Firstly, new soaper here.
I made a couple of batches of Soap, using Soapcalc as my guide. Weighed meticulously, and molding in a 3" PVC tube. I watch a couple of videos on you tube and they indicated that I would wait for 48 hours to UN-mold. I couldn't, , so I UN-molded one tube at 24 hours. When I cut the soap, using a fluted cutter, like in the video, the soap cut fine except the last 1/4 to 3/8" which broke leaving a broken edge.
Should I remove from mold sooner so that the soap will be a tad softer?
My recipe was a straight lard make, no oils. Will the addition of oils help?
Thanks for the responses.
I made a couple of batches of Soap, using Soapcalc as my guide. Weighed meticulously, and molding in a 3" PVC tube. I watch a couple of videos on you tube and they indicated that I would wait for 48 hours to UN-mold. I couldn't, , so I UN-molded one tube at 24 hours. When I cut the soap, using a fluted cutter, like in the video, the soap cut fine except the last 1/4 to 3/8" which broke leaving a broken edge.
Should I remove from mold sooner so that the soap will be a tad softer?
My recipe was a straight lard make, no oils. Will the addition of oils help?
Thanks for the responses.