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I made some salt bars yesterday, poured the batter into three silicone moulds, left them on the worktop and took them out of the mould this morning. I just wonder why the soaps in the flower mould are shiny whereas the others are matte... :???: Has anybody got an explanation for this?

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You are right: I have checked the moulds and the flower one is very shiny. The other two are just matte - not textured.

I never realized before that the type of silicone would affect the look of the finished soap so much. One learns every day!
 
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