Chatty All About SOAP MOLDS from Homemade to Expensive + Organizing Tip | Ellen Ruth Soap

[@Sassycatsoapery]

Hi from Florida! Thanks for sharing all these soap mold ideas!

[@823Steve]

The joint you were pointing to is called a box joint. I started with those Amazon molds as well. Then I decided I could make those myself. Then I did dadoed joints, straight joints, dowel joints, etc! I enjoy making the molds as much as the soap. I think I have more molds than soap now. 😊 all good to keep an 83 year old busy.

[@RED-cy7ig]

Wow. Nice to have talents in both fields.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

I'm impressed! I think woodworking is amazing, good for you❣️

[@RTJames-gq9xg]

Going to say-great molds are so so loved. Would love to find someone who could make me about 4-5 small molds. I’m a hobby soaper yet I enjoy making lots of recipes so I’ve switch to small silicones but would love a wood support for them. Wishing you the best!!!!

[@blacktancoonhoundsuk161]

I LOVE!!!!!! the magazine folder idea for storing flat individual moulds ☺☺

[@janegallagher5427]

I like the idea of putting the 2 holes in the wooden Amazon mold. I have cut a wide ribbon to line the bottom length and up the sides. It helps pull the soap-filled silicone mold out when it’s ready to unmold.😮

[@ababytaleportraits1103]

Can't wait to see you use the Amazon molds. I wish you offered a class or series. I love following your videos. I did the soaps you made with the 4 loafs of different recipes. Everyone in my home loved them. You are such a great teacher, id love to join an online class with you!

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thank you so much!💕

[@pauletterivers7499]

Hi ellen i watch all your vidioes i do soaps as well love your soaps im just asking if u can help me with some soap colour and fragrances plz n thanks

[@KarenCain-c1w]

Such a good tip- file folders for the floppy silicone molds, thank you.

[@Soylarimar]

I actually bought the PVC caps! They sell them for all pipe sizes and works great/stands up so no need to add melt/pour to seal the bottom. I learned that trick from another YT soap maker.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Good to know!💕

[@ashley3492]

I just purchased the triple skinny mold because of you. Your bars and the sizes are so beautiful. You are inspiring.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Enjoy! I really love the size the the bars too❣️

[@mindfulmatterswiththeadams]

I have purchased a few things also because of her. I really like and trust her opinion

[@RED-cy7ig]

Good idea. I like the way you file your silicone molds away.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thank you! 😊 It was a game changer for organizing❣️

[@ml3110]

Ellen, let me ask you this. 🌷 I love adding colloidal oats and kaolin clay and calamine and such. How do I know how much I can add? Do I do a sort of water discount or oil discount? Do you ever add it in somewhere on the soap calc? Would you do an episode on additives? That would be amazing. 🥰 Thank you so much for all that you do! You're just beautiful inside and out, and I love watching and learning from your videos.🪻 ~Michelle

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thanks🥰 The dry additives are just “extra” and don’t factor in to the total # on soap calc. A good rule of thumb is 1-3 tsp per lb of oils👍

[@nancyfranklin7251]

Absolutely LOVE the file folder holder for the silicone molds!!! Thanks for sharing!

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thanks for watching!

[@hemalipeiris2688]

Thank you so much dear. God bless you ❤️🇱🇰

[@coralhanson]

I love how you store your little silicone molds. Perfect. Thank you!!

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thank you! 😊❣️

[@patriciagarcia2766]

Very interesting information! Thank you, so much. I appreciate you.

[@siara1016]

This was so helpful❤❤ Thank you❤️

[@samreen4202]

I love you Ellen

[@tassiegirl1991]

Missed this just showed up Very helpful I dream of a mould like your three bar skinny but postage way too high to Aus. I especially will use the storage idea for individual moulds great idea.

[@kaidentournier3185]

Thanks Ellen …

[@susanmilo1481]

Look up "double handle cheese knife"... it may be good for cutting your cake soaps. Love your videos!

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Okay, that's absolutely GENIUS❣️ Thanks so much for the suggestion, I'll be using it then next time I make a soap cake💗

[@prepandplanning4129]

This was very helpful. Thank you. I learned a lot!

[@niccoleholmes567]

If you go to the hardware store by the PVC there are caps for the ends for all sizes. Ellen if you want pictures of what they look like let me know I will get pictures to you. The caps are like fifty cents a piece. They are great.

[@sassynyc7327]

Thank you for always sharing your ideas and tips. And the cardboard file dingies -genius.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

You are so welcome!💕

[@shanmugavadivud5]

Thank you 😊 for sharing your experience 😀😀 Informative 😀😀😀!! Wow, excited to see your upcoming videos 🍀☘️

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thank you! 😃💕

[@Sooz1234]

Thanks to your excellent videos, my sisters and I are now enjoying my DIY lip and whipped body butters and solid lotion bars. I haven't launched into soaps yet- a bit leery, to be honest, of the chemicals required. I think I will gift them with some of YOUR superb and non-toxic soaps from the website! 🙂 I owe you a lot for making me look good to my sisters, and for the generous sharing of information on your KZbin channel.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Awww, thank you so much for your sweet words🥰 Enjoy the making process❣️

[@nerinat8371]

Great info Ellen, thankyou

[@nancylohr2315]

Great video! Thank you!

[@janerymus3524]

Thank you for all the content, I had soap stuck in a new silicone. It was so hard to get out.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Yes, I was in a total panic when mine stuck. The baby powder really helps❣️

[@leonormarrero162]

Love it. Very organized. Very nice molds too. Thank you for sharing Mrs. Ellen 🤗

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Glad you liked it!!💕

[@gr8stuff8]

Thanks for sharing Ellen. Following from the United Kingdom..

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thanks for watching!

[@Iowaborn14]

Temu has them cheap! You have to try it. I'm in New to making my own and I've bought so much through them. Also so much home and garden things, it's like what we wanted wish and SheIn to be. I love it!

[@natyc81]

I like temu 2 yes very nice $ and fast ect enjoy guys thanks

[@HB-yk4ut]

Great video! I have several of the silicone molds with the dovetail wooden boxes. I use 32 ounces of oil to fill these. I’m not a seller but hobby happy soaper and they are perfect for me. I’m going to buy some of the supplies you mentioned here. I want some of the embed molds.😊 You are my favorite soaper. Your videos extremely educational. I’m grateful I found you. Thank you!🌹🦋💚

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thanks for watching💕

[@wordvendor1]

What a great informational video for us newbies!! Thank you!

[@EllenRuthSoap]

You are so welcome!💕

[@juliebissat3036]

Great information Ruth ! I am very new so this video helped ❤

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Glad it was helpful!💕

[@hilaryquinn8673]

Best idea on the internet! I have those flower molds and other similar ones. Thank you for sharing the way you store them! I’ve been thinking about getting the triple heritage mold regular. I’m glad you like them. Hoping I can figure out the notching system for the cutters I have so many molds (mold addict) because I’ve been making soap for years and years. There’s not much more satisfying than releasing a perfect soap from a silicone mold. Thanks for sharing!

[@EllenRuthSoap]

You are so welcome!❣️

[@jennifergaytan97]

Thank you for the tip about the dolphin mold. I have that mold and was unsuccessful doing CP in it, too. I think I'll get some MP. Thank you. ❤️

[@charmainattwood]

Great video Ellen. I recently got one of the flower molds you use after watching you use them, my favourite is the middle shape, I've made soap in it and it fits nicely in the hand, I'll definitely be using again. Was it raining at the start of the video, I love to hear it in people's videos. 😊🌻

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Yes, those flower molds make the perfect palm size soaps! I can't remember if it was raining??? But being TN, it probably was🤣

[@Slippyxr]

Thanks for this helpful video. I mostly use the common beginner moulds and they still become airlocked in the wooden box. After watching this, I'm defs gonna try the talcum powder trick. Love your channel.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Yes, the powder makes unmolding so easy❣️

[@renaparks1903]

Great video..I'm new to soap making. I have not done lye soap yet. Kinda nervous but you are very inspiring

[@ninaroediger-kt2vy]

Wonderful information, I’ve learned new trick to organize my fun pattern silicon mounds! There is one thing, however, as of water, volume in cubic centimeters equal to weight in grams, volume is always cubed, not squared.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

You're right about the cubed vs squared, I said it wrong in the video.💕

[@jaynegodwin3412]

Love how you store your little moulds and love the owl moulds .I use the flower moulds for my soap as not confident enough to use the wooden boxes for my soap .Thank you for sharing Ellen xx

[@EllenRuthSoap]

You are so welcome!💕

[@CrystalMarie26]

I have those small loafs too from amazon with the lids. They are great actually got a set of 3 for like $25! Those cardboard file holders are genius...I'm currently dealing with a tote I rummage through haha! I'll have to get them soon! P.S Got your soap in the mail today. OMG they are amazing!!! Thank you! And Thank you for the sample and candy as well!! You're the best :)

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thank you so much for ordering and watching❣️

[@sassynyc7327]

So funny. I have 2 large totes that I rummage through for my silicone molds. The cardboard files- genius.

[@sandywest4299]

tyvm great as usual

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Very welcome💕

[@dennism.6147]

Thank you for sharing all your knowledge, always informative.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

My pleasure!💕

[@annreinbeau]

I love my Willow Way tube molds from Soap Equipment. They have a weighted base and a Teflon liner, really easy to remove. Yes they cost more, but they've been workhorses for me, I've got six of them. I've got so many molds I don't use, I really need to destash. I've settled on Nurture loaf molds but I do have a triple wide mold from Workshop Heritage. I also have those Essential Depot molds I bought to use to teach soap making, I can only accommodate three people in my little lab, though.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Your Willow Way molds sound fabulous ❣️

[@greenbarn2213]

Excellent advice to check out the bakery isle for silicone molds, thanks Ellen. Can’t wait to see your new designs, I hang on your every word 💕

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thanks💕

[@jessicabatson8135]

Great video! Love the tip on soap mold storage. I will definitely be getting some of those. I had taken some clothes hangers that have the built in clips and started hanging them in my closet....lol

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Hanging them is a good idea too❣️

[@pinkiedee]

I have a solution for you for your soap cakes! It’s a clay tool that ceramicists use to slice chunks of clay from the mother slab! Just type “clay wire cutter” into your search bar and BAM! Be forewarned to *not* get the wavy one unless you want the cut edge to look funky! Anywhooooo… Good morning, Ellen 😊 It was lovely hanging out with you this morning. I’m in Canada and don’t have a Hobby Lobby to visit and that makes me a bit harrumph-ish 😅 We do have Michaels but they are quite a bit more costly when it comes to molds. I invested in some rectangular molds for my Castile soaps so they can stay put for a week while they harden up a bit. Jeepers they take forever to firm up. Have a wonderful weekend. See you next time!

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thanks so much for the clay cutting too tip! I'm going to go look into that now❣️

[@pinkiedee]

@@EllenRuthSoap You’re welcome and good luck!

[@antoinettewilliams1355]

Have you ever noticed more soda ash forming on individual molds vrs loaf? Thanks for the informative mold comparisons. It’s great for new soapers. 😊

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Yes, I do notice a bit more soda ash on the smaller cavity molds, but a good steaming fixes it😉

[@deborahlh7747]

Try putting your dolphin mold in the freezer for a few hours before unfolding. It might help it to release easier.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Good suggestion, I might give that a try next time.

[@823Steve]

Enjoyed your video. Thank you for sharing. Not to be nit-picky, but the result of LxWxH is cubic cm, not square cm. The baby powder is a great idea, but I would guess any kind of flour or corn starch would work well too.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Yes, you're correct about cubic vs square👍

[@jennifergaytan97]

Just came here to say this, too. I'm a home schooling mamma. When you multiply 3 dimensions, it's cubic...squared is 2 dimensional. 😉

[@EllenRuthSoap]

@@jennifergaytan97 Yes, I've had a few folks point that out... As a homeschool mama myself, I should have caught that🤣

[@Nathan-pm8mh]

Ellen, are the silicone molds at 3:10 suitable for making bathbombs? Like, is the volume ok, too much, or too little for a bathbomb?

[@EllenRuthSoap]

They are super flexible, so I'm not sure how hard you can press the bath bomb powder into them?? Personally, I wouldn't use them.

[@lindacrawford5029]

Question, do you put anything in flower type small soap molds to keep details, like spray oil? Thank you!

[@EllenRuthSoap]

No, I just pour the batter in 👍

[@kevinpitts3548]

Just curious if you know if there is a big mold that matches a kraft box for packaging? I am looking to rebrand and simplify the process. I was hoping there was an off the shelf solution instead of customize one or the other

[@EllenRuthSoap]

I don't..

[@reallifewithmamakim7537]

Thank you so much for sharing, this helps me a lot, I'm a new soaper and I could use the help. Have you ever thought about putting something together for us beginners and sell it, like a basic recipe for soaping, where to find vendors and equipment. That would help a lot and put money in your pocket or set up a subscription to join and charge monthly for it and have helpful tips in there, if so I would be the first to purchase

[@EllenRuthSoap]

So glad you found this helpful! I'll be doing more videos for beginners in the future.

[@vanessaschenck9187]

Can you explain the gel phase please.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Gel phase is when the soap heats up after you mold it, and goes thru saponification quicker.

[@ahmadhabib9553]

It is not cm square, it is cm cube, it is the volume we measure. 1 cm cube = 1 ml which is equal to 1 gram of water at room temperature. So the ml amount is equal to roughly the grams.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

You are correct❣️ Thank you for explaining it so clearly.

[@lbscroggs]

Ok when measuring ingredients for mold let’s say it holds 42 gram how do you determine how much is the oil part I know how to figure lye and water but on oils to make it add up to 42 grams

[@EllenRuthSoap]

You can run the # thru soap calc and adjust until you get the volume you're needing.

[@cramsey3418]

How do you clean your molds

[@EllenRuthSoap]

I use warm soapy water, rinse and let air dry.

[@kellensimonedossantos8442]

Ellen amei as explicações legendadas em português gostaria de saber se enviam para nós do Brasil 🇧🇷 queremos comprar as formas gigantes e também quero os jarros grandes por favor nos ajude

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thanks for watching! You'd need to contact Workshop Heritage about shipping.

[@fem4496]

Correct; cm/ grams... 1000 grams is 1 liter water. Oil is a bit lighter, but if you use 1000 grams of oils youre mold will flow over. Because you also add water and lye. If you use a tad less then 1000 gr in total, you will be fine. Because the oil has a lighter weight then water the volume is more.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

👍💕

[@LadyGecko]

Soap weight, not volume though it should be noted that water is the same in weight and volume. I tare, fill with water and the multiply times 92%. The 4” Silicone Square Mold is my “test” mold…new recipe, new scent, new colorant, new additives. And it is a good mold for ‘hobbies’…it only makes 4-1” 5oz so you can make lots of different soaps without becoming buried in soap.

[@ВладимирМедведев-щ8х]

Вы это продаете?

[@EllenRuthSoap]

No, just showing what I have and use in my soap studio.

[@ВладимирМедведев-щ8х]

@@EllenRuthSoap Понятно, спасибо, а не подскажите, где можно приобрести такие формы с ящиками и резаки, как у вас?

[@fazalkhan4788]

can you please give me size of each mold thanks

[@EllenRuthSoap]

If you go to the links provided, they have all the specs.