They are awesome! SO much better the AliExpress or Wish. Delivery has been in two weeks to New Zealand.
I love cavity molds!
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If anyone is interested in getting a closer look at some of the molds, I edited my original post at the top of the thread to add photos of the molds and examples of the soaps I made with them.
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This post inspired me to buy a circular mold set!
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@Mobjack Bay - how do you get the swirls all the way through the soap in the rectangular molds? I’ve only used this type of mold so far and I’m scratching my head on how to do various pours with such a tiny area.
I usually either do an ”in the pot” type swirl, for an allover swirl effect, or I pour contrasting soap into each individual mold using a small pinched paper cup and then swirl it using a skewer or toothpick. A faux funnel type pour Is easy if your batter is behaving. Check out this YT video by Primadonna Soap for another kind of simple swirl in a cavity mold. The back of the soap will never look quite the same as the front, but sometimes I like it as much or better.
Wow wow wow wow wow. I missed this when I was on an unplugged vacation.
So many soaps! Do ya ever sleep?!
I REALLY like the leaves. Am I right that you pour just a teeny bit of one color into the very bottom for the veins, and then a different color for the larger part of the mold?
And the sea stuff! I can't believe all the detail you get on the octopus. Not to hijack, but have I mentioned the movie My Octopus Teacher?
Do you get ash? That's my issue with single cavities.
So many soaps! Do ya ever sleep?!
I REALLY like the leaves. Am I right that you pour just a teeny bit of one color into the very bottom for the veins, and then a different color for the larger part of the mold?
And the sea stuff! I can't believe all the detail you get on the octopus. Not to hijack, but have I mentioned the movie My Octopus Teacher?
Do you get ash? That's my issue with single cavities.
Two words: heating pad. A few more words: keep them in the mold and covered for a week.
(off to look up My Octopus Teacher)
Highly recommend!
@Zing I do the leaves as a single color. Two colors would be too fiddly for me.
If I pour when the batter has just, just barely reached trace, cover the cavity mold with a silicone mat, pop it on a heating pad for a couple of hours on low/warm/medium (depends on the temp batter went in the mold and also recipe and scent dependent) and then keep it well bundled/warm and air free, I can avoid ash and unmold in two days. This is at 40% lye concentration. For the octopus mold, which has incredible detail to begin with, I also add sodium lactate to my already fairly firm recipe (29% palmitic & stearic) and the soap bar pops out cleanly after two days.
@Basil told me about My Octopus Teacher and I LOVE it!
If I pour when the batter has just, just barely reached trace, cover the cavity mold with a silicone mat, pop it on a heating pad for a couple of hours on low/warm/medium (depends on the temp batter went in the mold and also recipe and scent dependent) and then keep it well bundled/warm and air free, I can avoid ash and unmold in two days. This is at 40% lye concentration. For the octopus mold, which has incredible detail to begin with, I also add sodium lactate to my already fairly firm recipe (29% palmitic & stearic) and the soap bar pops out cleanly after two days.
@Basil told me about My Octopus Teacher and I LOVE it!
Okay, Friend, seriously we have to define "fiddly."! For me, single cavities are the epitome of "fiddly"! I admire my dear Mrs. Zing who frequently bakes cookies and I have no kitten-loving idea how she has the patience!
Mmm! Cookies!
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Just bought leaf molds on temu. Have purchased from them before with success
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Also found this mold on Temu. Ordered with plans to use for lotion bars. Abstract Face Silicone Mold, 4pcs Abstract Face Shape Silicone Mold For Making Soap Candle Plaster Aromatherapy Car Fresher Resin Pendant Making Handmade Gift
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@bwtapestry , I just bought those leaf molds on temu, too! I haven't decided what exactly I'll do with them. So, post a pic when you make a soap- maybe I'll get inspired. I only do melt & pour, so I am definitely into molds ....
@bwtapestry , I've looked at those molds on temu but it seemed like two of the cavities were pretty big, maybe bigger than you could really hold in your hand. Can you tell me what the dimensions are on the 4 cavities? I like ethnic art, so those are kind of up my alley taste-wise. I'm wondering why you would use them for "lotion bars" and not just straight up soap? To be honest, I don't even know what a "lotion bar" is!! Help me out here ....
@Mobjack Bay, did this thread start somewhere else? I don't see any photos posted on this thread. I'd love to see your photos.
Did you go back to page one?
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Agreed. But I always restrain myself on all those sites... My videogame habit sees to that.
As @KiwiMoose mentioned, check to see if you missed the first page of the thread.
@Mobjack Bay I love your soaps with the spiral design on the top (like the green and light blue ones in the top pic). Would you mind sharing where you got that mold?
