soap molds
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this is what i would like to know also 
Soapy Gurl
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You should be able to, but it might stick. I have had a real problem getting my soap out of molds like the Milky Way soap molds. If you rub some mineral oil or vaseline, a light coating, in the mold it should really help. You might also want to put them in the freezer before you unmold, for an hour or two. Silicone is the easiest to unmold. I wait about 24 hours to unmold. What type of plastic mold is it? Is it for soapmaking?
Hi,
Yes it is the milky way soap molds.
Freezing my hand milled soap always aids in removal.
So after letting the fresh batch set for a day or two I should freeze it before trying to remove it?
My other concern was, will the fresh "caustic" soap harm my molds? Any experience with that?
Thanks.
Irene
Yes it is the milky way soap molds.
Freezing my hand milled soap always aids in removal.
So after letting the fresh batch set for a day or two I should freeze it before trying to remove it?
My other concern was, will the fresh "caustic" soap harm my molds? Any experience with that?
Thanks.
Irene
Soapy Gurl
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I haven't used my molds continually so I don't know if it will eventually cause damage. At least they are affordable to replace. I had a problem with mine cracking, since they are old, trying to get the soap out. Oil them up and freeze them, they should come right out. Or buy some silicone cooking spray. That is what I want, I just havent made it to a cooking store.
erniemay
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I have a plastic loaf mould that I line with Vaseline and it can stick, but I suspect that's because I get impatient and try to unmould too soon.
paillo
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i use milky way molds (until multicavity silicone molds become available at a reasonable price they're too spendy for me). i've been using some of my milky way molds for going on a couple of years -- the older the better, i find, until they reach a 'cracking point' with regular use.
have found that it takes months of regular use for the milky way molds to become 'seasoned' enough to release easily with just a non-stick cooking spray. although i don't like using mineral oil for anything, i have resorted to this mixed with non-stick cooking spray until my molds are 'seasoned' enough -- kind of like cast iron skillets.
i still have to freeze them for at least 20 minutes for them to release easily, but for the most part it works fine.
what really did NOT work for me were the heavy-duty molds with far less flex. i ruined a number of batches of cp because they simply would not come out no matter what.
here's to finding affordable multicavity silicone molds in pretty designs. anyone know of any?
have found that it takes months of regular use for the milky way molds to become 'seasoned' enough to release easily with just a non-stick cooking spray. although i don't like using mineral oil for anything, i have resorted to this mixed with non-stick cooking spray until my molds are 'seasoned' enough -- kind of like cast iron skillets.
i still have to freeze them for at least 20 minutes for them to release easily, but for the most part it works fine.
what really did NOT work for me were the heavy-duty molds with far less flex. i ruined a number of batches of cp because they simply would not come out no matter what.
here's to finding affordable multicavity silicone molds in pretty designs. anyone know of any?
