I was wondering how people are curing. I have about 10 lbs of soap I made 2 batches of HP and 1 CP. I was told about giving the HP the same amout of cure time and I feel even if 4 weeks is okay I am liking to give mine about 6. Can I box them up in a breathable cardboard box after a week of open air or do they need the full 6 out on racks?
Question on curing
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navigator9
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JMHO, but I don't think they can possibly get the same air circulation in a box of any kind that they do in the open.
I agree with Navigator. I don't put mine in boxes until they've had a minimum of 4 weeks cure (3 months for 100% Castile). Soap needs lots of air when it's curing so that water can properly evaporate from it, among other things.
I cure mine on stackable Pampered Chef cooling racks, and I
have a personal policy that I don't make any more soap than my racks can hold at any one time.
Here is a vintage pic (taken back in 2007) of some of my first batches of soap curing on said racks:
And when they are done curing, I store them in baseball card storage boxes like these: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000K3XQ9O/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
IrishLass
I cure mine on stackable Pampered Chef cooling racks, and I
have a personal policy that I don't make any more soap than my racks can hold at any one time.
Here is a vintage pic (taken back in 2007) of some of my first batches of soap curing on said racks:
And when they are done curing, I store them in baseball card storage boxes like these: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000K3XQ9O/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
IrishLass
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Thanks I was still trying to wrap my mind around the curing. So curing like when I was a butcher was just waiting out a chemical process ie bacon/ham. So in my little mind it is more like aging beef. Leaving it in a cooler so that the air can get to it and help with water and start the break down. Thanks
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