Extreme Acceleration | My first soap on a stick | Rebatching Soap?

I know it's hard to believe as long as I've been soaping I've never had a 'soap on a stick'
But it finally happened! I am usually very good at reading reviews and notes from sellers on if a fragrance accelerates.
BUT in my defense I had used this fragrance in the past and it was perfect. When I re purchased it I didn't think to check the notes. 🤣
I posted a video on my Instagram showing the soap acceleration and received a lot of questions so I thought I would post the most frequently asked ones here 🥰
1. What was the fragrance oil?
It was Japanese Cherry Blossom from Wholesale Supplies Plus
2. You should soap at room temperature.
I did. Both lye water and oils were room temperature. I don't think even stirring in the fragrance would have helped this one. 😳
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[@coypeahen]

It’s lovely to be able to see the face behind the hands. When I get soap on a stick, I usually add a bit of water and put it in the microwave. It gets the rebatching done within a few minutes.

[@bigk5837]

What a great idea!

[@brandismith2653]

I too enjoyed seeing your face. What an awesome save and very pretty soap ❤️

[@Sexytrinireds]

Wow finally I see your face, you're beautiful looks like my little cousin, thanks 😊 🙏🏼

[@bellajune320]

Great idea :) xo!

[@dianaross68]

Waaaiitt did you say microwave 😳 is it easier

[@original.sin.79]

Oh my goodness! Your struggle was felt deep here. But that finished bar... is absolutely stunning! If I hadn't watched the video I wouldn't have known the design wasn't deliberate. Gives off a jade stone or a unfinished turquoise stone vibe! So happy this worked out for you.

[@Alt87213]

This may not have gone how you’d originally planned it, but Ingrid this is so stinking pretty !! I love the way this soap looks !! The teal reminds me of sea glass ! Very very awesome save ! 🥰

[@gnomeburrito]

I agree! The unintentional marbling adds another cool dimension to this beautiful soap.

[@wyogrl11]

I agree - it looks like sea glass.

[@karenwhite8969]

Nice to see you on camera. Thanks for showing that things sometimes don't go as planned. Looks like a hot process soap, which I like. You did make it look so pretty in the end. :)

[@shelleybowman]

It’s so nice to see an experienced soaper have one of those days too. Gives hope for the rest of us. Wonderful save and it’s so lovely too! Would love to see you more on camera too! :D

[@carolynpalano9284]

AGREED!!!

[@justkibby5959]

I've been watching soap videos for several years and I've never seen soap seize up that fast before. Crazy! Nice save

[@melissag5050]

Seeing soap accelerate is crazy! Especially in person. I experimented my first year using 15% shea butter and the instant we started mixing the fragrance in with that batch of oils it seized instantly. Looked like dried up peanut butter in the end but was a nice batch of soap lol

[@brookemitchell7496]

I loved that I got to see your face! You’re an extremely talented soap maker. I’ve had soap on a stick too and I know tears and frustration all to well as well. The finished soap turned out absolutely beautiful! Great job and it was awesome that you stuck with it.

[@victorianicholson993]

Love the face at 1:53! And nice to see even the most experienced soapers sometimes get a mischief batch!

[@rlax7141]

Great save, I would have been inclined to say the heck with it. Nice to finally "see" you. Please tell us which fragrance caused that so we can avoid it.

[@jennifergregory6730]

It's in the description - WSP cherry blossom

[@SamuelsReview]

I thought the issue was the temperature. Normally she pours the lye water while it's hot instead of after it has cooled....

[@christeef6840]

@@SamuelsReview It's not temperature because most soapers used cooled lye. Julie uses the heat transfer method and although that works great and is easier in my opinion as well - most soapers don't use her method. This was 100% the fragrance oil which is always what causes these situations unfortunately.

[@SamuelsReview]

@@christeef6840 Thanks for informing me. I'm a beginner and the only time my batch seized is when I attempted the non heat transfer method/ cold process.

[@leslieh646]

I can’t count how many soap making videos I’ve watch, but that has to be the fastest acceleration I’ve ever seen. Glad you were able to save it and I think the bar turned out beautiful, loving the texture.

[@randombrokeperson]

The different textures actually came out really nice!! 🤍💙💚

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Awesome recovery! You made a beautiful soap out of a real struggle! Great job!

[@victorwright5174]

This turned out to be one of the prettiest batches of soap you have made. But let’s talk about how beautiful you are!! It was great seeing your face. The quick cameo gave personality to this batch of soap IMO. Thanks again for sharing your craft. We appreciate you so much!!

[@hollyhobbyist1659]

Amazing save!! It was so nice to see the process through. I had one of those and I just threw rosettes on top and covered my sins in glitter. Yours still looked 10x better. 😆 Also nice to put a face to the hands I've watched make soap for over 4 years! 😁

[@Kirine75]

Love it! Amazing save. I'm also very jelly. If I have to rebatch it always looks "rustic" you know complete with air bubbles and bumps. Yours came out gorgeous.

[@debradeclouette8176]

The colors are beautiful… such a pretty soap

[@debwalters6348]

WOW, I can’t believe you saved this one! It looks beautiful! We all remember our soap on a stick moments; mine went directly to the trash. Yours is IMPRESSIVE ⭐️🥳

[@ms.mcbride3803]

Mine too! 15lbs! I almost cried. Don't think I made soap the rest of that week afterwards.

[@mimiohnine]

I’m curious as to why it was thrown away? I’m a very inexperienced soap maker so it really is a serious question. Does it affect the soap so much it’s not usable?

[@ms.mcbride3803]

It becomes lye-heavy which can cause irritated skin to users. Some are better at saving it than others.

[@mimiohnine]

@@ms.mcbride3803 good to know! Thank you for replying ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

[@debwalters6348]

@@mimiohnine Welcome to soaping; it is great fun!!! As Ms McBride mentioned, there is possibility of lye pockets (or fragrance pockets). In my case, I could have rebatched in crockpot, but didn’t have one. The soap literally looked like rocks when I tried to break it up. It was solid within a few seconds! Anyway, what you saw Julie do here was incredible.

[@LizzyAnna]

I love that blue! I haven't seen a JCB fragrance discolor like that before. Very interesting to see.

[@southernsisterssoap]

What a great save! It turned out so pretty! Good job❤❤❤

[@JandWSoaps]

That sounds like a great FO to save for HP. I’m impressed this is your first seized soap. I’ve had a couple of soaps seize, but I love how you show it. There’s a huge difference between acceleration and seizing, and this is a perfect example of the latter. You did a great job saving this batch. 👏

[@susanking9502]

That was crazy! That fragrance oil, instantly seized the batter. There was nothing you could do. (I would have cried.) But, you were able to save it, with a lot of elbow grease. ❤️

[@carieldellorusso3456]

As someone who doesnt have alot of experience with cp soap im really glad that you did show the whole process of saving your batch. It was definitely a way to learn what to do if it happens not to plan. BTW that soap is GORGEOUS

[@Mandybeme]

WSP Oatmeal Stout is pretty similar to this. I dug it out an put it straight into crockpot. They look pretty similar to these, just brown. They smell amazing, though. I'm glad you were able to save the batch!

[@SquirrelRun]

Nice save Julie! I've had soap on a stick ONCE in ten years! I rebatched it and came it looking like literal 💩 but smelled amazing! I love that this one came out so darn pretty! Whew!

[@delanietaggard7610]

I'm just now watching this and honestly, I love it!! It reminds me of cherry blossoms floating on the sea. I bet it smells wonderful!! I'd buy a bar definitely! You do well under pressure. Keep at it beautiful lady!! 💗❤️🥰😉😁🙏🏼

[@Nancy-gl3zo]

Wow. It turned out great. However, I'm so excited about finally seeing you! I love all your videos.

[@atomhearts]

those cherry blossoms look so pretty against the blue, i'm so glad you were able to save this batch because that's such a gorgeous color combination

[@schellsc]

This turned out beautifully!! 😍

[@forgodsgloryfarm]

And your determination paid off, it's beautiful! What a great idea to put some cold process on top and still put on your blossoms! I'm going to try to remember the next time I have to do a rebatch. The tops are the part that always look bad to me with re batch, but you made it beautiful!

[@gmakoch3260]

One of my soaps was seizing up on me too. I have use hibiscus powder for color, Goatmilk, Kaolin clay. It was more like silly putty, kinda shiny & slick. I got it into the mold shoveling it as you did. Dropped the mold a few times to hope to knock out air holes. the soap cut in 48 hrs. Looked like it hadn't totally blended all the dry stuff. Let it cure for 8 wjs. My daughter tried it. Loves it! Go figure? The color was brownish w/an oatmeal textured top. Ugly! At least yours ended up pretty! Make the best even in the face of failure!

[@laurieflores2758]

It turned out really pretty 😍 I also learned what to do with accelerated soap... just rebatch it...so happy it turned out purdy for you 😊...

[@zazzyfieldsbrown]

The color is extraordinarily nice, so, was the color before the fragrance. You are a champ for perservering

[@TsukiyoTenshi]

The soap still turned out super beautiful! That rebatching created an almost hazy effect, a little like how when sea foam mixes in with water! But that being said, was there something in the chemical makeup of the fragrance that set off that super ricing and acceleration?! I've never seen something like that happen so quickly!

[@OpheliasSoapery]

Yes it was absolutely the fragrance oil 😫

[@CarolGwithAc]

Nice to “see” you! When my soap seized on me, it went through gel phase in the pot and I was able to get it into a mold. It was a Lucky save for me.

[@kellyquinn1468]

Love your “stick”tuitiveness (pun intended). Turned a mishap into a happy accident. Love to see you turn your struggle into a work of art. ❤️ That Cherry Blossom is a stinker to work with. My first batch was awesome (total fluke), second batch was pink soap on a stick.

[@AdirondackRuby]

Looks so pretty! The texture and redispersing of color after melting it down...it really works. I don't think you could have gotten that look on purpose. The super subtle swirls. So awesome.

[@michellesteward8094]

What a SAVE!!!😳, You are my SHE-RO!!!!!! It looks amazing. And it was so nice to finally see the beautiful and talented Ms. Ophelia.

[@Bigmist8k]

I caught hell when I used that Japanese Cherry Blossom! It is one of the most beautiful fragrances though. I had a client that only wanted me to make her that soap. After two hair pulling soaping sessions, I finally told her no when she asked me for a third batch. Lost the client but gained my sanity! It was a good trade off!

[@deeannamorrison8587]

Excellent save. Thanks for letting us see the genius behind the soap! That seized up so fast. After you were done shredding the soap, could it have been left to dry and added to cold processed soap as confetti?

[@OpheliasSoapery]

Thank you ☺️ Yes I actually didn’t add it all in the rebatch so I can add it to a confetti soap later 🥰

[@kellensimonedossantos8442]

Uau ke sufoco da impressão que a essência não era pra Cold a impressão que talhou na hora. Mas quem sabe sabe e faz ao vivo valeu só assim nos incitava a não desistirmos. Parabéns seu talento diz nos ensina muito gratidão de Balneário Camboriu SC Brasil 🇧🇷

[@deefreeman5478]

You’re so cute, honey!! You need to include your face a bit more in your videos!!😄🥰❤️ That, my dear, is a BEAUTIFUL soap! It has such a cool look!!😃👍🏻

[@littlesistersoaps7653]

Hey Julie- for whatever it’s worth, I’ve had something similar happen and after MUCH research I found it was the combination of the mica and FO. I had also used the FO before but not the mica FO combination. Just a thought!

[@LaynaPimentel]

So pretty and you handled that like a boss. Well done!

[@janetfernandez1355]

Great save!! It will be a wonderful soap! Double milled!🤣 I think it's lovely!!💕🎉

[@RCone-xv9cp]

Don't Worry! This soap will be extra creamy with excellant lather! Most of these "Strange" looking soaps are the Best in using ♥️♥️♥️

[@rhondamartens110]

We see you making lovely soaps and the beautiful results. I am soooo thankful you showed your not so perfect batter, but the....drum roll please...the lovely end result. And your lovely face. Thank you for being real.

[@tammypowell1423]

This turned out beautifully! The single color helped to keep it bright even with the rebatch. Well done! I know this is a lot of work.💖

[@carmengamboa8306]

Quedo bello artesanal. Que artista. ❤

[@elyamc9456]

What a happy accident! It reminds me of Claude Monet's "Water Lillies" :)

[@daintybeigli]

When I saw the thumbnail, my first thought was ‘guacamole soap?!?!?’ 🤣

[@mamatoad2five]

I love your determination!!! The soap turned out beautiful! Time to put that fragrance oil on the naughty list!!!😀

[@boop7313]

So nice to see your beautiful face even for a second☺And as always you made it pretty after all! Quite a feat rebatching such a large batch to look so good, I've experienced the exact same soap on a stick from that fragrance when I'd only been soaping for 2 months and I've never braved it again since🤣

[@steelersgirl071961]

Wow, I can't believe how fast that soap turned hard! But you turned it into a beautiful bar of soap, great work Julie and I love the color.

[@bonnafide2606]

Honestly, I'm not sure the average person wouldn't be certain that it was anything but deliberate design. It's only us soapers that recognize a save when we see one!

[@amyschutte7643]

Wow! All that hard work and determination paid off. That is beautiful soap!😍

[@EM-pt7ch]

Happy accident! I love this soap! Even though it wasn't what you set out to do, it came out beautifully.

[@143HoneyBeee]

It's so beautiful.That was such a great save. I'm so sad this didn't happen before my first soap on a stick because it never even crossed my mind that I could/should add new soap to the top to make it pretty! My rebatched SOS turned out to be my best feeling/smelling bar but it's quite hideous. lol

[@k80bhappypaddler]

Marvelous save! Rebatching is such a chore. I hot process soaps that i know im using a FO that accesslerates :)

[@bronwynreed5184]

soap on a stick is a bummer. because the soap is so fresh you should be able to remelt it in the microwave. try it with one bar of freshly made soap to judge how hot and how long to heat it. it is worth try and save a considerable amount of time. cheers love your soap videos.

[@jennifergregory6730]

I saw the soap sieze on your IG and I'm so pleased to see the "ending" now. It turned out great! Small blessing that you were planning on a single color soap - I imagine the finished product is still in the ballpark of what you originally envisioned. Well done!

[@TanglewoodSoapCompany]

I think we have "those" days to keep us on our toes! :) Lovely save!!

[@wickedbubblessoap]

Only you could make that disaster look so amazing 💕 enjoyed seeing your face pop up for a sec

[@Erica-yr3gf]

When this happens I put it in the crockpot and make hot processed soap. However this is truly extreme.

[@lisapatterson7889]

I love that fragrance. Glad to know what it could do. Glad to see you. I love you videos

[@PixieLovesItAll]

Omg Julie, I'm so proud of you for sticking this one out and ending up with a gorgeous soap in the end, I fully loled @ 2:00 bc i was about to comment "you totally need a salad shooter for future seizing and confetti batches" and out came the food processor! mind meld!! 🤣😘 p.s. I had this exact same thing happen with an Irish Cream Coffee FO! It was completely soap safe but I sourced it from a candle supplier who didn't have many soap relevant reviews at the time and man oh man was it a doozy! Luckily I was able to save it by shredding it (as I'd premixed my colors, Earth Brown mica and TD) and confetti it 50/50 in a batch of activated charcoal soap and made it look intentional. The IFRA usage rate on it was well over ten percent, so I used a "full" 5% in the seized batch, and with coffee being such a naturally strong fragrance even at 2.5% it was still lovely.

[@chosenone5453]

Thank You for sharing this with us. Luv luv your channel and your transparency

[@KingConcoctions]

Oh gosh, I would have shed tears too! I think the final soap turned out lovely in the end!

[@mandapanda5921]

Nice save!! Turned out amazing!! Thanks for sharing the not doing perfect projects. It nice to see people make awesome comebacks 💕

[@julieann831]

I love what you did with the top. I don’t like the crumbling and now I know how to fix it.

[@almak875]

If you did this with a lillypad topper, it would look like Monet!❤🎉

[@jenniferleach4907]

I think it’s turned out pretty and I bet it smells amazing 😻

[@jacoda]

We got to see the queen behind the magic for a brief second. Bucket list checked 😂

[@bigk5837]

Lovely soap - so pretty! This is the most awesome rebatch ever!!! 🥰

[@theelaavar]

I occasionally rebatch to get that rustic look in my soap. Makes for a nice texture. I have had soap accelerate before, but never that fast! Must have been scary!! You made it work beautifully! YAY YOU!!❤️

[@felixramosFIR9]

I've had that happen on new fragrances and since I often use a crock pot when I soap, since I do several batches, I just threw it all in a crock pot on low and went on to do other things. An hour later it had melted into a nice gel that came out as a really wonderful soap. I started soap making with re-batching and one of the things i love to do is let it fully set, then make curly shavings and put them in a clear melt and pour with a complimentary fragrance and use small cavity molds for unusual shapes with red and green swirls in them. People love those and never once guess it was a disaster at the beginning.

[@susanboshaw3083]

Nice safe, they're beautiful, so are you! It was nice to see your face.

[@trustnrespect4312]

You are so cute...we should have seen you long before now.🤗

[@rosieg7576]

You're amazing lady🥰😇🤩

[@debbieescobar6267]

A lady in my soap groups says to just leave it sit in the bowl till it gels on its own, then stir and pour

[@rosethompson451]

It still turned out beautiful, I love your work 😍!

[@tiffanymantovani9500]

Awesome save. Awesome save. And a good looking soap too.

[@lizziepols4057]

It definitely looks like some kind of gemstone or sea glass inside! 😍

[@sorayashahi]

Aww it's the first time I see your face. You're sooo cute.

[@audreybonneau6306]

After such a nightmare with this fragrance oil, I think you did the best you could and you did great! Congrats 😉

[@bessyloutunes]

This is the thing I LOVE about soap! It doesn’t need to go to waste. Not ever. You can always do something with it. And it will still be lovely soap to use

[@OpheliasSoapery]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@dorisirving2270]

From a disaster comes a beautiful soap 🙂

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Oh no!! I've had major acceleration but never soap on a stick. You still did a great job with it and I'm glad the fragrance survived the heat.

[@kpoonsawad1]

Wow. Glad to see you finally!!❤️ and here comes the pot!!! 😂😂 btw I experienced the same extreme acceleration with Cherry blossom 🌸 FO as well. I was like…. Whatttt??? Luckily I made only a small batch and the crockpot was right next to me like it knows I would need it. Lol

[@naturalbodyessentials]

Great job, my heart drop when I saw what happened to the soap

[@rebeccaburrow7199]

Great save! Way too much work, so yeah, new FO, but you did a fantastic job to save this batch and except for the rare bubble you would never know. Well done! It looks so pretty and i love your flower work. 😃

[@bonnafide2606]

This totally happened to me two weeks ago. Only mine was pink and smells like pomegranate. Let it cook for two hours in the Crock Pot and it was saved. Kinda ugly but smells like heaven 🤣

[@cliviascreations]

Just happened to me with white birch. Put it on a side and make a second small batch, alternated both soaps and got the most beautiful marbled looking soap similar to the tree. I guess we can called happy accidents for sure. Your soap is gorgeous as always !

[@lucisabellatomias3699]

Wow. Something similar happened to me as well, today. My first time using mango butter. When I added the lye solution to my oils and butters,the area where I poured the lye, seemed to reach emulsion without me even touch it. I had to work fast but was able to save it. So inspired by you!!!

[@LunaFaeCreations]

I felt your pain. In the end it reminds me of jade! Nice save.

[@natcrack2296]

Never seen a soap seize that quick before 😱 but it turned into a beautiful bar anyway 💕 great to see the beautiful face behind these soaps☺️

[@Jazzfoxhomes]

I was at the edge of my seat for this whole video!!! Wow, it turned out great after all that unexpected chaos! 🥰

[@leslierolling]

I would have been crying too, but you did an amazing job saving it! It was also fun to see you peek in :)

[@kalieris]

It’s gorgeous! Like others have said, it looks like jade. Love the contrast with the pink.

[@NaturalMackie]

This is a really nice soap! The top is amazing and I love the way it looks on the inside. 🥰

[@itsokaytobeclownpilled5937]

My heart 😱😱😱. In my house, shredded soap makes excellent laundry soap.