Recent content by sustainabar

So I did my first CP in these molds with 100% CO (20%SF) to see if the hardness of the CO would help retain the shape of the flowers. It did! I didn't heat my molds first, as some suggested (next time I will), but I'm very pleased with these. I made them yesterday afternoon.

So smart! I think I have an electric griddle stored in my garage somewhere...I'll have to look for it. Terrific idea.

Thank you! I think they're adorable as well, especially with mica!

These look great!!! Would you be willing to share your recipe?

Not at all! I'm impressed. Was the soap rather fluid when you pressed it into the molds?

Thank you for your long and thoughtful answer. Unfortunately for these silicone flower molds, I cannot use a soap planer... Thank you! I'm a newbie and appreciate the time you took to answer my question. I'm still learning.

Unfortunately 170 degrees is the lowest setting on my oven.

What does HP look like in these intricate molds? I'd be curious to see a photo. Are you able to get the same level of detail using HP in these cheap flower molds as you would with CP?

Thank you everyone for chiming in. After reading a tip in this forum, I put the molds into the oven at 170 degrees for 15 or so minutes, just until the soaps gelled, and then pulled them out. A few hours later, when I popped them out of the molds, they looked great! (BUT -- they feel a little...

From my understanding HP and CPOP do NOT have to cure as long as CP. That's what I've been reading for a long time. Would love to hear if others concur.

Thanks for chiming in. It was about as thick as a thin pudding - not too thick. The bubbles only happen when it's in the oven at 170. I'll try using the molds for CP next time. Weird that I don't have the problem with the thicker Brambleberry molds.....

ARGH. I wish I would have stumbled across this forum months ago. I, too, have had this problem with those flimsy flower molds you can by on Amazon. I did CPOP and kept thinking it was my soap formula - and kept changing the oils, etc. After combing through this forum, I see the problem resides...