I have many of these molds that are very detailed, and I've found that pouring at a thin trace is definitely required. I like to CPOP my soaps, and by doing this, I've had no problem unmolding them the following day. If not gelled, I'd probably wait a week, or at least several days before unmolding. Soaps made in silicone molds with thick walls are easily unmolded. I do have some that have thin walls, like this,
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000M9N7CM/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20, and I've had more trouble getting the soaps out of these without having to push hard with my thumbs, and I've dented the soaps. With thicker molds like this one,
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Snow...51&btsid=94baaad5-be7d-477f-b026-6fa0223f3bfd, it's much simpler to remove the soap, just pull the edges away, flip the mold upside down, and the soap drops out. If you really love a mold, there's no reason not to use it. They're all useable, some are just a lot more work than others. For me, thick walled silicone is definitely the way to go.
Here is one of my soaps from a detailed mold. The mold is one of those with thicker sides, and this soap was gelled. You can see that all of the detail is intact.
