Episode #19: Curing Soaps...FASTER!
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- Опубликовано: 28 фев 2018
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In this video, I am sharing with you tips and tricks to decreasing curing time on cold processed soaps. These tips are affordable, practical, and doable...almost immediately.
Curing soaps can take anywhere from 4-6 weeks in most cases. This tips can decrease that time by several days...allowing you to sell and/or restock sellable inventory quicker.
A couple of products mentioned are a humidifier monitor:
Acurite: goo.gl/WquKjg
Damp Rid: goo.gl/uP8uZb
I hope this video is beneficial to you!
I like the drying method that I used when I used to grow mushrooms. Take a plastic storage bin and line the bottom with an inch or so of calcium chloride(tub of damp rid) and put 4 shot glasses in the bottom and place a rack on top. Then place your soap inside and put the lid on. The more sealed the container is the better. Eventually the bottom will start filling up with water and you will have to strain the water out. You can dry out the calcium chloride by baking it on a cook sheet and reuse it if you like. I haven't been able to try it yet with soap but I imagine it would work swell.
Thank you so much...I didn't think of this. I appreciate u
I really appreciate this!! Thank you so much for your time.
this was very helpful, thank you!
Thank you for your time and your tips❤️
Did you know that you can actually buy those silica gel packets in bulk? I have used them for years in my dried herbs from my garden.
But for soap, a dehumidifier or one of the larger dehumidifying containers - or all of the above depending on how humid your home/office is. I live in a super humid, near the ocean, tropical spot.
Tysm for sharing! Great tios! I am doing research before jumoing in to make soap. I live in AZ where the monsoons can bring up humidity in a day ir for several weeks. Lovely soap too!
I keep a dehumidifier in my soap room. It really helps.
Zaidat P I use a small area...once I land a bigger space (moving my soap making out of a spare bedroom) I will invest in a dehumidifier. It’s the best option I think. Thanks for commenting!
This video popped up when I searched for ideas for soap curing shelves. I had purchased the damp rid at a local store to experiment and see if it will cure the soap faster. May I ask, for your bars that are scented, did the moisture absorbers affect the fragrance in your soap at the end of cure time?
Although I realize this is an older video, I felt the need to clarify a few things regarding this video. Curing is 1) saponification, 2) water evaporation, and 3) crystallization. ALL three phases are required to have a cured soap. Your video only emphasizes phase 2. Phase 3 is the restructuring of the soap, which makes the soap last longer than an under cured soap.
No method, man-made or otherwise, speeds up the cure process. Dehumidifyer promotes warping and should be avoided as it does not speed up curing. Nothing speeds up the cure process.
Now you can use your soaps after the saponification phase, but it is not recommended because it is a softer soap, can become soft and mushy, and dissolves faster. Definitely not a quality soap compared to a fully cured soap.
How do you achieve a fully cured soap? Weight your soap each week until it lo longer looses weight. That duration is the cure time for that particular formulation. Be sure to place your soaps on a well ventilated area with 4 sides of air flow. This helps the soap from warping and even cure. Soapmaking is a science first, then an art. Learning the fundamentals is paramont, especially if selling to the public. Teaching new learners incorrect methods only hurts the soapmaking industry as a whole. I'm the US we don't have riged regulations like the UK but if misinformation resulting in selling poor quality soaps is continued we will end up being restricted and it will cost a fortune for one formulation to be approved. Please keep that in mind when teaching others. Research is paramont.
Do you find dust (and/or pet hair) to a problem during cure time?
Also wondering what the room temperature should ideally be during the curing process...? My bedroom is 52ºF in the winter (and dry) but the rest of the house is more like 72º however no pets go in my room and it's the place of least disturbance!
Thanks!
use calcium chloride to refill your chemical dehumidifiers. It's the same stuff whats already in them and costs almost nothing! :)