Check out this ebay shop!

[ChrissyB]

Well I found this shop on ebay and I'm very excited cos it's hard over here to find a lot of these different silicone ice cube tray style moulds.

http://shop.ebay.com.au/bestchoice8855/ ... ksid=p4340

They have got some super cool stuff.

 

[carebear]

cool beans for you aussies!!

(I thought this thread was SPAM from the thread title - didn't notice who posted it!)

 

[Sunny]

well I'd be pretty DANG excited if I was from aus ... lol I'll have to find a US shop that sells this sort of stuff for cheap I need more cute molds!

 

[Sunny]

they're also selling Barbie clothing hangers... I didn't know those existed...

I also just realized next to the "sign in or register" button on that ebay page that it says "G'day!" ... how funny! I looked at my regular ebay.com and it says "Hi!" for here in the US I guess.

 

[Lynnz]

Wow thanks for posting Chrissy also like the large selection of Barbie clothes and shoes as Abbey is just becoming a real barbie fan!!!!

 

[Zenobiah]

Very cool! I believe Ikea has several silicone ice-cube molds with fun shapes. And at incredibly low prices too. Too bad we live six hours from the nearest one...

 

[ewepootoo]

Hi Chrissy, very interesting, I have often looked on Ebay for moulds but they were always in the US. I have a few 6 gang silicon moulds that make a boring rectangular bar of about 150 grams that I bought at Coles for about $12 each.
I noticed the postage on some of those moulds on this site is high to compensate for the low starting bid, I have been caught before but always check the postage cost now before bidding. Thanks for the useful info. Steve.

 

[jentlesoap]

Hi,
Just on the topic of using cute silicone moulds, I bought a few quite recently at a "Poundland" shop in our nearest town. I also bought some of the little cupcake moulds there as our girls thought they'd make pretty soap - personally I prefer my homemade wooden mould and chunky bars but decided to give the silicone a go. The loaf shape mould was just fine, not great, but my fault as I didn't support it and the soap was an odd shape. The little cupcakes ( that I was more interested in using for my girls) was a disaster. I made soap twice and both times the soap is covered in soda ash. They look like cupcake cambembert......nice cheese :? but not what I wanted, and if I cut it off then the crinkly look is gone. Has anyone else had this experience with using small silicone moulds, or could advise me what I did wrong?

 

[carebear]

I have found that for formulas high in hard oils, you need to ensure that your soaps gel. This can be challenging in individual molds so you may need to put on a heating pad or add heat some other way. If they don't gel, I get thick, sticky ash. Ick.

(by high I mean 75% or so)

 

[ChrissyB]

CB, I totally agree, that has been my experience also.

Here is another link for the aussies, another ebayer, I asked this lady who is the manufacturer for these silicone moulds and she told me she is the only distributor in Aus and they are made in China. They aren't very expensive so I am thinking of getting a couple and giving them a go. The 500gm and the 1000gm one. What do you think?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/500G-LOAF-SILICO ... 2c5300371e

And Steve, yes the postage is sometimes the killer.

 

[Overthemoon]

I'm in Canada but I bought a couple of molds off this guy, cheaper than it would be to buy a silicone mold of the style here. The cathedral bunt mold was to awesome to pass up.

 

[ChrissyB]

OTM, thanks for the feedback.
I'm going to go ahead and order them, will post reviews after I've soaped with them!

 

[jentlesoap]

I have found that for formulas high in hard oils, you need to ensure that your soaps gel. This can be challenging in individual molds so you may need to put on a heating pad or add heat some other way. If they don't gel, I get thick, sticky ash. Ick.

(by high I mean 75% or so)

Thanks carebear, that explains why the same soap batch I put in my usual loaf shape mould was fine. The batch, from memory wasn't exceptionally high in hard oils a I tend to use a high percentage of olive oil - I like it and can source it easily here. I've a lotta learning to do and appreciate the help

 

[Overthemoon]

Just soaped in a rose bundt pan I bought from this seller and it is a dream! The soaps are gorgeous, and the mold just popped them right out, so easy to clean. Now I just need to tell myself not to buy anymore.

 

[carebear]

even tho silicone is supposed to be dishwasher safe, I've heard soapers complain that silicone molds like that don't release well after a trip through the dishwasher, so might be best to do by hand, if at all.

 

[Overthemoon]

I don't actually have a dish washer so that won't be a problem. Thanks for the tip, next place I move could have a dish washer and all my favorite molds are silicone.

 

[Pepper]

I have some silicone moulds. I love them, but find the fancy ones, including cupcakes, are more suited to M&P than CP, as the finer texture of M&P makes it easier to remove from the small definitions in the moulds. CP tends to stick in the small crevices, and break off.

 

[Overthemoon]

I only use silicone molds, and I only do hp soap. So far, I've never had a problem with any of my batches sticking, this includes my new mold which is an intricate rose. If you've had problems with sticking, I'd suggest freezing your soap before you unmold it.

 

[Pepper]

Thanks OTM. I do remember reading that somewhere, but it must have slipped to the back of my mind. I'll try that with my next batch.