i am starting off by doing test batches and for molds i am using my dh's empty cigar boxes (sshhh!) this is my first batch of CP and i don't know if i should close the lids on the cigar boxes while the soap sets up. should i break them off or close them or what?
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heartsong
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i cover my soap which seem to eliminate the ash powder i used to get when i just left them uncovered.
i would try closing the lid. it would seem to add insulation while it gels. i would not let it touch the soap, as it would mar the surface of the soap.
good luck with your soap!
i cover my soap which seem to eliminate the ash powder i used to get when i just left them uncovered.
i would try closing the lid. it would seem to add insulation while it gels. i would not let it touch the soap, as it would mar the surface of the soap.
good luck with your soap!
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I use a cigar box as a mold all the time! I've done it with freezer paper as a liner...it worked OK. I also used saran wrap as a liner and that worked great. I still needed to shave some of the soap off, cause the saran wrap leaves some "wrinkles" but overall it worked GREAT and I don't plan to change to a new technique anytime soon. Have fun!
what the heck happened?
i have made a few batches of HP now but i just did my first CP and this is what happened: i let lye mix cool down to room temp and did the oils/lye mixing thing per instructions. when i added my scents and grapeseed oil at trace all of a sudden instead of runny soap mix i had thick creamy stuff. i hurried up and put it in my mold, then added the part that i had tried to color dark brown to the top like frosting because that was all i had time for. also, are you suppossed to do a zap test on CP? cuz....yuck!
i have made a few batches of HP now but i just did my first CP and this is what happened: i let lye mix cool down to room temp and did the oils/lye mixing thing per instructions. when i added my scents and grapeseed oil at trace all of a sudden instead of runny soap mix i had thick creamy stuff. i hurried up and put it in my mold, then added the part that i had tried to color dark brown to the top like frosting because that was all i had time for. also, are you suppossed to do a zap test on CP? cuz....yuck!
heartsong
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wax paper works great, too!
also pringles cans make very nice soap molds-if i remember correctly i used 20 oz for a 9" tube.
www.soapersmarket.com has a fabulous oil calculator for round, log and slab molds.
wax paper works great, too!
also pringles cans make very nice soap molds-if i remember correctly i used 20 oz for a 9" tube.
www.soapersmarket.com has a fabulous oil calculator for round, log and slab molds.
heartsong
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Re: what the heck happened?
i believed your soap seized due to the f/o-these things happen to all of us at one time or another and are sooo frustrating! that's the reason we are constantly exchanging info on f/o's.
sorry this happened-but it probably wont be the last. most reliable vendors include results in c/p with their product info-if they dont then i dont buy from them. i just cant afford too many hard lessons! also you can email questions about an unfamiliar f/o before purchasing.
krissy said:
i believed your soap seized due to the f/o-these things happen to all of us at one time or another and are sooo frustrating! that's the reason we are constantly exchanging info on f/o's.
sorry this happened-but it probably wont be the last. most reliable vendors include results in c/p with their product info-if they dont then i dont buy from them. i just cant afford too many hard lessons! also you can email questions about an unfamiliar f/o before purchasing.
i only used 3/8 total of jasmin,sandalwood and a couple drops of chamomille EO for 3.5 cups of soap. i was wondering what seizing meant... i guess now i know. the one good thing was that the color that was just soap came out a really pretty color. almost the color of the foam on a mocha. i just hope the other color i tried to use works out. i used frosting food coloring. it is suppossed to be chocolate brown but has gone through every shade of brown you can think of and looks like poo right now. i cant wait til tomorrow so i can see it out of the mold
heartsong
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a lot of floral f/o's are touchy-jasmine especially. i blend my f/o's with some oil from the batch, add at very thin trace stir just enought to get it mixed in and pour immediately.
soap-on-a-stick and seizing mean the same thing-a PIA!!! :roll:
anyway, welcome to the club! we've all been there at least a few times. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
a lot of floral f/o's are touchy-jasmine especially. i blend my f/o's with some oil from the batch, add at very thin trace stir just enought to get it mixed in and pour immediately.
soap-on-a-stick and seizing mean the same thing-a PIA!!! :roll:
anyway, welcome to the club! we've all been there at least a few times. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
DISASTER!
i tried to unmold my soap today and it is stuck. it is ugly too! it smells really good though. i ended up breaking part of the box trying to get the soap out but still didnt gfet the soap out. i finally gave up and threw the whole mess away. i think i will try another HP instead today.
i tried to unmold my soap today and it is stuck. it is ugly too! it smells really good though. i ended up breaking part of the box trying to get the soap out but still didnt gfet the soap out. i finally gave up and threw the whole mess away. i think i will try another HP instead today.
eucalypta
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Reading that you use cigarboxes as a mould - brilliant I moght have a suggestion: I use wooden wine boxes - most of them come with a lid.
It provides a nice log mold, and as it is a bit thicker thann a cigar box, it lets the soap gel perfectly.
Lining with freezer paper is real easy.
I moght have a suggestion: I use wooden wine boxes - most of them come with a lid.It provides a nice log mold, and as it is a bit thicker thann a cigar box, it lets the soap gel perfectly.
Lining with freezer paper is real easy.
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