The Truth About False Trace

Have you ever had a cold process thicken too quickly? What I mean it looks like instant pudding as soon as you add the lye?  Do not toss out your stick blender, you may be dealing with 'false trace".  You do not know what false trace is?  Well, in a posting from The Soap Queen called The Truth About False Trace goes into detail what trace is and why false trace happens.  And one thing I did not know that their is two types of false trace.  I am not going to spoil it for you.  You are going to have to read the posting yourself to find out.

All About the Trace

So, you just started to learn to make soap by the cold process method....That is great!  But as a newbie your are confused how to recognize trace.  You probably wondering when trace actually happens?  What is trace?  Trace happens when the oils and lye water have emulisfied in the soap making process.  Once the soap has reached thin trance, it will continue to thicken over time. What to learn more?  Check out the recent post from The Soap Queen called  All About Trace.