Had a marathon crochet session yesterday trying to get a toddler sweater started & finished before my granddaughter went home this morning. All finished EXCEPT for the button band and button.
I had to be up at 7...
Perhaps it was the recipe you were using at the time? If it contained palm oil and the stearic separated from the oil, I could understand the difficulties.
I don't use palm oil and I stir my master batch a few...
Just one of the reasons I've switched to master batching, Betta. I weigh out oils to fill two 5 gallon buckets. When it is time to make soap, I only need to weigh the oils once!
Another alternative I've used with young ones and soap making is to shred CP soap and give each student a bag of shreds to make soap balls or soap rocks.