I have some soaps with no mold or fungus but they are older, dried considerably and turned brown. They smell the same just more concentrated. Is there a point where you just toss them? I figure the brown comes from Vanilla, maybe?
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Your soap will last a very long time, it's just dried out right now.
You can rebatch your soap if you want. That means grating it up, adding some water and possibly other ingredients like fragrances , and forming it into new bars in a mold.
Are these hard soaps? You can try rebatching using gentle heat. This would mean using a double boiler or crockpot (NOT a microwave oven). You would grate the soap, heat a few tablespoons of water in your pot, add the soap pieces, stir and allow to heat through. You should get something with the consistency of mashed potatoes or oatmeal. Pour this into your molds, vibrate your molds or press the soap into the molds with the back of a spoon to get rid of air pockets. Allow to cool and dry in the open air for a few days. For molds, you can use old soap containers, recycled Greek yogurt cups, whatever you have.I have two soaps from the same company that were granulated (not a homogeneous mixture) when I received them from the vendor. Has the soap begun to separate? Will rebatching the soap help with this?
Thank you!Are these hard soaps? You can try rebatching using gentle heat. This would mean using a double boiler or crockpot (NOT a microwave oven). You would grate the soap, heat a few tablespoons of water in your pot, add the soap pieces, stir and allow to heat through. You should get something with the consistency of mashed potatoes or oatmeal. Pour this into your molds, vibrate your molds or press the soap into the molds with the back of a spoon to get rid of air pockets. Allow to cool and dry in the open air for a few days. For molds, you can use old soap containers, recycled Greek yogurt cups, whatever you have.
The age is of less importance.
As long as it is not rancid smells ok (fragrance/smell will decrease change in years) and it lathers good there is no harm
No, Arco is suppose to smell like that.
Don't fight it, enjoy it.