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PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 4:00 pm 

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I finally got nice clean removal out of a silicone mold. I added 1 teaspoon of sodium lactate per pound of oil. I made sure it gelled with the use of a heating pad and I waited about 3 days to remove it from the mold. Nice clean sides and bottom.

Now. My mold is two pounds. 32 ounces. I used 32 ounces of oil then my water was 12 ounces. Soooooooo. Too much soap for my mold. I am really trying to make an effort to cut down on waste. How do I make this calculation?


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For my 2# silicone molds I use 28.5 oz of oils and 9.5 oz of water. This fills it even with the top of the mold. If you want to make fancy tops, you can add a couple more ounces of oils. :D

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 6:34 pm 

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take the volume of your mold (LxWxH) x .4 to come up with the weight of oils for a particular mold.


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Thanks for the help. Will do.


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PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 8:55 pm 
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All the calculations are above. But another idea... I have a bunch of those little "brownie bite" silicone trays in square, circle, hearts, etc - each holds about 1 oz of soap. I make a little more than my mold can hold on purpose to pour into those so I have sample sizes of each batch to give away or sell. People really seem to love it!

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:32 am 
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That always got me too! Mold sizes don't refer to oil weight of the batch but total batch weight. I've found in my 2 lb log molds, 21 oz oil weight is about right, even leaves a smidge of room at the top. My 10 lb log mold takes 7.5 lb oil weight, etc. Congrats on getting the mold to work for you. :)

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