Recently, I have had some issues with my silicone molds and lots of sweating/condensation. The soap is still lovely to use, but the condensation was leaving pock marks on the outside of the soap-not very attractive. I tried several different things-removing all insulation,soaping cooler,un-molding as soon as possible etc.- but to no avail. I could try to stop gel altogether,but my formula wants to gel and I prefer to gel. Sooo, I am having to go to a completely different mold(a block mold my husband built, but I never used because it needed a splitter to go with it.) Now, with a bit of adjustment for the mold itself and a new combination splitter/planer in the works I will be moving up a bit in batch size. At first, I was a bit intimidated by the thought of a larger batch,but after actually making it and going through the motions it was very manageable. It think it's going to work out well.
I will most likely be selling my current (very nice silicone molds) once I see that all is going to work out well. I think they would work out very nicely for someone who doesn't gel or with a formula that perhaps doesn't heat up as much as my formula does (although no guarantees.) They are very nice and well made molds. More deets as I see how things are working out.
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Would love to see photos of both moulds! xo Jen
It sounds like you've found the silver lining to your problem! Larger mold means more efficient soapmaking. Good for you!
@ Ruth,yes-it's a bit of an adjustment,but really it's not too bad and I do feel like I am much more efficient.The new mold makes over 2 times what I was making previously. I do like it and since it's a block it's not as hard to line in terms of freezer paper the log I started out with before I switched to silicone. My plan is to increase the number of molds as I grow-I'm really liking this size batch for ease of handling.
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