Hi there Rpclarke,
There is a single bar cutter available, that's made for softer m&p loaves, I bought one. If you make it with low sweat (harder) m&p, it will be too hard for the cutter. But should do fine with softer than low sweat type based soap loaves. I snapped my wire on 1st use cuz I...
I have taped over labels before to help with this issue on different co. labels. I guess it helps that I'm ridiculously picky about drippages on everything...for that very reason, I hate when labels get smudged, lol. Annoying to be that way, but it does help in this area. 🤪
The glycerin in the soap draws the moisture from the air (shower in this case). It creats sweat beads. The only thing you can do is use "low sweat" m&p base. But it will still sweat in a warm shower, just not as much. It isn't a bad thing, just affects the look of it. 🙂
You'll have to just try it since there are so many factors...air temp/humidity level, what brand base you're using and how well it accepts additives, which butters/oils you're using, etc. Maybe try making one bar at a time with just a small amt of butter/oil added and see how it performs. Your...
It can dry it out if the air is very dry, yes. If you can keep it in a cooler place, would be a very good idea too. Try adding butters/oils to it too, that will help.
Ok, is it a dry environment or humid? It can be drying out too fast from the high heat, typically it will melt thought. M&P will absorb the moisture from the air and create what's called "sweating", the moisture sits on the soap as lil water drops. I would suggest adding soft butters and/or...
You may need to add some softer m&p to it like goat's milk or another moisturizing base or oils, shea butter while making it. Which base are you using?
Thanks a bunch! I gave it a try using premixed colorants (in glycerin), and it worked. I gave them a couple days to completely dry, then placed them in a clear bin layed out flat on paper towel. They look great! I appreciate your input!