Teach Soap

Use can use plastic silverware trays/dividers for a mold. Or line a shoe box with a trash bag liner. Just don't put either one in the oven though.

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Irena
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Thanks soap buddy!!!

Sonya

You're welcome. Start simple til you find a recipe that you like and the size of the bars that you like.

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

I just made my first batch Saturday and used a Pyrex cake/bread "pan" for my mold. Sprayed it with and olive oil based Pam-type cooking spray, then poured the soap in at full trace. Let it gel wrapped in big towel. Took the towel off about 18 hours later. Stuck it in the freezer at 28 hours and pulled it out at about 32 hours. Soap came right out and I cut it with a metal drywall scraper, into bars that are curing as I type. Maybe I was lucky, or maybe I've yet to encounter the downsides to my method, but everything worked well and went smoothly. Clean up was a breeze with the Pyrex and the soap looks great. After getting a negative on the zap test, I washed my hands, the mold, and the cutter with the residue from the cutting and it cleans pretty well too. Could lather better, but I'm hoping that the lathering will improve with the curing.

You got lucky. Over time, the lye will etch your pyrex and it can shatter. I'm sure you have things in your house or cupboard that would be better suited for raw soap.

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

Thanks for the heads up soapbuddy, I thought that lye wasn't reactive with glass. I'll use the enamel coated breadloaf pan going forward. I'm trying to use as little plastic in the house possible.

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

Lye will etch glass over time, enamel reacts with lye and stainless steel is safe; but I wouldn't use it as a mold. You might have a hard time getting your soap out.

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.