Hardening Melt and Pour Soap

by Sam
(Trinidad & Tobago)

I make only melt and pour soaps. What can I use to make the soap harder?

Answer:
You can add a small amount of beeswax or stearic acid (up to 1 tbsp per pound of soap) to your melt and pour soap base but it will reduce the lathering properties of the soap.

I've heard as well that you can leave the soap out in a dry location with a fan on it for a few days before wrapping it up. This is said to help evaporate some of the excess water which will firm up the soap a little bit.

Cathy

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Hardening Melt and Pour Soap

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Hardening M&P Soap
by: Heavenly Scent Soaps

Hello:

I agree with Cathy's suggestion. My husband and I make Melt & Pour soap as well as Cold Process soap.

We make our Melt & Pour in large loaf molds. I let the un-cut loaf sit out for 24 hours before slicing it into bars. Once sliced, I allow the individual bars to sit on the curing rack for 24 to 48 hours before wrapping them. In the summer, I run a de-humidifier for several hours per day in my curing room and that helps to harden the M&P soaps a little, too.

I also use the SFIC cocoa-butter base which tends to be a little harder than some of the other M&P bases.

Good luck with your soaping ventures! Hope this helps a little...

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Great suggestions
by: Anonymous

I normally pour the M&P direct into soaps dishes and aftera slight hardening I put them into the deep freeze for two or three days before using. I normally use bees wax. I will try the stearic acid. Thanks for the suggestions. I love the site you all made for me. This is too sweet. I will advertize my web site on the local newspapers in my country to have folks here order from you. I hope I get at least one sale next year.

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