How big are your CP Soaps?

[melstan775]

Moine are 2.5" x 3.25ish" after shrink. The box mold is 2.75" x 3.5." I ordered a silicon mold yesterday and realized too late it's too small. I'm going to have to send it back and find a better one. Unless I just happened to make big soaps. Any input on how big bars should be?

 

[christinak]

This is the size of my mold....and they aren't much different after shrinkage.

height = 2.25
length = 7.25
width = 3.75

I did order a larger loaf since I want to make some biggies

 

[hoegarden]

my loaf bars are not very big.. cannot say what is the exact size but it could hold about 600-700gm of soap. I like to make in small batches since i don't sell them...

 

[soapsydaisy]

Mine are about the same size Mel. I really love bigger bars of soap though. I wish my molds were a little wider. My soap cutter slices 1 inch thick so I am stuck on that dimension too. My soaps weigh about 4.5 ounces after a good cure.

 

[Shannon_m]

My mold specs are: 11"L X 3 1/4"W X 2 3/4"D but I usually mound on the top, so I sometimes get 3 1/4" x 3" and I cut mine at 1 1/4 in. so my bars are anywhere between 7 and 9 oz.

 

[melstan775]

I think the one I got is like 3.5" x 2.25 tall. That just seems small to me. I don't really mound that much. eventually I will be switching to a slab mold anyway. We'll have to see when the mold comes I guess. Shannon, 7-9 oz are HUGE bars! is that before or after cure?

 

[Shannon_m]

Before... after cure they end up being between 6 and 8 oz. still pretty chunky though so I'm looking forward to a 1" slicer.

 

[soapsydaisy]

I am so envious of those of you with chunky bars. Big bars of soap make me happy :-D

 

[melstan775]

Big bars of soap ARE happy. And 6-8 oz are beauts!

 

[BananaBee]

I always produce soaps with wether 800g oder 500g (just the weight of the oils). I cut my soaps into 2-3cm thick bars. I dont like too small bars.

 

[SudsyPM]

I think I'm in the minority here. My bars are about 5 oz, but I am working on a method of making creating 3 oz bars and selling my customer 2 in a pack. I guess I have small hands but I hate trying to hold on to a big huge bar in the shower...I like palm size. Nothing worse than dropping that bad boy in the shower on your foot..owww

 

[Genny]

I like smaller bars, as well Sudsy. I've got small hands & the big chunky bars are hard to handle in the shower.

 

[lizflowers42]

Size isn't as important to me as quality. It's got to fit on the rack in my shower though!

 

[100%Natural]

Apparently size DOES matter!

Kidding aside - mine are between 4 - 4.5 oz cured weight. The big bars are too awkward for my kids.

 

[leniwie]

My bars are about 100 grams of weight, and the size is approx 7cm x 6cm, thickness about 1,5 cm or 2 cm. Too thin a bar is not welcome. Question: what do you do with the scraps? I tried remelting - don't like it much. I used to use an organza bag to keep all the scraps and use to the end

 

[tkine]

My bars are between 5-7 oz. I like big bars of soap, but rarely use them. I am usually testing out many samples in the shower.
I feel like I'm cheating some how when I use a full-size bar!

 

[lizflowers42]

Apparently size DOES matter!

Kidding aside - mine are between 4 - 4.5 oz cured weight. The big bars are too awkward for my kids.

I had to keep my post G rated...I had some comments that I erased

 

[melstan775]

I was thinking I want mine to weigh around 5 oz. 4 oz is the same size as a commercial bar, it seems like it's handmade it should just be "better," and by "better" I mean "bigger is better." I love big chunks of soap but I understand the issue with not being able to hold them. I understand also some people cut their soaps especially if they are soap addicts so they can change the fragrance they are using often.

 

[deb8907]

I like the way the big chunky bars look. They just look handmade and rustic. I try to cut my bars 1 inch thick with a weight of 4 -5 ounces. I don't cut very even so they are often more than 5 ounces.

 

[Badger]

I try to cut my bars to weigh about 4-5 oz. My mold is 3.5 x 2.5 and the length is variable.