Whipped Soap, Cold Process

So for the March SMF Soap Challenge, we had to make a whipped cold process soap. You use at least 50% hard oils and prewhip your oils until peaks form. A kitchen beater is required for this as opposed to a stick blender. This technique works well for fragrance oils that accelerate. Unfortunately for me, my first soaps broke upon cutting. I used 40% lye concentration for my first attempt, and because whipped soap has a tacky texture that seems to last longer than regular cold process soap, it requires longer in the mold. 40% lye with higher stearic content needs to be cut within 12 hours or less for me, or it tends to split. So I chalked this crumbled mess of a soap to those variables. I rebatched it, rewhipped it, and it floats!

Scented with Brambleberry Salty Mariner Fragrance Oil

For my second attempt I decided to use 33% lye concentration. Keeping in mind cpop is not recommended for whipped soap (if overheated it can cause deflating and the soap will no longer float), I assumed it could remain in the mold longer. More water helps with the brittle aspect of higher stearic soaps. For my challenge submission I used
33% lye concentration this time
55% Lard
18.13% Coconut oil
6.88% Castor oil
20% Sweet Almond oil
2% sodium citrate
1 TBS sugar ppo

Because of the texture, tackiness, and higher water, I let this sit for 36 hours with the hopes that it would harden up and come out of the mold cleanly. Unfortunately, this technique just doesn't like me very much and all of my bars fell apart, literally, again. I did get one good bar out of the batch and one I made in a separate individual round silicone mold. I'll go ahead and rebatch the ones that fell apart and keep this one lone soap all to myself.

Scented with Crafters Choice Mediterranean Fig

And a picture of it floating......