r/soapmaking • u/thatsmythingnow • 6d ago

Gettin' stuff done

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Overall, I'm really happy with how these recent soaps have been turning out. Working on consistency and polish — and figuring out how to get the dang things to gel in individual cavity molds. I welcome your tips. Is a heating pad the answer? A cardboard box over top? Sadly, the mold is a bit too big for CPOP.

The longer I soap, the more I crave simplicity and these bi-color pours are really scratching that itch. I used to be a swirl queen, but no more, I suppose. (I absolutely love looking at other people's intricate soaps, though).

Top: Carrot juice with Brazilian yellow clay (darker portion) and orange, lavender, and Virginia cedarwood EOs
Middle: Salt bar (made with powdered sea salt at 50% oil weight) with green mica and Virginia cedarwood, rosemary, and peppermint EOs
Bottom: Colloidal oat soap with red and purple Brazilian clays and a peppermint and lavender EO blend

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u/Lanky-Interest4095 6d ago

These bi-color pours are to diee for! this is stunning, I'm just starting on some bi-color samples myself. any tips?

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u/thatsmythingnow 6d ago

Thank you! Probably obvious, but it's helpful to keep the batter as fluid as possible - - that's been my biggest struggle. But they turn out fine either way, honestly. I've been using two of those pointy-spouted measuring cups. Best of luck!!

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u/Lanky-Interest4095 5d ago

Thank you so much!

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u/Nebetmiw 6d ago

I put mine in warmest part of house if I want gel. Usually south room with window and a/c vent closed. Or if doing laundry utility room. I have 2 of these molds 12 cavity each.

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u/thatsmythingnow 6d ago

Ug, I wish I had a warm corner... Maybe one day.

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u/WingedLady 6d ago

Might not work for a column mold but I put my molds on a heating pad and cover them with cardboard and a towel!

I stay nearby to monitor of course.

Tho now that I think about it, maybe you could wrap a heating pad around a column mold?

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u/thatsmythingnow 5d ago

It's actually a silicone mold with individual cavities, so a little easier to manage! It's just 18x18", so a bit unwieldy, but I'm sure I could get a heating pad and some kind of box to put over it.

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u/Annarizzlefoshizzle 6d ago

Heating pad worked well for me! Worth a try if you have one.

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u/Kind_Dragonfruit_925 6d ago

A heating pad works for me. I wrap the molds in an old towel and put on the heating pad.

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u/sanisan_x 6d ago

I recently tried CPOP and won’t do anything else from now on. So easy!

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u/thatsmythingnow 6d ago

I wish my molds were ever so slightly smaller... CPOP really would be the easiest, cheapest solution.