| I have always been interested in crafts that I can | | | | sure the mold is heat resistant. |
| make for family and friends. After tiring of the | | | | A good choice is to use Pyrex glass. You may |
| same old crafts that everyone seem to do, I | | | | have plenty of cute ceramic or glass molds in |
| found a new one - soap making. I have found | | | | your kitchen that you would like to use, but a lot |
| some great recipes online for making soap and | | | | of them will not stand up against the heat. Also, if |
| tried them out. | | | | you use ceramic or glass a lot for soap molds |
| A lot goes on with the soap making process. | | | | they tend to break after only a handful of times. |
| There are certain things that need to be done | | | | My favorite choices for cold process making soap |
| and specific ways of stirring and adding | | | | are wooden soap molds. Plastic works great as |
| ingredients. A lot of work goes in to the soap | | | | well since it is so flexible. You can usually bend it |
| making process. | | | | to un-mold your soap with out causing any |
| Homemade soaps are a great gift. They can be | | | | damage to the soap or the mold. |
| made to look artistic and new, and are a lot of | | | | Stainless steal is another great choice. It is not as |
| fun to make if you have the right soap molds. | | | | flexible as plastic, but it is very heat resistant. If |
| There are a lot of commercial soap molds that | | | | you are using heat to make soap be sure to use |
| you can use or you could even come up with | | | | silicone or microwave plastic that is heat resistant. |
| new molds on your own. | | | | When you find the right soap mold be sure to use |
| When searching for the right soap mold it is | | | | it only as a soap mold. Do not try to clean it off |
| important to know the type of soap making | | | | and use it in your kitchen again. You will be using |
| process you are going to use. Most lye soap | | | | additives in your soap making process such as |
| making processes require planning on your part. | | | | dangerous boric acid, oils and lye so do not use |
| Also, since the soap may be hot if you are using | | | | them for baking or cooking again. |
| the heat soap making process you will need to be | | | | |