Wooden Soap Boxes

[Guest]

I have wooden soap boxes that were made for me. When I first started making soap I would line them with meat cutting paper...very expensive...lots of work. I now line them with plastic garbage bags which I was in my machine and re-use them. At first I had a hard time working with the plastic, then I started wetting the inside of the wooden box, the plastic stuck to the wood. If you take a moment and smooth the plastic as well as to push it into the corners you get a nice square soap loaf!

 

[cthylla]

I may have to try this! I also have a wood mold, and hate lining it. Others have mentioned using contact paper to line the molds, too!

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your reply, I hope you do try it. I am making soap as we speak, lavender and a fragrance called pink sugar. They are both very popular with my clients. I am going to also try today putting the soap boxes into the freezer to prevent the color change when the soap heats up as I put organic coconut milk in my soap.

 

[cinta]

Sounds like a good idea.

I have gotten into the habit of lining my wooden moulds with freezer paper as soon as I unmould a batch...then when I make my next batch, the moulds are already lined. It just seems like much less of a hassle if I do it like that.

 

[Guest]

Well I took my soap out of the wooden boxes to day after putting them in the freezer for 6 hours yesterday. I made two soaps using identical recipes, but different scents, the lavender soap has not heated up, but I can feel the soap log made with pink sugar is slightly warm. Anxious to cut it. I am going to put some of my soap photos on to a sight online so that I can share them.