Soap molds

[Amy Bell]

Now that the cold weather is starting I would like to start back up to making soap with my extra milk. I would like to make large oval or rectangular shaped bars with smooth corners but the only molds I have found for this are plastic. The catalog states that you cannot use these for cold process soaps as they would melt the forms. Can anyone tell me how I can find some molds to make these soaps? Thanks! Amy

[Melissa Johnson]

yes, I didnt look at the entire thing. I watched a video this am and it didnt look quite so fearful. Once she added the lye to the water she put it in the sink in an ice bath and brought the temp to 100 degrees. It looked wonderful - the finished product that is. :)

Deborah Niemann-Boehle said:

Yes, you have to use lye to MAKE soap. If the person did not use lye, he or she was just doing melt and pour. They sell these huge loaves of soap that people grate, melt, add fragrance or color, and then pour it into molds. It's not really making soap. Cold process is a soapmaking method, and it always uses lye -- sodium hydroxide. For liquid soap, you would use potassium hydroxide. Here's a good site for learning:
http://millersoap.com/
I love her banner that says you have to use lye. That's probably one of the most common question any soap maker hears.

Deborah


Melissa Johnson said:

I saw on the net some soaps made with cold process. There was no lye in them. I thought you had to use lye to make soap?

Deborah Niemann-Boehle said:

I've bought molds (and other supplies) from Majestic Mountain Sage:
http://www.thesage.com/catalog/Molds.html
The molds are plastic, but they're made for soapmaking, so it's not a problem.
They also have a lye calculator, which I use all the time, because I make up all of my own recipes.

Deborah

[Deborah Niemann-Boehle]

Yes, you have to use lye to MAKE soap. If the person did not use lye, he or she was just doing melt and pour. They sell these huge loaves of soap that people grate, melt, add fragrance or color, and then pour it into molds. It's not really making soap. Cold process is a soapmaking method, and it always uses lye -- sodium hydroxide. For liquid soap, you would use potassium hydroxide. Here's a good site for learning:
http://millersoap.com/
I love her banner that says you have to use lye. That's probably one of the most common question any soap maker hears.

Deborah


Melissa Johnson said:

I saw on the net some soaps made with cold process. There was no lye in them. I thought you had to use lye to make soap?

Deborah Niemann-Boehle said:

I've bought molds (and other supplies) from Majestic Mountain Sage:
http://www.thesage.com/catalog/Molds.html
The molds are plastic, but they're made for soapmaking, so it's not a problem.
They also have a lye calculator, which I use all the time, because I make up all of my own recipes.

Deborah

[Melissa Johnson]

I saw on the net some soaps made with cold process. There was no lye in them. I thought you had to use lye to make soap?

Deborah Niemann-Boehle said:

I've bought molds (and other supplies) from Majestic Mountain Sage:
http://www.thesage.com/catalog/Molds.html
The molds are plastic, but they're made for soapmaking, so it's not a problem.
They also have a lye calculator, which I use all the time, because I make up all of my own recipes.

Deborah

[Deborah Niemann-Boehle]

I've bought molds (and other supplies) from Majestic Mountain Sage:
http://www.thesage.com/catalog/Molds.html
The molds are plastic, but they're made for soapmaking, so it's not a problem.
They also have a lye calculator, which I use all the time, because I make up all of my own recipes.

Deborah