How to Make a FREE Soap Mold at Home From a Recycled Amazon Box - FAST, EASY & For Beginners!

Follow along as I show you the easy way to up-cycle and reuse an amazon shipping box to make a reusable DIY soap mold! This handmade soap loaf mold is the perfect shape and size to use with a single-bar soap cutter. I will show you the best way to construct it and the secret to easily unmolding the soap. Watch me use it to make two separate batches of soap with two different ways to line the mold.
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FREEZER PAPER (I use the 18" wide, but the 15" wide is cheaper) 💗
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WASTE BASKET LINERS 💗
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10 - Bar Silicone Soap Mold 💗
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-- Used Amazon shipping box
-- Tape
-- Box knife
-- Pencil
-- Scissors
-- Waste basket liners amzn.to/3tlxJYC 💗
-- Freezer paper amzn.to/36hWt76 💗
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How to calculate the amount of soap your mold will hold:
1) Find out how many cubic inches your mold is by multiplying the length x width x how high your soap will be in the mold.
2) Multiply your cubic inches by .554113 and that will give you the fluid ounces to adjust your recipe to. (Just make sure to double check it for the correct amount of lye before you start making soap!)
Example:
My mold is 9.5” x 9.5” and I want my soap to be 2” tall. (9.5 x 9.5 x 2 = 180.05 square inches)(Take 180.05 x .554113 = 100.02 fluid ounces) The total volume of your recipe would be 100.02 fluid ounces.
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[@jayjones4419]

For larger molds using boxes to keep it from bowing out use duct tape. I use gorilla duct tape to and tape down the middle sides all the way around… works great 😊

[@Grace_GJJ]

Thanks so much. I just made my own soap mold through your video. Thanks for sharing

[@SoapAuthority]

Awesome!!

[@Preciousjewel1969]

Thanks so much you've solve my problem one and for all.

[@tamikad4592]

Absolutely love everything about this video. Helps a great deal!

[@SoapAuthority]

Thank you, I'm so glad it helped!

[@billmoss401]

Very crafty!!!

[@GrowingGoodHair]

This is GENIUS 👍🏽

[@medici83911]

Very nice!

[@user-zi3im7pv7k]

Thank you so much.when I see the cost of molds is it's too much expensive. I had Googled and I got your cost effective mold making. Thank you madam❤

[@SoapAuthority]

You're welcome!

[@onyinyechijioke]

The best thing I've seen online today! Like the answer to my diy soap mould prayer 😂. Thank you so much for this!

[@SoapAuthority]

You are welcome! I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@nkanornkanor]

Nice idea 💡

[@user-sm6im8or1h]

Amazing thank you for sharing. I must try! (After I order some supplies from Amazon)

[@ginasartadventures2716]

Your demonstration on how to line the mold (and make the mold). Was very easy to follow. I going to try and make a soap box out of the pallet wood I have at work.

[@SoapAuthority]

Thank you. That's a great idea! I'd love to hear how the mold turns out. 😁

[@Rosemary-lg8sf]

❤ awesome

[@ilovehousemusic2637]

Excellent video Lady! I’m definitely trying this!

[@SoapAuthority]

Yay!! It's definitely worth it. 😁

[@Kumarikumari-ch8gt]

Thanks so much

[@logosenglishacademy3378]

Thanks

[@fruitschnacks]

this is so helpful! the coconut oil trick for the plastic wrap is really good

[@SoapAuthority]

Thank you! It can be those little details that make things so much easier. 😁

[@isaacgyamesi]

you have solve my problems. many thanks

[@SoapAuthority]

Glad to hear it!

[@justaddlivingwater]

Gr8 minds must think alike Because every time i see your videos it's things I do.. Lol

[@abedisule3093]

Goodness

[@lucilenesilva6227]

Incrível 👏👏👏

[@SoapAuthority]

Obrigado! ☺️

[@geoffrayment7811]

Another tip is to push a large Lego brick into the corners while you’re taping. This ensures the paper goes right into the corners.

[@SoapAuthority]

Great tip! Thanks!!

[@instalitfast]

Hello Love you Video have a question how long do you wait before making the swirl on the top of the 5 pound block of soap?

[@SoapAuthority]

You can swirl it as soon as you're done getting it all in the mold, unless you want more texture. Then, just let it set up a little bit before swirling... maybe 5 to 10 minutes depending on how fast the recipe sets up.

[@GordonDunbar]

Many thanks. One question can Wax Paper be used instead of Freezer Paper?

[@SoapAuthority]

You're welcome! Wax paper won't work because the lye in your soap batter will saponify the wax. It will stick to your soap and you'll end up cutting it off of your soap. It will do the same thing with the wax coated milk cartons. Freezer paper is PVC coated, which is a type of plastic making it ideal for lining soap molds.

[@adrianneramirez9119]

Great idea! Thank you for sharing this! How many pounds of soap per box were they able to hold?

[@SoapAuthority]

The recipe I used was 47 ounces, so almost 3 lbs.

[@adrianneramirez9119]

@@SoapAuthority Thank you very much! I appreciate it!

[@romeoazon3129]

Think

[@MichelleSluss-or9uc]

hi, can you make a video how you calculate your sell soap? thank you

[@SoapAuthority]

That's a great idea! I'll keep that in mind for future videos.

[@MichelleSluss-or9uc]

@@SoapAuthority thanks for the response and sharing. I saw your blog, And I am still confused for calculation. I have plan to sell wholesale, my total of my tools, ingredients of my soap, labor it will be reach cost $5 if I doble it, i don't thinks for wholesale they going to buy. pls! thank you for helping and sharing. Happy thanksgiving

[@SoapAuthority]

@@MichelleSluss-or9uc A great book that goes into detail on all of this is "How to Wholesale your Handcrafted Soap" by Benjamin Aaron. It covers a lot of the calculations and how to get your costs down.

[@ladymitch32sunshine88]

Okay, thanks. I'll wait your video how you calculate to price your soap. Oh, did you double your cost of packaging? Thanks again. I'll try to watch all your video, I'm your new subscriber

[@OjanaResin]

Instead of the freezer paper can I use foil paper?

[@SoapAuthority]

I wouldn't use foil paper. Since there is active lye in soap when it's first poured into the mold, it will have a dangerous chemical reaction to the aluminum.

[@anitahall53]

can grease proof paper work ?

[@SoapAuthority]

I haven't used that type of paper, so I can't say for sure. If you do try that, be extra careful in case it leaks and be prepared to cut it off your soap if it sticks.

[@aminaharris1147]

Instead of freezer paper what can I use ?

[@SoapAuthority]

A trash can liner works well. Just make sure it's the transparent kind like the ones used in the small garbage cans in office buildings. It's HDPE plastic and the soap doesn't stick to it.

[@aminaharris1147]

@@SoapAuthority thank you

[@lizzzz9507]

@@SoapAuthority Can I use baking sheet for this?

[@SoapAuthority]

@@lizzzz9507 Are you talking about the baking parchment paper used to line cookie sheets and cake pans? If so, I don't think it will work. It's too thin and the soap will leak through.

[@soulkalastudio]

What can you use if you don't have freezer paper?

[@soulkalastudio]

Aside from the wastebasket liners, I mean.. Like perhaps a wax paper?

[@SoapAuthority]

@@soulkalastudio Your soap will saponify the wax in the wax paper and you will have to cut it off your soap. If you don't mind the extra labor of cutting it all off your soap you could use it. No guarantee it won't leak, so take precautions there.

[@soulkalastudio]

@@SoapAuthority I see, thanks for letting me know. There's no freezer paper here in my country, closest thing would be a wax paper which i dont think id use as per your advice. I think I'm better off with the waste basket liners. thanks.

[@SoapAuthority]

@@soulkalastudio The waste basket liners I use are HDPE plastic. They don't stick to the soap at all.

[@davidquiroz6147]

poner cinta al interior y me olvido del papel

[@SoapAuthority]

You can do that if you want to.

[@liveandletlive7152]

Is it just me wondering what harmful chemicals are entering our soaps from that trash plastic liner during saponification😂 I feel same about cling film even though i use it all the time😂

[@SoapAuthority]

Plastic trash bags, plastic coated freezer paper, plastic wrap, plastic soda bottles... at least with the soda the plastic is safer than the contents. 😂 I also wonder about that store-bought bread that won't grow mold for weeks.