Just wondering if it's just me or not but it seems that I have to leave the CP soap in the silicon molds much longer than in the wooden loaf molds that I line with freezer paper.... If I don't, I have trouble getting them out because they are still a bit mushy on the bottom.
I have resorted to freezing the molds for an hour first before attempting to remove the soap. That does help. I have to immediately put the soap on a paper towel or wax paper and leave it untouched for at least 24 hours because it gets soft again as it is thawing. After about 24 hours (with the fan blowing on it) they begin to harden up.
Could it be that the soap is not jell-ing on the bottom of the molds? Maybe I should insulate them?
Or, maybe my soap is a bit too "conditioning" and I might need to re-formulate for more hardness or less iodine absorbtion? Do you think this would help? I am using the lye calculator at WSP.
I have resorted to freezing the molds for an hour first before attempting to remove the soap. That does help. I have to immediately put the soap on a paper towel or wax paper and leave it untouched for at least 24 hours because it gets soft again as it is thawing. After about 24 hours (with the fan blowing on it) they begin to harden up.
Could it be that the soap is not jell-ing on the bottom of the molds? Maybe I should insulate them?
Or, maybe my soap is a bit too "conditioning" and I might need to re-formulate for more hardness or less iodine absorbtion? Do you think this would help? I am using the lye calculator at WSP.