JMCintosh Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 At what temp do you add shreds, mine melted into the base and you can't even see them. Except the ones I put on top. I'll take pics later on today of them and post them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBE Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 You'll have to pour a little bit cooler than what you are doing now. I don't check temps with soap... so I can't tell you a temperature. Just stir every once in a while until it gets warm to the touch, then do your over pour. I usually wait until the soap forms a very thin skin on the top. Then I stir to incorporate the thin skin and then pour. That way my chunks/shreds don't melt. If your confetti/shreds are REALLY thin... you'll have to pour much cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlycoat2 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Try and cool the confetti down in the fridge before you actually put them in with the soap. I do embeds this way and then I put the whole lot in the fridge to help it cool faster. I also cool the mold in the fridge for about 1/2 hour before I start. jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamtam Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I do what others have said, let your overpour cool way down, I let mine cool down anyway to add the EOs. I don't measure the temp.. I never tried cooling off the shreds first but I bet that would help too. Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniiB Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Try and cool the confetti down in the fridge before you actually put them in with the soap. I do embeds this way and then I put the whole lot in the fridge to help it cool faster. I also cool the mold in the fridge for about 1/2 hour before I start. joI agree, I had the same problem when i did embeds and the only thing that kept them from melting or becoming a mushy blur, i poured the soap when it was very cool, and i had my embeds in the fridge for a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen M Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I put my shreds/chunks in the freezer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapymomma Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Do you make your own confetti? If so then using a hardener like cocoa butter might help make it less likely to melt too.Soapymomma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secret-Beauty Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 At what temp do you add shreds, mine melted into the base and you can't even see them. Except the ones I put on top. I'll take pics later on today of them and post them.I put the confetti in, and then pour the extra soap at 50 F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Well that being said, embeds just love to float to the top. I pour a thin layer on the bottom of the mold and spritz with alcohol and then when that layer is firm, spritz the imbeds and spritz the soap and tack the imbeds in place and then do your overpour. Its tricky business. Don't be afraid to spritz but don't drown it either. HTHSteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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