Difference in HP vs CP method

[SweetHoneyHandmade]

Is the difference between HP and CP method really just adding heat after trace?

 

[IrishLass]

Sorta....you can also add heat to CP after you pour into your mold encourage gel (which is what I do). Basically, the difference between the 2 is that with HP you cook the soap until saponified and zap-free before pouring/glopping into the mold, while with CP, you pour before saponification is complete. The heat I add to encourage gel brings my soap to saponification in the mold and by the time I unmold 18 hours later, my soap is zap-free.


IrishLass