

[@mapleflagg7744]

Genius pure Genius!!!! This is my first time hearing of this. The next time I get a partial gel soap I'm giving this a go. Fantastic tip! Thanks! BTW...... that soap looks amazing! 😊

[@Soapish]

Maple Flagg thank you!

[@nancylee4985]

The partical ring hapenned to me when I wasn't insulating enough my soap in the mold inmediately after making it. Thank you so much for making this video! It sure is super helpful! Greetings from Costa Rica :)

[@janej6253]

That's what I do! I can typically see a partial gel thru my white silicone molds. I leave it in loaf form and process in oven just like you. Nifty!

[@terryb6112]

Thanks! One of the best tips I have come across.

[@bigk5837]

Brilliant - what a great tip! Thanks for so generously sharing your awesome technique.

[@rhondag6635]

Yeah, you’re right total genius I’ve cried over the gel face a few times. Thanks for the big tip.

[@SoapsbyGlenda]

Thank you! This also fixed my crumbly soap that I had done a low temperatures and was crumbly, soft and fragile.

[@joybaze3083]

Lovw the cute heat soap. Thank you so much for showing us this method, I'm not fond of partial gel myself. Didn't know it was fixable.

[@sudsnsatin]

That soap is so cute. I absolutely hate partial gel and that is why I CPOP most of my soaps.

[@brittney9019]

Thank you so much for this! My soaps always partially gel. I even tried putting them in the fridge, and they still partially gelled! Now I can finally fix it! Thanks!!!

[@s44577]

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing that tip/trick!

[@pattikemp-gettmann9646]

Beautiful soaps and what a trick. thank you

[@sacredsiren]

Omg this was so helpful! I’m pretty new to soaping and I have had this happen twice and I wasn’t sure what to do... the one time just leaving them to cure they mostly evened out but the first batch I ever made had a very noticeable ring that didn’t go away over time... I’m totally going to try this if it ever happens again!

[@LaurelsCurls]

Yes!! Thank you for sharing your fix with us!!!

[@taniamekhjian5865]

I just tried this and it worked very well! Thank you for sharing your genius ideas😊

[@salgal7032]

Thank you! Love the soap

[@lucybavone1173]

I cant believe I just saw this happen. I just threw out about 15 bars similar color. I threw away when I could have easily done this. Ugh! So glad I found you!!!!! That soap was a great smelling fragrance of Juicy Couture! Ugh! Thank you......Your soapmaking is beautiful!!

[@lauramoy9940]

Wow! Thanks for this tip! I have two batches I need to fix!

[@meadowyck]

Excellent Tip !!!! TY for sharing.

[@merrywoodfarmsoaps]

Thanks for the tip! I'll have to try it with my goat milk soaps if I have the partial gel happen again. ☺

[@jannetteortiz5508]

Loved this. Thank you

[@ThePetraji]

thank you so much - this is sooo important, very much obliged

[@kevenaeakin1365]

That's soap is beautiful I liked it both before and after the completed gel

[@nancyfranklin7251]

How awesome!!! What a great idea!!!

[@genevamilagros89]

This is amazing. Thank you so so much!

[@renovatiorenovatio1056]

Excellent tip!

[@nadiabagley3165]

You are the best!!❤❤❤

[@islandbotanysoapco]

Gorgeous soap!

[@laurahiss3294]

That's amazing! I didn't know you could do that. Thank you so much for sharing!! :)

[@Soapish]

Laura Hiss you're welcome!

[@ayanagreen5349]

Oh...Wow. I didnt know you could fix that! thank you!

[@jeanetterockstrom1068]

Beautiful job!!

[@kristiematthews3859]

Thanks for a great tip .... love your videos and your soap.

[@Soapish]

Kristie Matthews thanks!

[@seanmorello6164]

Amazing! Thank you, this is a saver for sure!

[@hartlecut]

Very helpful! I hate partial gel too.

[@sandyshore8787]

Great information, very smart!

[@shellyniks3060]

Great tip, thanks for sharing

[@cherylmeyer9857]

Beautiful design!

[@RoyalAppleBerry]

THX SO MUCH FOR SHARING!!!

[@monaquintero29]

😡you make me sick!! You are ridiculously AWESOME!!!! 😂 Great job!!!!!!!! 🌸💞🌸💞🌸🌸💞🌸💞

[@janelstringfellow1376]

This works!! Thank you so much!!!

[@ritabaker7847]

THANK YOU!!!! YOU'RE AWESOME!!!

[@jaclynmclean8295]

WOW! Brilliant! thanks for sharing :)

[@sarahconklin3871]

Thank you so much! I like to Force mine but this is awesome!

[@jazmarey]

Wow thanks for the tip God bless you

[@iliyana006]

This was an awesome video! I've always been worried about partial gel so I haven't let my soaps gel at all. Thank you for the info!!!!

[@Soapish]

Iliyana Carillon I really like the way gelled soaps look and feel! With the size mold I use, I can't really keep it from happening so I've just learned to go with it :)

[@CorenaGaroutte]

I had to do this to my very first soap that I made. I wondered if anyone else had ever thought of this. It helpped cure my soap super quick also. I pretty much did exactly what you just showed ( I did it like 5 years ago).

[@Soapish]

Corena Garoutte you're the queen!

[@CorenaGaroutte]

Soapish m lol no, just very lucky that it actually worked! I had never heard of anyone else doing this untill now.

[@tinacalifano5023]

Thank you Great Idea❤

[@soapsmorebykatejane8820]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[@sabinabassett]

I’m about to try this! I made a loaf with coconut milk and agave nectar. I put it in the freezer to hopefully avoid over heating and still got a partial ring gel dead center!

[@lesliesmith53]

Love this pattern. Please share where you got your heart inset mold. Thanks for sharing

[@cbrm3067]

Wonderul videos a sheer joy to watch. I have a question.How long does a cold press soap need to cure? Thanks.

[@gaylekehoe3345]

Impressive!

[@mssshep]

Lovely video.

[@NaturalMackie]

Thanks for sharing.

[@Spongebob007]

Very helpful

[@jessicacalloway5783]

Love this video!! Can you place a whole loaf in the oven?

[@jaimerodriguez7888]

Thanks for shearing

[@kathleenanderson33]

great advice fab totorial ...but if you put the soap in your oven does it contaminate your stove with a fragrance ??

[@sarap8841]

Flash point is usually around 200 so could you please tell me if this method alters the FO? It is a wonderful idea thank you for sharing :)

[@cutflower36]

That actually looks good to me

[@63eh74]

Nice video! I tried this in bars from my 12x9 wooden slab mold. Didn't work with them. It may be a bar size difference?

[@bellajune320]

wow, i never knew about this.

[@drclaudineelkhouryelkarak3152]

It happened to me and before cutting the soaps I put the mold in the oven at 40° celsius and in 30 mn the whole block was gelled. If that helps. That day i had to force gel the rest of the soap, it was a special order and so i had to figure out a way... and it worked!

[@liellesoaps7456]

How did you make the heart embeds?

[@soapsblyslyo1379]

That was SO Awesome!! How did you come up with this method? I have never heard of a way to fix partial jell....Thank You SO much for sharing this! Sly

[@Soapish]

SoapsblySly O I guess it just made sense to finish the heating process that the soap didn't do by themselves! I overheated a set of soaps once so I learned to take it slowly.

[@Diya-Deeya]

Marvelous patience dear. Would the soap be ready to use straight away now, or, requires time to settle?

[@GR-hy3tf]

Can you do this after let’s say a month too? Thank you for this amazing tip!

[@donnahaynes]

Wow...

[@yahwehisontheway5094]

Can you do this for soap that's almost a month old?

[@notanotaki8095]

How about fo? Does it fades with this method?

[@ambarzaman8776]

Thats a great tip. Can we do this trick four or five days after cutting the soap?

[@clarewhite3004]

One of my soaps didn't gel at all last night in spite of CPOPing and being made exactly the same as the other loaf that gelled immediately. Do you think this would work to gel a bar all the way through? And would 275 degrees ruin ecoglitter?

[@cherylvallie6233]

Can you fix the gel phase before you cut your soap into bars

[@havendallaire5988]

Wow i didn't know you could fix it! I fave o e question did you just heat the oven ones?

[@chelseasomer]

What a great idea! Thank you for sharing.Do you think this would work for soaps that have a partial gel that have already started curing, or only for soaps that have just been cut?

[@Soapish]

chelseasomer that I don't know. If you have some cured bars with a gel ring, it can't hurt to give it a try. I've only done this with freshly sliced bars and I assume because the water content is still pretty high this method is more successful that way. But you never know till you try :)

[@sincerelynyce]

Omg ! So needed to watch this! Made a batch and it was partially gelled! Now where did you get the mat & should I only do this after the bars are fully cured or before/during the curing stage?

[@tomissmitten]

yes, I also wanted to know if this was done AFTER curing or BEFORE the curing was finished..

[@hessitanydedeus2827]

Can you put your soap in the oven right after you remove it from the mold? Or should it be later? When putting the oven to 275 degrees, do you let it reach that temperature?

[@kathrynluddeke9021]

Are your embeds cp or mp?

[@nieloofar]

Is there a way to totally prevent gel phase? Is the soap still usable if it doesn't go through gel phase?

[@conniemardon2979]

I'm thinking you have to do this asap..I did my soap a few weeks after and it didn't work..:(

[@keelymunoz6960]

Hi! Did you lose fragrance strength from heating them that way? I like really strong scented soaps and I'm so afraid heat diminishes the fragrance. I'm not sure if this is true.....or if it's just something I came up with on my own :)

[@Soapish]

keely munoz It really just depends on the fragrance, but the short answer is yes. Heat does affect fragrance in some ways (in my experience) . It's always best not to get partial gel and that comes with trial and knowing your recipe, your fragrance, and even the temperature where you live.... so you don't have to use this technique haha.. I normally let all of my soaps gel completely and the fragrance of them stays strong. I use the maximum percentage recommended tho! As long as you test, and use quality fragrance oils, a bit of heat won't affect the scent of your bars. The only fragrances I've really had fade or morph are fruit and citrus scents, so test and be careful with those :) hope that helps!

[@jenniferjones5522]

I found this tutorial on Sunday, so on Monday, when my soap had a partial gel, I knew exactly what to do! I followed your instructions EXACTLY, but after 7 minutes, when I attempted to rotate them, they melted into goo in my hands. Any theories why it happened? I’m heartbroken- these were so pretty!

[@dianeespinoza8647]

Jennifer Jones You didn't turn the oven to 170* soap doesn't melt at 170* however it will melt to goo at 350*

[@hilaallnaturalsoaps9628]

OMG!!!!

[@emilylatham7178]

I just tried this for 4 minutes with my freshly cut batch. It got so soft that it turned the bars into pyramids. And yes, my oven was OFF. 4 minutes. Was your oven all the way to 275 before you turned it off?

[@Soapish]

Emily Latham yes. I’m sorry this method didn’t work for you! It is definitely not an exact science. I’m sure there are many factors in the success of this including the soap recipe and the water content in the bars at the time. So many people have written to tell me they’ve been using this method for years or that it’s worked for them. I can only show people what has worked for me.

[@ladymitch32sunshine88]

Hi, my soap turn like this. But I did wait till it's cure. Can I do that same process like what you did? Thank you for response.

[@ladymitch32sunshine88]

But I put It in a freezer not in gel phase

[@anastasia10017]

I thought it was brilliant but it didnt work at all for me.