Most of the time, I just have to leave it in the kitchen and that will take care of that lol. It's the warmest part of the house and I've had issues with slight volcanoing before because of it but not enough to significantly matter. I've never been able to understand how people can gel it so easily and not get cracking on the top of their soap.
Me, too and me, too, @MelissaG ! I make GMS and I’ve had it get really hot and crack once just sitting on the counter, and it wasn’t even hot in the kitchen. I have now been consistently putting my molds up on cans and putting the fan on it for several hours. I am just too scared to wrap it or put it on a heating pad.
I don’t know, then why you have problems with your soap sticking to your silicone mold. If my soaps gel, I can unmolding them easily once they are cool.
Me either but I think it has something to do with the humidity. I make my product in my dining room which is the furthest place away from the AC. It also gets to be the hottest area in the house so I can't work there during the heat of the day. I have a 1540 sq ft house. Air conditioning is great at controlling humidity. Usually. I've been considering getting a window unit I can turn on when I'm working. Really wish I could afford a good humidifier that will decrease or increase depending on whats needed at the time but wow those are expensive. The can get a window unit ac for a quarter of the price.
My best selling soap was 40%tallow 20% lard 15-20% HO Canola or Sunflower Castor and PKO/CO SplitI e been experimenting with high oleic sunflower oil and/or lard and tallow. I’ve been getting some really good bars!! I actually like them better than the ones I’ve made with OO.
Wow, talk about lucky. Congrats.
I almost feel guilty - it is such a score! I wish some of you who regularly use OO were closer - I’d share!
Me too. It's so expensive. Think I'd feel guilty too lol. But you have fun with it. There's lots of things you can do. You might like to consider making some bastille or castille soap. They take a long time to cure and it would be really expensive to buy all that olive oil right now.
I'll move, no, can't do that, would need a few semi trailers and a lonnnng time to pack.
I've found that shoplifting is a great way to offset the ridiculously high prices for olive oil.
Also, "liberated" olive oil seems to make a better product, too.
I've always had a similar problem. My soaps seem to stay soft longer when using my all silicone molds. Freezing does help me be able to get the log out sooner without denting it or having it stick, and it keeps it from gelling, which I prefer. I also started lining the length of the mold with butcher paper. I cut one piece that covers the bottom and sides of the long side of the mold, with enough hanging over the sides that I can hold on to in order to pull the loaf out of the mold. It's easy to do (no folding involved) and it allows me to pull the soap out of the mold sooner so it can start hardening faster.
ROFL
until "the man" comes by to check on it's where abouts. How much soap would you have to sell to pay the lawyer, the court fees /fines etc?
I'll move, no, can't do that, would need a few semi trailers and a lonnnng time to pack.
Not sure how I missed these, @Relle
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Hmmm, that's an idea but I shouldn't have to line a silicone liner.
The butcher paper method is the best and what I always use. I've never tried the freezer yet, though. That sounds like a good idea. I do put my lye solution in the freezer to speed up the cooling process because I'm impatient AF.
