Today, soap is a popular occupation for many people. This is not only fascinating activity - it also brings income. The main criterion of the finished product is its attractiveness, aesthetics and properties.
Requirements
To create handmade soap, you need to use molds. They differ from each other:
- size;
- form;
- texture;
- material.
Molds for soap can be purchased in the store or make yourself at home. If you decide to use the last option, please pay attention to the following nuances of using forms from remedies:
- Do not choose fragile material, glass and metal;
- Products must be holistic, without cracks.
Use molds for sand, ice, sweets. These are suitable for beginner soaps. Especially if the molds are simple, and do not have ornaments and recesses.
Varieties
Molds for soap are:
- plastic;
- silicone;
- Wooden.
Each of the above varieties is good and original.
Plastic
Plastic forms were widespread, as easy to use. They cost cheaper and are quite durable. In addition, plastic varieties have a large range.
Although there are also disadvantages of this product:
- Soap only on the one hand will be convex;
- Soap can be deformed with inactive removal from the form;
- There is a need for re-drying after extracting from the form.
Plastic varieties are divided into:
- universal;
- 2D;
- 3D.
Soilovar should always have universal forms in his arsenal. They are in the form of different geometric shapes: square, oval, circle, etc.
- Universal varieties Convenient for a novice specialist in the fact that soap is easy to remove from the form without damaging it. Soaps with experience uses similar forms to perform carving (soap carving). For example, flowers with leaves, buds always look even spectacular.
If you want to give a finished product of originality, then use stained in paints.
- 2D form differ from universal details and textures. An example can serve hearts, asterisks, seashells, New Year's decorations and much more.
- Recruit popularity and 3d form which consist of two parts, soaping soap is much more convenient.
Silicone
For the manufacture of not one piece of soap, but at once several bars, silicone molds use. The huge advantage of silicone is his elasticity, so working with him only in joy. Most often use silicone baking molds. For some soaps, a small minus is that the finished product is still a single bar, which must be cut into parts. Use sharp knives for this not to damage soap.
Silicone forms also have 2D and 3D versions. They are distinguished by relief. In the form 2D, the relief is pronounced, as well as there is a flat surface below. 3D shapes clearly repeat the contours, and made of special silicone. It differs in its density. Despite this, such silicone is flexible. Some forms are also equipped with cuts.
Thanks to them, it is easy to remove the finished product.
Wooden
It is believed that the classic option is the collapsible wooden form for soap. This option is perfect for beginners. Before use, the entire surface inside should be paved with paper. You can buy and already ready-made liner under this form.
Advantages:
- The finished soap is flat, since the walls in such a form are hard;
- The mold is easily disassembled, so it is easy to store and wash after use;
- High heat conductivity;
- Soap dries faster than in silicone form;
- lack of deformation when interacting with a hot soap solution;
- Soap is easily getting, since the mold is collapsible.
The only drawback will be that the tree is strongly affected by moisture. Therefore, such forms must be stored in a warm and dry place.
Recommendations for choosing
Before purchasing a mold for soap, read the reviews of other buyers. Although there are also basic guidelines for the choice:
- Pay attention to the quality of the product, if necessary, ask the seller to provide a certificate;
- The goods must be hypoallergenic;
- Must be attended by operational indicators: information on permissible temperature, humidity, etc.;
- Take only opaque forms;
- Decide in advance with the size, design, color.
Highlight the necessary budget for the purchase of products - the better the material, the more expensive acquisition.
Silicone forms are distinguished by durability and are not deformed over time. They are harmless to health as an adult and the child. Silicone has no chemical smell. The advantage is that silicone melting and fire temperature above. The only minus is the cost, since plastic molds cost 30-50 rubles, and silicone - 300-700.
How can I do with your own hands?
If there is no desire to go to the store and search for the necessary product, then the mold for soap can be made with your own hands at home.
To do this, prepare:
- figurine ("image" of your future soap);
- plastic container;
- compound (polymer resin);
- gloves;
- Dry rag.
Now consider how you can independently make a mold from silicone.
- Spread the composite parts for soap form in advance.
- Next, select how soap will be. To do this, use the figures that will be found in every home: statuette, children's toys.
- Pick the fill capacity. It should be a little more than the figure itself. Do not use too much capacity, you can thus spend the extra compound. For home soap, it is necessary to use heat-resistant opaque containers.
- Formwork can be made from a plastic jar from yogurt or sour cream. Formwork is needed so that there is no curvature of the wall walls. Consider the distance to the walls, it must be 0.5-1 cm.
- After that, glue the figure for the bottom of the tank. It is necessary so that the figure does not pop up in the fill process. Clamp can be used with a glue gun.
- Lubricate the shape and shape of the oil. So the product will be easier to remove.
- When the capacity is ready, proceed to mixing components: silicone, catalyst and hardener. Please note that the material is quickly thick. Pour into the container and cover the paper sheet so as not to get garbage and dust. Now we are waiting for 10-24 hours before full of frozen.
- At the end, we take out the forms from the tank and separate the formwork. When first use, the form must be washed.
Quickly and simply can make a shape of a tree.
- Take a wooden box of small size.
- Now we need to make partitions. It is necessary to purchase plastic sheets (they can be found in the stationery store). First, the sheet will need to be divided into segments, then cut and connect together.
- All internal surface will cross the scotch so that the soap is easy to get.
- Fill inside the finished mixture and insert the partitions, slightly pressed.
- Hide the whole box in the package, it will prevent garbage from entering. Leave everything until complete drying.
- After the soap hardened, we remove the partition and get soap. All pieces should work out the same.
Molds for soap can be done not only of silicone and wood, but also from plastic bottles, and to create a multi-layer soap, use 2-3 bottles of different sizes.
Supports such components:
- Plastic bottles of different sizes;
- plasticine;
- A solid flat product that can serve as a stand.
Step-by-step creation of a molds is as follows.
- Warm plasticine over the stand. The thickness of the plasticine should be at least 0.5 centimeters.
- Prepare cylinders from plastic bottles. First, install a cylinder with a wide radius, and then inwardly mark the cylinder with a narrow radius.
- At first, the soap solution is poured into the gap between the cylinders. After drying the first part of the soap solution, the narrow cylinder is removed, and the second part of the soap is poured.
Thanks to this process, soap is obtained multilayer.
The mold for soap can be created with the help of sealant.
- Take the container and shutting it with polyethylene. Pour starch, add sealant, and starch again.
- Emboss Silicone "Dough". Do not forget to put on gloves. Act quickly to do not open the dough.
- Choose a figure, with which you will make a form for soap.
- Insert the shape in the middle of the dough and wait full drying.
- Remove the shape from the finished form.
- To speed up the frost process, put the form in a cold place. For example, put in the freezer for a few minutes, and then immediately send under hot water from the tap. Soap instantly "departs" from the form.
Useful advice
Creating molds for soap is always interesting and exciting, like any creativity with your own hands. Specialists allocate a number of additional recommendations for those who are just starting to master the basics of this science.
- For the design of soap, it is necessary to purchase not only the shape, but also a soap base, dyes, aromatic and cosmetic oils. When choosing dyes, give preference to food.
- To fill the soap base in complex forms with great detail, use wooden spanks that will help evenly distribute soap over the entire surface.
- So that the molds are not out of order, before use, weal them with baking paper. Do not use the paper sheets for the printer, they stick to the soap.
- Refuse the use of metal forms. Some components of the soap base react with the metal, which leads to corrosion.
- Be sure to ask the certificate when buying a mold for soap in the store. If the goods are not certified, do not take it.
Such products can be made of chemical compounds that are able to harm your health.
About how to make a mold for soap, look in video video.