Tell me about putting soap molds in the oven

[ewenique]

Total newbie here. I'm still learning about different soapmaking techniques and gathering the necessary materials. I hope to make my 1st batch soon. I want to try a small CP batch using a blender, then pouring the soap into a mold and putting it in the oven instead of wrapping it with a towel. Please give me suggestions and tips about blender soap, types of molds, oven temp, how long, etc. Thanks!

 

[angbaby4974]

depends on what type of mold you are using. DO NOT...I repeat DO NOT go buy a cheapie mold from michaels, wal-mart, hobby lobby, etc. & put it in the oven. *don't even ask me how I know*
Silicone mold work great, & release great. The biggest problem that I had trying to "gel" a Cp in the oven was that my soap did weird things & I don't know why. Actually I have a couple pretty good ideas. I never set my oven higher than warm, because I didn't want to melt my molds (they didn't melt but they did warp), almost all of them did this volcano like thing & left air pockets through-out the soap. looked like a pumice stone. I am too impatient to try & figure out exactly what happened, so I shredded it, & rebatched. It's perfectly good soap now, but I won't be trying that again.