icecold Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 How do you all line your pvc pipes for CP soap? I have tried not lining them and had a very hard time getting the soap out. I have also used thin flexible cutting boards with some success but not completely satisfied with the outcome of the soap with lines and sometimes hard to get the soap out as the soap would leak behing the cutting board onto the pipe. Then I tried lining the cutting board lined pvc pipe with freezer paper and that works but there has to be an easier way. I did come across plastic bags that you put inside the length of the tube but they are hard to fill. I feel I have tried it all. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I've never done this, so don't hold me to it, but I've heard that a lot will lightly grease the inside of the pipe with vegetable oil, and when time comes to take it out, if it doesn't pop right out to put it in the refrigerator for a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I've tried lining and not lining. Craft foam, freezer paper, you name it.The best, and easiest, was just to stick the mold into the freezer for a while. I've stuck it in overnight then let it sit on the counter for 15-30 minutes. THe log shrinks in the freezer a bit - enough to break the vacuum - then the condensation from thawing releases it the rest of the way. Watch out that it doesn't become a cannon when you least expect it =)A soup can as a pusher works to break the seal if yours is particularly stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovelyLathers Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I have tried all types of liners as TallTayl has also. I do the freezer also which works the best. If you oil the mold the oil will go through saponification just as the oils in your soap does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I too have tried to line and used vaseline, the freezer works best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrinningGoblin Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 (edited) Google "reusable cookie sheet liner". I bought a couple from a kitchen supply place here for $4 each that are made of teflon. They are pretty rigid compared to plastic or paper liners and once cut to size they can be inserted into the PVC pipe and hold their shape without any real help from me. The have worked for me for a while now with no issues, and are much easier than trying to get them out without liners. The soap just slides out and the liner peels off easily, though sometimes I have to still refrigerate the soap to make it a little more rigid before peeling off the liner if it is a sticky formula. Edited November 20, 2012 by GrinningGoblin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbuddy Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I use sodium lactate, then freeze it. They come right out without lining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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