use less sea moss for sure. maybe 1/3 of what u used. then soak in distilled water over night. i did a pc the size of 2 mini candy bars and added 8-10oz water. then i mix it in blender the next day. b4 blending it is a gel, could be thick on thin based on how much water u used. but once u blend it all up it will thicken up some. u had visible pcs in there. even blended to just a gel it looks smooth and creamy. i add of the mix what i need (a few ounces) to my oils not my lye and after u cut it the inside looks lovely kinda like tiny spots but beautiful. u had big spots and it was still lovely and interesting to see. not an ugly soap just more unique. :)
I make seamoss soap In order to get the gel Take 1 or 2 bunch of seamoss no more than a palms worth Wash it it or soak it in cold water this is just to clean it n pre hydrate it then use I'd say 6 to 8 fluid cup of water and boil it down to half after it's reduce to half let it sit to cool down after it's cool blend it so it can be completely smooth then u use that gel as you please
I wonder if the sea moss expanded or bloomed during saponification. What do you think about maybe straining the lye solution? I bought some sea moss but I don't want to try it until you get to the bottom of this. I loved the video, though. Very educational. ~Mimiko
So just a thought..... I watched a video some time ago by tellervo. She made a grapefruit and sea moss soap. She soaked her moss, then drained it and rinsed it really well. Then she put it in a fresh container with a bit of distilled water and blended it with her stick blender. It came out really smooth and gel like. She add around 90 grams I think to an 8 bar batch directly into her oils. She blended it in to the oils. Hers came out smooth and beautiful. She was making a grapefruit soap so maybe that had something to do with it I plan to try it once I can get my hands on some sea grass. Maybe the draining and rinsing is the trick. Maybe adding the extra water when blending it makes a difference. LOL Maybe it is video trickery. Won't know till we try. :)
We use seamoss alot. What we usually do is 1. Wash to remove any debris. 2. Soak for 24 to 48 hours in Spring Water until its fully expanded, the seamoss must be fully submerged under the spring water in a large basin for expansion. 3. Remove expanded seamoss from spring water. 4. Place in blender and use the spring water it was soaking in to blend and create the gel 🇹🇹
Very interesting. I’m wondering if putting it in the lye solution activated the mucilage to come out before it being mixed with the oils due to the heat and somehow this mucilage, which causes thickening, caused these pockets. In my culture we drink a sea moss drink, so that’s my main experience with it. In soap I put it in at light trace. It created a gritty feeling bar on the surface but the sea moss wasn’t exfoliating/harsh, the pieces were not felt when bathing and were instead super soft. I enjoyed it. I’m curious to know how it may behaved for others when added in oils before the lye solution or at trace. Adding as I forgot you said it didn’t expand. That I’ve never encountered. Usually as soon as it goes in water it starts to expand. So that may be an issue too.
I rinse and soak overnight, that's when mine expanded. I also blend with more water than what you have. p.s. Mine wasn't slow to trace, traced normally.
I wash 1 oz of sea moss in several water cycles. Then place the rinsed sea moss in a pot with 22oz of water and let it soak for about 20 minutes. Place the pot of sea moss and water in the pot on a burner and let it come to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and leave it for 20 minutes. Then use the immersable blender and blend it all together. The resulting gell can be use as a water replacement in soup or creams.
I have this happen to my Hemp has bentonite clay in it. The clay holds the water and creates these spots. No matter what I do with this bar...it happens. It's my only bar with bentonite clay in it and the only bar with spots.
I have used Seamoss in lots of things for years. You get better results if you let it soak in water for 24 hours. I make tons of it a head of time for either adding in my products or consuming it. I freeze it and take out what I need when I need it
I soak for an hour & rinse the moss, then resoak in in about half a gallon of water then blend it all together. Freeze into ice cubes and then use as is to add lye to. Also a great way to get it ready for smoothies!
People keep telling me that my sea moss was supposed to expand. It never expanded. Hot water, cold water, sitting for weeks while it grew the nasties, never grew.
You could possibly boil the moss before blending up? Or blend the dry into a powder and use it as an additive directly into the oils? Just brainstorming ideas...
Hello, I love the interesting and inventive ways you add and subtract ingredients when making soap they certainly are food for thought. ❤ Here is one of my thoughts perhaps there has been some creative engineering with the sea moss you have used, that is it is man made or has some man made element. example here in OZ they found that a huge percentage of honey was man made and was being sold as the real thing🐝. cheers have a good day
I think you'd have better results getting your seamoss from a different supplier. That's like pool grown stuff. You'll get a better gel consistency out of better moss. If you go golden/Caribbean moss, you'll want thin, stringy, angel hair kinda stuff. Really hard to ensure it's pure wild harvest as most lie, or don't know. also, my pet peeve is definitely these brands that sell gracilaria seamoss as irish moss, when it's a different genus & species.
Checkout all the sea moss recipes from Sunshine soap and candle she has videos showing how to prepare the Sea Moss and how to use it in soaps and body products
I think it would've been better for you to boiled sea moss like you would do any other product that makes gel, such Xanthan gum, gelatin, flax seeds, tara gum, agar agar or quar gum
I don’t boil any of those things! 😂 I really thought I was on to something with the boiling water to soak and then the lye solution, but it didn’t appear to make much of a difference. Lots of swear words all around.
@@MrsSoapAndClay Yes I did, so I made another thinking I didnt blend the moss enough so I added more water stick blended it to death and yep the same outcome so now the rest is just sitting in the fridge
So why do we think it took so long to trace, why it looks so weird, why it weeped?
Possibly due to the minerals?
It gives the same appearance that dead sea salt does
use less sea moss for sure. maybe 1/3 of what u used. then soak in distilled water over night. i did a pc the size of 2 mini candy bars and added 8-10oz water. then i mix it in blender the next day. b4 blending it is a gel, could be thick on thin based on how much water u used. but once u blend it all up it will thicken up some. u had visible pcs in there. even blended to just a gel it looks smooth and creamy. i add of the mix what i need (a few ounces) to my oils not my lye and after u cut it the inside looks lovely kinda like tiny spots but beautiful. u had big spots and it was still lovely and interesting to see. not an ugly soap just more unique. :)
I make seamoss soap
In order to get the gel
Take 1 or 2 bunch of seamoss no more than a palms worth
Wash it it or soak it in cold water this is just to clean it n pre hydrate it then use I'd say 6 to 8 fluid cup of water and boil it down to half after it's reduce to half let it sit to cool down after it's cool blend it so it can be completely smooth then u use that gel as you please
You have made me feel less incompetent with this video. ❤😂
Thanks for taking us on this journey using the scientific method.
I wonder if the sea moss expanded or bloomed during saponification. What do you think about maybe straining the lye solution? I bought some sea moss but I don't want to try it until you get to the bottom of this. I loved the video, though. Very educational. ~Mimiko
A powdered form is available. I wonder if it would work up differently. And maybe the culprit is the mineral content.
I dunno but I’m absolutely going to try!
Dried Sea moss powder rehydrated when you’re ready to soap. Way easier.
So just a thought..... I watched a video some time ago by tellervo. She made a grapefruit and sea moss soap. She soaked her moss, then drained it and rinsed it really well. Then she put it in a fresh container with a bit of distilled water and blended it with her stick blender. It came out really smooth and gel like. She add around 90 grams I think to an 8 bar batch directly into her oils. She blended it in to the oils. Hers came out smooth and beautiful. She was making a grapefruit soap so maybe that had something to do with it I plan to try it once I can get my hands on some sea grass. Maybe the draining and rinsing is the trick. Maybe adding the extra water when blending it makes a difference. LOL Maybe it is video trickery. Won't know till we try. :)
We use seamoss alot. What we usually do is 1. Wash to remove any debris. 2. Soak for 24 to 48 hours in Spring Water until its fully expanded, the seamoss must be fully submerged under the spring water in a large basin for expansion. 3. Remove expanded seamoss from spring water. 4. Place in blender and use the spring water it was soaking in to blend and create the gel 🇹🇹
Very interesting. I’m wondering if putting it in the lye solution activated the mucilage to come out before it being mixed with the oils due to the heat and somehow this mucilage, which causes thickening, caused these pockets. In my culture we drink a sea moss drink, so that’s my main experience with it. In soap I put it in at light trace. It created a gritty feeling bar on the surface but the sea moss wasn’t exfoliating/harsh, the pieces were not felt when bathing and were instead super soft. I enjoyed it. I’m curious to know how it may behaved for others when added in oils before the lye solution or at trace.
Adding as I forgot you said it didn’t expand. That I’ve never encountered. Usually as soon as it goes in water it starts to expand. So that may be an issue too.
I rinse and soak overnight, that's when mine expanded. I also blend with more water than what you have. p.s. Mine wasn't slow to trace, traced normally.
I wash 1 oz of sea moss in several water cycles. Then place the rinsed sea moss in a pot with 22oz of water and let it soak for about 20 minutes. Place the pot of sea moss and water in the pot on a burner and let it come to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and leave it for 20 minutes. Then use the immersable blender and blend it all together. The resulting gell can be use as a water replacement in soup or creams.
I have this happen to my Hemp has bentonite clay in it. The clay holds the water and creates these spots. No matter what I do with this bar...it happens. It's my only bar with bentonite clay in it and the only bar with spots.
was it a sea sponge, that soaked up H2O when 'cooked' and was now releasing its H2O load, hence weeping soap with sea sponge bits in it. cheers
I have used Seamoss in lots of things for years. You get better results if you let it soak in water for 24 hours. I make tons of it a head of time for either adding in my products or consuming it. I freeze it and take out what I need when I need it
I soak for an hour & rinse the moss, then resoak in in about half a gallon of water then blend it all together. Freeze into ice cubes and then use as is to add lye to. Also a great way to get it ready for smoothies!
People keep telling me that my sea moss was supposed to expand. It never expanded. Hot water, cold water, sitting for weeks while it grew the nasties, never grew.
@@MrsSoapAndClay you got some dead sea moss! Mine gets squishy and goopy lol
You could possibly boil the moss before blending up? Or blend the dry into a powder and use it as an additive directly into the oils? Just brainstorming ideas...
Hunh, I haven’t tried running it through a grinder yet. That is a good idea!
Hello, I love the interesting and inventive ways you add and subtract ingredients when making soap they certainly are food for thought. ❤ Here is one of my thoughts perhaps there has been some creative engineering with the sea moss you have used, that is it is man made or has some man made element. example here in OZ they found that a huge percentage of honey was man made and was being sold as the real thing🐝. cheers have a good day
I think you'd have better results getting your seamoss from a different supplier.
That's like pool grown stuff. You'll get a better gel consistency out of better moss. If you go golden/Caribbean moss, you'll want thin, stringy, angel hair kinda stuff. Really hard to ensure it's pure wild harvest as most lie, or don't know.
also, my pet peeve is definitely these brands that sell gracilaria seamoss as irish moss, when it's a different genus & species.
It's definitely funky..
Maybe use a scent that makes the soap thicken quicker
I have some opinions but I’m going to hold off until I watch the next one.
Wow. Sea Moss = Kind of a Jerk 😂
I haven't played with Sea Moss at all yet.
Checkout all the sea moss recipes from Sunshine soap and candle she has videos showing how to prepare the Sea Moss and how to use it in soaps and body products
I think it would've been better for you to boiled sea moss like you would do any other product that makes gel, such Xanthan gum, gelatin, flax seeds, tara gum, agar agar or quar gum
I don’t boil any of those things! 😂 I really thought I was on to something with the boiling water to soak and then the lye solution, but it didn’t appear to make much of a difference. Lots of swear words all around.
I seen to put it in at trace but although mine wasn’t weepy but I could see the sea moss in it if I could I would post a pic so you could see
So you ended up with some chunky gel too? Glad I’m not alone!
@@MrsSoapAndClay Yes I did, so I made another thinking I didnt blend the moss enough so I added more water stick blended it to death and yep the same outcome so now the rest is just sitting in the fridge
That’s the same sea moss I bought!
Well... if it turns out to be an awesome lather, you could use your fragrance oils that accelerate with this recipe 🤷♀️
Ooh good call!
It looks like Rice Krispies
Totally! 😂
That’s how mine ended up too. 🤬
Maybe try running your sea moss gel will your lye water before adding the lye
Oh that’s fun, I love that idea.
We all no there's no such thing as an ugly soap ... but ...
😂
Smh