I first melted a clear glycerin soap base and added color and fragrance but it barely filled the mold half full. As I stood and scratched my head looking at
what puny bars of soap I had made, I finally concluded that I could melt more soap (I only had opaque left to melt) and pour it on top of the clear to fill up the rest of the mold. I decided to gussy up the opaque and add some lavendar buds I had leftover from another craft project. It took a little while to add the opaque to the top of the soap already in the mold but it was still a little warm but with a good firm surface. I sprayed alcohol like I had heard (only a spritz or two though) and poured the mold almost full - I still didn't make it up to the top of the mold.After a few hours I went to cut the soap with a butcher knife and as you can see the two layers of soap neatly separated. BUMMER! It all smells so nice and has such a nice color I don't want to lose the whole set. The uncut soaps are still melded but I am afraid to cut them.
Is there a way to stick the others back together?
Will the rest of the soaps separate if I try to slice?
What is the best way to cut these tray molded soaps?
If any soapers out there know about this I would love your advice.
1 comment:
Hmmmm... maybe more than a spritz of two? Also, if it was too cooled by the time you poured the second half, it's harder to make stick. I don't think you can stick them back together, but you can always remelt. That's the beauty of melt and pour. :)
Also, you could ask Anne-Marie at Soap Queen. She is always very helpful.
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