Return to the Soap & Candle Making Forum | Post a Follow-Up

o
HELP! Soap virgin!!

clip this post email this post what is this?
see most clipped and recent clippings
Posted by florrie2 (My Page) on
Sat, Jan 15, 11 at 10:55

In one of my "frugal" moods, I shredded all my old commercial soap slivers (Dial, Irish Spring, etc), mixed with some water and heated it until the soap melted. I had a gooey, gelatinous mess which I planned to use for soft soap dispensers. Well, THAT didn't work!

Then I read on this site to put the soap into molds to harden. Did that, no effect. Now I have 3 quarts of goo that I don't know what to do with.

Does anybody have any suggestions?

Thanks, Florrie

Follow-Up Postings:

o
RE: HELP! Soap virgin!!

clip this post email this post what is this?
see most clipped and recent clippings

I'm a little late to the party yer havin', but all that you shredded up, may not all have been soap.
For example, Dove is not soap; it's a beauty bar, no where on the lable will you read soap.
What you have may never become what you expected.
And, I doubt, that if you in fact did shred up "soap" it would not stay in the liquid state.

Find "soap" , shred it up, heat it adding as little water as possible to keep malauable, then let cool (the closer to the 100F, the better)if you dont have it on the cool side, any scent you add will burn off. Then, plop it into a mold of your choice (a wax milk carton is good for this, if you don't mind the size and shape).
Good Luck!

o Post a Follow-Up

Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum.

    If you are a member, please log in.

    If you aren't yet a member, join now!

Return to the Soap & Candle Making Forum

Instructions

  • You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
  • Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
  • After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
  • It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
  • HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
  • No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
  • If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
  • If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.



 
Click here to learn more about in-text links on this page.