Teach Soap

1)Can I let one layer fully harden before I add the second layer?
2)How does shaving soap vs low sweat soap? I have ordered
low sweat soap from brambleberry and I want to know if I have to
work with it a different way than the shaving soap.
Thanks I am learning my new past time as I go.
All my friends are very clean now.

I would not let the first layer fully harden as the next layer could then separate.
I found that the low sweat base hardens up faster then the regular after pour.

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Hi, fashionmama! I agree with soapbuddy, don't let one layer fully harden before adding the next layer. You want to pour your next layer while the first layer is still warm but has a skin thick enough to support another layer. I check to see if the first layer is ready by gently blowing on it - if I see ripples on the surface of the soap, it's not ready for a new layer yet and needs a little more time. If you wait too long to pour a new layer, the layers can have trouble adhering. And don't forget to spritz with rubbing alcohol between pours!

I haven't worked much with the shaving base, but I would think that you can work with the low sweat and shaving bases pretty much like you would a regular melt-and-pour base. Some folks like to add clay to the shaving soap base to give it some extra slip.

Hope that helps! Have fun!

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Thanks everyone. All of you are so kind to help a new soaper.