anchorandoak
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So recently I've decided to upgrade and use an actual soap mold instead of the shoe box I have been using. My father is pretty handy so he actually built this exact mold: http://www.brambleberry.com/ELF-4lb-Woo ... P5240.aspx
In the description the dimensions are listed as follows:
"Mold dimensions (inner): 13-3/4" (l) x 3-3/8" (w) x 2-1/8" (h), holds about 4 pounds of soap."
My father followed these dimensions exactly and the finished mold is that size. However, here's the problem I have - I have a recipe I have been using for over a year now and I scaled it 4 lbs. Once I went to pour the soap into the mold I was surprised to find that the mold holds nowhere near 4 lbs. of soap. Instead It ended up holding close to half. I am terribly confused.
Here's the recipe I used:
16 oz. Coconut Oil
28.8 oz. Olive Oil
19.2 oz. Palm Oil
9.09 oz. Lye
16 oz. Water
I must be missing something here...please enlighten me!
In the description the dimensions are listed as follows:
"Mold dimensions (inner): 13-3/4" (l) x 3-3/8" (w) x 2-1/8" (h), holds about 4 pounds of soap."
My father followed these dimensions exactly and the finished mold is that size. However, here's the problem I have - I have a recipe I have been using for over a year now and I scaled it 4 lbs. Once I went to pour the soap into the mold I was surprised to find that the mold holds nowhere near 4 lbs. of soap. Instead It ended up holding close to half. I am terribly confused.
Here's the recipe I used:
16 oz. Coconut Oil
28.8 oz. Olive Oil
19.2 oz. Palm Oil
9.09 oz. Lye
16 oz. Water
I must be missing something here...please enlighten me!