Made a larger batch of soap yesterday to replenish one of my sold-out scents, which is still nowhere near cooled down, then spent all afternoon afterwards 'masterbatching' my oils & butters for various sized batches of soap, and did the same with my soap essential oil blends for each soap I am currently making.
Went through the same process with my natural colorants today as well, and have everything ready to go to make another 16 pound batch of another scent blend. Then will make a smaller 2kg batch for cavity molds afterwards.
Calculated how many oz / grams each one of my cavity molds holds (per cavity & per tray) so I can tell customers how many of each type / design they would receive from a smaller 2kg batch, or 4kg batch. No way in hell I am going to pour 16 pounds of soap batter into cavity molds at one time
Just no....absolutely
I never thought I would end up with so many cavity molds, but hey, customers like them & I technically end up making more per gram of soap when I use those, IF I don't factor in the extra labour.
Organized / emptied yet another large shelf in my soaping supplies / curing room for the upcoming un-moldings & cuttings. I am currently looking for an inexpensive rental workshop which I can use to unmold, cut, cure & bevel my soaps in. I have put the word out in my community that I am searching, so it will come, but would very much like for it to come sooner rather than later
Have had some offers but they are not suitable, unfortunately. Too hot, too cold, or potential for rodents. It would be nice to be able to have 3-400 pounds of soap curing over the winter so I can take a little bit of a break, but still have everything ready to go next year.
Praying to the soaping gods