Sweating/ softness issues

itsfuntobeadonut · Jun 13, 2018

Hi I am new to soaping.

Can I ask everyone here what are the best Melt and Pour brands with no harmful chemicals for Singapore with a usual 80 plus% humidity?

I bought a (what i think is a crafter's choice, the retailer removed the brand.) base of baby buttermilk and clear base and they started sweating a few hours after I molded them. Even with a fan running full speed on the ceiling. I have since put the still molded soaps in an airtight container with a desiccant. Will putting a fan directly on the soaps for a few days helps more?

I have bought shrink wrap planning to wrap them once I unmold them but I was afraid that once I gave them away my friends will unmold them and it will start sweating again.

I love making the crystal kinds of soaps so I would really hope that sweating would not affect the appearance of them.

The retailer says I can also add some stearic acid to harden the soaps as well. Is that recommended?

Thank you for any help!!

shunt2011 · Jun 13, 2018

I would put the fan right on them. Once unmolded and dry I would wrap them immediately. I've used Crafters Choice with no issues, but mostly imbeds.

itsfuntobeadonut · Jun 13, 2018

shunt2011 said:
I would put the fan right on them. Once unmolded and dry I would wrap them immediately. I've used Crafters Choice with no issues, but mostly imbeds.

Thank you for your advice! Would they still sweat after it's unwrapped? Would directing a fan on the unmolded soaps for a few days (curing them) resolve the sweating issue once and for all?

penelopejane · Jun 13, 2018

No. M and P continue to sweat for their lifetime.
You can buy “low sweat” bases but note that they aren’t called “NO sweat”.

Shrink wrap is the way to go with m and p.

itsfuntobeadonut · Jun 13, 2018

penelopejane said:
No. M and P continue to sweat for their lifetime.
You can buy “low sweat” bases but note that they aren’t called “NO sweat”.

Shrink wrap is the way to go with m and p.

Thank you! I did put a fan directly on them and they are sweating even though they are low sweat. I'll definitely shrink wrap them as soon as they are unmolded next time!

zolveria · Jun 13, 2018

STEPHENSON BRAND ALWAYS AND 4 EVER

itsfuntobeadonut said:
Hi I am new to soaping.

Can I ask everyone here what are the best Melt and Pour brands with no harmful chemicals for Singapore with a usual 80 plus% humidity?

I bought a (what i think is a crafter's choice, the retailer removed the brand.) base of baby buttermilk and clear base and they started sweating a few hours after I molded them. Even with a fan running full speed on the ceiling. I have since put the still molded soaps in an airtight container with a desiccant. Will putting a fan directly on the soaps for a few days helps more?

I have bought shrink wrap planning to wrap them once I unmold them but I was afraid that once I gave them away my friends will unmold them and it will start sweating again.

I love making the crystal kinds of soaps so I would really hope that sweating would not affect the appearance of them.

The retailer says I can also add some stearic acid to harden the soaps as well. Is that recommended?

Thank you for any help!!