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NATURAL SOAP MAKING WORKSHOP (PART 5)

Final Step to Soap

Once you have achieved heavy trace, it is time to pour you soap into a mold. This mold can be anything that is heat resistant, non-metallic, and has a lid. I use a Rubbermaid, 2-1/2 gallon, square container. You can pick these up inexpensively at Kmart.

Once you have poured your soap into your mold, put the lid on it. You want to insulate it so the heat will stay in the soap. You do this by wrapping it with an old blanket. This aids in the saponification process.

Saponification is when the lye matches up, molecule for molecule, with the fats. It then binds to the fats and turns them to chemical salts.

You want to leave your soap insulated for approximately 2 days. No peeking!!! If you do peek, you will find that your soap turns into this gooey jelly looking mess at one point. Many people think that this is what is called separation when the fats and the lye don't seem to actually match up and revert to their original state. Castile soap goes through this phase and seems to stay there for about 4 days. Castile soap is, as you have probably guessed pretty difficult to work with.

After 2 days, unwrap the mold and remove the lid. Allow your soap to air dry for about a week. You will start to see it pull away from the sides of your primary mold. Once this happens, you can dump out the block of soap and cut it. You need to let it sit for about 3 weeks longer before you use it on your skin. Other wise, you can take your unmolded soft soap and grind it up for a rebatch.

I will save rebatching for another class. If you are interested in rebatching, please call me and I will be happy to assist you in anyway I can.

Now what?

Well now you have a huge batch of soap that you can use or sell or give away. If you are going to sell it or give it away, you need to package it. Let your imagination run wild. Ideas will be given in class.

Continue on to Part 6

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About the author: Elizabeth Childers is a soapmaker with many years experience in the making and writing about of this art. Elizabeth has been kind enough to provide GoatWorld.com with this information. Elizabeth also hosts a weekly Soapmaking Chat here on GoatWorld.com, Tuesday nights in the Chat Room.

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