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Craig and Dorymae, thank you much for the good explanations and examples! It will be interesting to see what happens to my soap over the next several months. Thanks again for all your help. Steven.

I am still curious, though. While it makes sense to give my soap a year of observation before putting it up for sale, do you all really do this with each new recipe you try? You make it and then wait a year before introducing it to your customers? Thanks. Steven.

Yes, Craig. I heard the handmade soap scene is pretty cut-throat. :-) Just kidding. I trust you all as experts, and I figure the advice you share is genuine. Thanks again.

shunt2011 and Craig, thank you again for your advice. I talked to my wife, and we've decided to change our plans regarding the opening of the company. We will sell to family and friends that we trust for the remainder of this year, and then, provided all my old soaps still look and smell...

Ok, thank you everyone for your help here. I made the decision and bought the two 18" molds I mentioned above. It just seems exactly like what I'm looking for, and I contacted the seller regarding the return policy. I won't be able to return them if I simply have buyer's remorse after...

Thank you, Shunt and Craig. Wow, that's good information. Thank you again and again! So once you're established as a soap business, how do you introduce new products? Do you make them and then wait a year before introducing them to the market? I totally understand the reasoning behind...

Thank you, Craig! That's a great thing to think about. I've been making soap for several months now and gotten good reviews from everyone who's tried it, and yes, by the time my company opens, I'll some one-year-old soap (or very close). So why do you want to have one-year-old soap? By the...

Ok, after much searching, I've decided(?) to buy this: https://www.etsy.com/listing/106438613/2-model-et-high-quality-hdpe-55-pound-18 The size is exactly what I need: 18” x 3.5” x 2.5”. It's HDPE, and it's $69 (including shipping) for a pair of them. It's sold by SoapMoldsByLucy, and it gets...

Thanks, Maya. Were there specific plans you used to make your own molds? I made a smaller mold at first, and it was great, but then last weekend, I tried to make a bigger mold, but it didn't work out because the wood I got from the home improvement store wasn't quite straight. The mold ended...

Derek, thank you for sharing the tip about folding the lining around a positive shape so that it can slide right down into the mold. That's a huge time-saver. Thank you!

Thank you, everyone for these suggestions, especially for the suggestions with specific brand names. It's great that I can know what you all have had good experiences with. As I look at soap molds online, I'm surprised at how expensive the good ones are! I guess the wood ones are cheaper...

Thank you, MarisaJenson! Wow, that would make a lot of soap! That's more than I need right now, but it's good to know that such things are out there. Thank you again!

Obsidian and Dorymae, thank you, both! I will investigate both of those options. I want to produce around 40 bars per batch. Thank you again!

Hello, everyone. I'm sure this has been asked many times, but I just couldn't seem to find it! So I hope it's ok that I'm asking it again. I'm going to open a soap company in a few months, and I want to produce good quality, consistent bars in high quantities. So I'm looking for a large mold...

Hello, Snappyllama! Thank you so much for your reply, and I'm so sorry it took me so long to reply to your post! Since I've made several successful batches of various flavors with the same oils, lye, scale, and techniques, I really do think that my two failed lavender rosemary batches were...

Hello! This is my first post. Thank you for reading it! I've been making CP soap for 6 months using the same recipe: coconut oil, olive oil, shea butter, and a little castor oil. The only differences among my batches are the essential oils I add: peppermint, cedar, coffee, lemon, lime...