CareBear Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Made a nifty soap today in a log mold with a mylar lining. Because I'm obsessive, after about 6 hours I slid out the log of soap (still in the mylar) and could see it was only partially gelled and looked really odd. Can I stick it in a 170 oven now or will that totally totally mess it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Forget about it. Gel is not necessary. I never, ever peek, hence no gel obsession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystical_angel1219 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Be careful with mylar, in the oven.Especially if you are using those transparencies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 yea, but the partial gel is messing with my swirl.... and I think this one worked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 So what, it might not look as pretty as you want the soap to be, but I'll bet the soap will work great. And that is what you really want afterall isn't it? If you sell and its a cosmetic thing, to the discount shelf it goes. It gives your customers the opportunity to try a handcrafted soap and maybe save a little bit of $$$ in the process. Once they try it, they might be more apt to buy at full price and you've got a repeat customer. It's all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 Well, I'm not sending anything to a shop or anything; I wanted to give it for christmas presents. I did stick it in the oven (not just to try to keep these pretty, but also as an experiment) and will unmold tomorrow morning once it's cool. If the soap comes out pretty it'll be presents. If not it'll be cut up for stocking stuffers.Either way I learn something and end up with great smelling soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 I'm willing to bet that your family and friends will be just thrilled with it and won't notice any "flaws." But I know you will cuz you made it and we notice all our mistakes or what isn't what we wanted.Edited to add: If you ever start to sell, these are the soaps that are great for cutting up into small pieces for those "try me freebies." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Also, give it some time. Sometimes a partial gel like that looks kinda funny at first but after a full cure, you can barely notice. Not always, but sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Cellar Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Carol, if you find your soap isn't gelling or only a partial gell I found that putting a heating pad on medium heat under the mold and covering the mold with a bathtowel will help a lot. And it won't melt the mylar lining in the mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 3, 2006 Author Share Posted September 3, 2006 good idea for next time. the mylar did hold up this time but I think it was purely luck - won't bank on that again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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