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All the moulds on these pages that were purpose-made for soap
came from
but there are many other suppliers on the Web including TKB
Trading Ltd , Soapberry
Lane and Green Cottage
If you need to import them, as I do, the moulds are very light, postage is reasonable and I have found delivery takes only a few days. |
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Some candle moulds are suitable for instance the small moulds designed especially for floating candles. | ||
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Don't despair if you haven't got any specialist moulds. Have a
look round your kitchen. All sorts of things can be used, such as
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Local supermarkets can be a rich source of moulds. Many small items
in the dessert, yoghurt and cheese sections are delivered on plastic
moulded trays some of which are surprisingly pretty. Though the assistant
may give you a strange look when you ask if you can take away something
they were about to throw out they may be ideal for your purposes.
Before I found any purpose-designed soap moulds I used round pastry (cookie) cutters which I anchored to a plate with Blu-tak round the edges. You can also use melted beeswax or soap base. I still use these methods for cutters that were designed for aspic or sweets. In the D-I-Y store look for plastic PVC pipes to make lengths of circular or rectangular soaps that you can later cut into rounds. |
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Tip: Have you got a very small food box, say two or three inches square that came with a set and you have no idea what to use it for? It makes for the perfect travel soap. Unlike commercial soap which needs to breathe, this type of glycerine soap benefits from being locked away in an airtight container. Use the box as your mould and when you want to use the soap a little pressure on the sides and bottom of the box will release it. When you have washed, pop the soap back in its container and provided you do not slosh half a sinkful of water in with it at the same time it should be fresh as a daisy for using next time. | ||
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