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Can I use a double boiler to heat a large batch of my soap and keep it warm while I just use a little at a time or will it ruin it?

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dragoness__1
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Yup. I used a stock pot on the stove top on low over the weekend to keep mine warm.

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Ok so as long as it is on low and just barely keeping it warm I'll be fine. I want to make sure the heat doesn't touch the pan that the soap is in though right?

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dragoness__1
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I would heat it for the shortest possible time so the soap doesn't dry out.

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Irena
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Soapbuddy could I do that if I kept a lid on it or would it still dry out?

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Irena
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I went through 15kgs of soap over the weekend for my upcoming markets. I did it in 3 batches. I would cube it up, melt it down on high and once it was MOSTLY melted, I would pull it off the heat and stir until it was all melted. Then I would pop it on a different element (I was using the stove top) and have it on the lowest (keep warm) setting. I would pop the lid on if it was going to sit for more than 10 minutes, but I was pretty much just working through the batch until it was gone.

I did it this way to save my microwave from blowing up lol. So mine never really sat there for long. I melted - did all the soaps I could - turned it off. Twice on Sat and once on Sun and I got all my soaps done.

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I only do double boiler method of soap even though I not have a mircowave. I use it to do some detailed work like the rainbow soap. nice to know I can keep the melt soap hot while I work with part of the soap for detail work.

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Thanks everyone for the tips. I did plan on using it all that I had warm but for the details is where I was wondering and then for the main layer that would take all the rest. I will give it a try and make sure to use the lid.

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