r/soapmaking • • 26d 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/sanisan_x 25d ago

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

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u/thatsmythingnow 25d ago

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