Soap Molds – Which One Is For You?

When it comes to making homemade soap, once you get past the actually making the soap phase, you need to have a soap mold to pour your lovely creation into.  The sky is the limit when it comes to molding your soap, you just need to follow a few simple rules. NEVER USE ALUMINUM. Okay that was pretty loud. Also, Pringle’s chip cans don’t work so well either. I know, I’ve tried.

Methods of Making Your Own Soap Molds:

Mold Made Out Of PVC

Yes, you can use PVC pipe to make a soap mold.  They make beautiful circular soaps. First you go and purchase the diameter pipe that makes the diameter of the soaps you intend for your finished product. Look at the hole in the center, not the measurement of the pipe.  You will need about a one-foot section per mold. Slice the pipe length wise in half, all the way through so you end up with two troughs.

Then you need to purchase end caps and rubber bands (strong rubber bands). Velcro strips might work too. The object is to fashion the two pieces of PVC together with one end cap on it, pour your soap into the mold, put the other cap on, let rest standing up, then when you are ready to un-mold the soap, you simply undo the rubber bands pull on side off, dump the other side out and slice.

Another method for this is to push the soap out once it has hardened. You can avoid the need to cut the soap mold first.

Here is the PVC pipe mold concept with cardboard mailer tubes:

For you wood molds for soap fans here are a couple videos on how to make a wood soap mold. In the last video he gives a list of the supplies you need to build this wooden mold. Keith also has a nifty little twist he adds at the end so be sure to watch these videos!

Cool Soap Made with the Mold Idea!!!

In my wanderings I discovered using a loofa scrubber incorporated into a soap! You end up with a loofa/soap bar. How cool would this be to add to a spa basket gift? Or even to box up nicely for holiday giving?

Loofa Soap Mold Ideas:

This is easy to do with this sort of mold. The method I would employ:

1. Cut your loofa pieces into 1/2 inch sections.
2. Pour in a small amount of soap at the bottom of the mold.
3. Press your loofa piece into the soap.
4. Fill the rest of the soap mold with soap.

For this type of mold – which I think could be super cute I would follow these directions:

1. Cut your loofa pieces into 1/2 inch sections.
2. Fill the mold most of the way up with soap.
3. Press your loofa piece into the soap trying not to let it overflow the mold. (It is okay if the loofa piece is raised above the soap mold.)

And finally:

There is always the standby cardboard box with wax paper that I talk about frequently, just line them with wax paper and you’re good to go. Catch up with us over on facebook and let us know what you use for making molds, how your soap making adventures are going and help when things go array.

Here are a few items available through Amazon that you might find helpful for soap molds or just making soap in general.

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