Problem with Acceleration in Recipe

ShadyPineSoaps

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Hi, I'm new here. I'm enjoying the program. I've been having issue's with my batches accelerating. Even when the Fragrance says it's not known to accelerate. I've been mixing my micas and getting my batch to a light trace before adding the fragrance, the mixing only slightly - then bam - rapid acceleration. One recipe I literally ended up with soap on a stick. A link to my recipe is below. Thank you.

 

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A couple of things come to mind. One is the temperature of your oils? Shea butter needs to be warm enough to stay melted, above the melting point, but too hot of a mix can cause acceleration. What is the temperature of your lye/water and oils?

What fragrances are you using?
 

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A couple of things come to mind. One is the temperature of your oils? Shea butter needs to be warm enough to stay melted, above the melting point, but too hot of a mix can cause acceleration. What is the temperature of your lye/water and oils?

What fragrances are you using?
A couple of things come to mind. One is the temperature of your oils? Shea butter needs to be warm enough to stay melted, above the melting point, but too hot of a mix can cause acceleration. What is the temperature of your lye/water and oils?

What fragrances are you using?
 

ShadyPineSoaps

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My butters/oil's have been over 80 and lye/aloe vera juice was 90F today. Today's fragrance was Teakwood and Cardamom from Nature's Garden, other fragrances have been Merry Berry Christmas (first time it totally seized and was unusable as I was afraid the lye mixture did not mix well enough) and 2nd time it accelerated but I was prepared. Another fragrance was Caribbearn (NG also)
 
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