elbrecht
New Member
Monday, Patty and I will be making our first batch of soap. [CP] As I was reading over Sandy Maine's book for the umpteenth time, I noticed a little line that said to be sure that the mold was at 98F.
While I was imagining different ways I was going to raise the temp of my HDPE mold to 98F from the ambient 65 I wondered why I hadn't read about incubators, rather than blanket wraps, to keep the curing soap warm for the first 24 hours. I even searched soapmakingforu.com and the only incubators I found were for fowl eggs or business plans.
If anyone has gone that route, what is a good temperature? Or is the whole point to let the temperature gradually reach ambient?
Thanks
Jim
While I was imagining different ways I was going to raise the temp of my HDPE mold to 98F from the ambient 65 I wondered why I hadn't read about incubators, rather than blanket wraps, to keep the curing soap warm for the first 24 hours. I even searched soapmakingforu.com and the only incubators I found were for fowl eggs or business plans.
If anyone has gone that route, what is a good temperature? Or is the whole point to let the temperature gradually reach ambient?
Thanks
Jim