Late last year I ordered the small silicone 9 ball flexible mould from Aussie Soap Supplies. I had read on other posts that it was easy to unmould and one of the tips I had picked up was to put your mould in the freezer to held with unmoulding. I wasn't sure if this would really work with palm oil free cold pressed soap so I only ordered one mould. Having some left over honey and oatmeal soap mix, I poured this into the cavities with if I'm honest expectations of future frustrations when unmoulding. I had no idea of what to expect, after the soap had cured I popped the mould into the freezer wondering if the promise of perfectly round soap balls would soon materialise.
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The brown marks are oatmeal and honey.
Note the air bubbles |
After taking the mould out of the freezer, I was really surprised how easy they were to release from the mould. As you can see in the photo, lovely round balls were formed each with diameters of 22mm. I tried to get as many air bubbles out of them but because the soap had traced very quickly, it was alot thicker than what I would have chosen to pour into this mould. I will bear this in mind for future use. It is hard to see in this photo (I don't have a fancy smancy camera) but a lovely shine was left on the exterior of the balls from the high quality silicone that was used for making the mould.
Will I use this mould again? Absolutely, I just wished that I had ordered a couple of these so I can make lots of soap balls at the one time. One plan for these delightful balls is to use as embeds. Hmm, I may need to order some more
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