[Nfb-krafters-korner] soap making

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Joyce:

Regarding the amount of melt & pour soap to purchase for the class ... I 
know you said they sell 1 & 2 Lbs of the soap, but how much soap does 1 mold 
take?  And, how many Lbs will a 2 cup measuring cup hold?

Eileen
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> Referring to the soap making class that is being given, we will be using
> melt and pour soap.  You melt it in the microwave as Henrietta  explained. 
> You
> can add color and fragrance oils to the melted  mixture.  There is no 
> problem
> with touching anything as it is safe.   You need to be careful not to get 
> it
> too hot as you should be able to touch it  with your finger and it should 
> feel
> hot, but not burn you.  I stick my  finger in the edge of the mold and 
> pour
> slowly until I feel the soap touch my  finger and pull my finger out.  The 
> soap
> will harden to your finger as soon  as you pull it out as long as it is 
> not too
> hot.  This is why I use a 2 cup  measuring cup that has the pouring spout.
> It allows you to pour it  directly and you need to be careful and do it 
> slow.
>
> All of this is soap and can be cleaned up and washed.
>
> You do not need any special tools except for the large eye droppers that
> Brambleberry has in case you want to be more precise when adding the 
> fragrance
> oils to a smaller amount of soap.  Remember 1/2 oz of fragrance oil will 
> scent
> 1 pound of melt and pour soap.  So 1 oz. of fragrance oil will do 2 
> pounds
> of soap.
>
> I would not suggest that you put the fragrance oil in the mold to mix it
> especially if the molds are small.  As you will get too much scent in that 
> small
> amount of soap.  If you add the fragrance oil to the measuring cup  with 
> the
> amount of soap melted [example 1 or 2 pounds of soap] then you can stir 
> in
> the fragrance oil or color and mix it well before pouring it into the 
> mold.
>
> You need to let the soap set up for a while in the mold before removing it
> out of the mold.  That is why I like to have a couple of molds to pour 
> into
> and let it set over night or at least a couple of hours.
>
> Don't forget if they are not ready to come out of the mold and break all 
> you
> have to do is remelt it and pour it in again.
>
> I like using the smaller molds example approx. 2 oz as you get a couple of
> molds per mold and they set up faster.
>
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