Mandarin Orange

Update: I fixed this bar. Melted it a bit over the stove, then put it back in the blender and added a bit of water when it seized. Recast it and it solidified the next day. Have used it and it's not half bad. First bar I've made in a while with no texture. Citrus smell isn't as strong as I'd like, but given what it's been through, am surprised it smells like anything.

Disaster. Wanted to try and see if I could push olive oil content down given it's the most expensive. Also, returned to +5% superfat at trace with sweet almond. Added overpriced citrus EO and mandarin zest.

Soap traced normally. After adding EO, sweet almond, and zest, I couldn't retrace and had to blend for 3-4 minutes. By the time it returned to a normal consistency, the zest was homogenized. At least this resulted in a pleasant orange shade, but we'll see what this looks like once it solidifies.

Oils:
200g TJ's olive oil (50%)
140g Palm oil (35%)
60g Coconut oil (15%)
20g Sweet almond oil (+5% at trace)

Lye:
55g NaOH
152g water (distilled water)

Scent:
28g (1oz) citrus essential oil (Ye Olde Soap Shoppe)

Texture:
65g of mandarin zest

Notes:
- combined at 50C
- used blender at lowest setting, increments of 10s until trace, took about 30s total
- added texture, fragrance oil, and superfatting oil
- blended in 30s increments for an additional 3 min until a thin trace
- cast in saran wrap lined box
- baked at 65-70C for 1 hours, then let cool in oven for 18h





Here it is the following morning. I will have to try and rebatch it.