psfred, if you don't get a mold made, you can use a cardboard box, such as the one I picture below.
The first SMF Challenge I joined was for a soap made in a slab mold. I didn't own a traditional slab mold and didn't really want to spend the money and wait for one to arrive, so I used a cardboard boot box lined with freezer paper. It was really quite large and made quite a lot of soap. So the next time I needed a slab mold I looked for smaller alternatives. I found this small orange juice drink box bottom that worked perfectly for a slab mold. Still as you can see on the bottom, it takes 74.8 ounces of oil for a batch of soap and that's still a lot of soap. So I looked for even smaller slab mold alternatives. That's when I found the bamboo organizer box I use in the video for a mere $7.00 at Target. It measures 2.5 x 6 x 9 inches which makes it great for a mini-slab mold. But I also have a yellow plastic container I found at a thrift store that I have used as a slab mold as well. So a traditional slab mold doesn't have to be something to stop anyone from joining in.
Here's the Yellow Plastic soap mold I found at a thrift store on the Mendocino Coast last year and have used a few times also. The soap just slips right out of it when I turn it over. Don't mind the ugly re-batch; the photo is to show the mold.
The first SMF Challenge I joined was for a soap made in a slab mold. I didn't own a traditional slab mold and didn't really want to spend the money and wait for one to arrive, so I used a cardboard boot box lined with freezer paper. It was really quite large and made quite a lot of soap. So the next time I needed a slab mold I looked for smaller alternatives. I found this small orange juice drink box bottom that worked perfectly for a slab mold. Still as you can see on the bottom, it takes 74.8 ounces of oil for a batch of soap and that's still a lot of soap. So I looked for even smaller slab mold alternatives. That's when I found the bamboo organizer box I use in the video for a mere $7.00 at Target. It measures 2.5 x 6 x 9 inches which makes it great for a mini-slab mold. But I also have a yellow plastic container I found at a thrift store that I have used as a slab mold as well. So a traditional slab mold doesn't have to be something to stop anyone from joining in.
Here's the Yellow Plastic soap mold I found at a thrift store on the Mendocino Coast last year and have used a few times also. The soap just slips right out of it when I turn it over. Don't mind the ugly re-batch; the photo is to show the mold.