How to make very thin guest soap

[penelopejane]

Hi,

Can someone please tell me how do they make these soaps so thin without them curling?

I assume they use a tube mold.

Thank you.

 

[BattleGnome]

My best guess would be that someone is super talented at cutting and planing. Maybe a recipe with alot of hardness

 

[jade-15]

Maybe an adjustable planer? Is that a thing?

Or, my original thought, was like the Sorcery Soap samples. Make soap and 24 hours later roll it out really thinly and (in this case) use a cookie cutter to get the circles.

http://sorcerysoap.com/make-soap-samples/
http://sorcerysoap.com/how-to-make-hand-molded-soaps/

 

[Relle]

To me they look like they have been poured into a round mould very thin not cut.

 

[Susie]

I could even suggest that they poured a thin sheet of soap then cut out with a cookie cutter. But I also like the pour a very small amount into circle molds answer.

 

[penelopejane]

I could even suggest that they poured a thin sheet of soap then cut out with a cookie cutter. But I also like the pour a very small amount into circle molds answer.

All good suggestions.
Now that you mention it they aren't all the same thickness.
But I guess that could happen with a circle mold or a thin sheet.

But, wouldn't either method result in a bent cake of soap?
When I shave off a bit of soap to straighten a loaf they curl badly.

Maybe a thick mandolin (I have one of those and will give it a try) but that doesn't solce the curling problem.

Jade - the ones on the link you gave a a bit thicker so, while not as uniform, would work really well, I think. Also that would overcome a problem with adding extra salt or something else to produce a hard bar to do a sample.

Soap makers seem to be amazingly inventive and creative!

 

[Susie]

I do think that they would have to have SL or salt to make those in a mold. That is sort of why I lean towards the cookie cutter idea. It would not distort the edges if you caught it at the right time.

 

[galaxyMLP]

I think Susie is on the right track here. That's what I would do if I wanted thin soap like that. I think pouring the soap in a thin layer on a cookie sheet, letting it harden to a doughy consistency and then removing the excess soap while it's still soft would work best. You could even ball the excess up so you don't waste it. Then after a few days when the soap rounds are hard and don't dent, you can remove them from the sheet.

 

[Saponista]

I have done this with smaller shapes like leaves with a fondant cutter and they didn't curl so I am with everyone else on the cookie cutter theory.

 

[penelopejane]

Thanks so much everyone. The idea of leaving them on the sheet to harden for a few days is great. I will try it out.

 

[newbie]

She used to be very active on this forum (Amanda Gail) so I would bet if you emailed her, she would tell you what she does. She teaches soaping as well and seems like a very sharing person.

 

[penelopejane]

She used to be very active on this forum (Amanda Gail) so I would bet if you emailed her, she would tell you what she does. She teaches soaping as well and seems like a very sharing person.

Amanda Gail got back to me and she said:

I used a silicone muffin mold to make the soaps and a soap slicer that a friend made to shave off the top of the soap. It cuts off slices that are about 1/8".

 

[lsg]

They were probably poured in individual round molds at thin trace.