Firefly Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 (edited) Hello,I made a soap last night that is CP and put it in the fridge, it got pretty thick when I put it in the mold. This morning I took it out and pulled off one end so I could see it. The bars are not as high as I'd like and are a bit bumpy on top.So I've never poured M&P on top of CP soap before (well I did it once but it was soap that was rebatched).The soap is cold so I know I have to bring it to room temperature first but do I have to wait until the soap has fully cured before adding the MP on top or can I do it before it's cured? Also will the MP adhere to the CP well? Edited September 7, 2009 by Firefly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyZB Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I honestly have no clue since I just got into soapmaking but since M&P is ready to use once it's hard I'm wondering if you may have to wait until the CP is cured because if you pour M&P over it...it may not get enough air flow to cure properly. Good to know though. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndulgentCreations Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I just tried this for the 1st time last week. Had a men's soap that I used neon red for a swirl, needless to say it ended up a beautiful pink swirl. I made black M&P to zig zag over the top...it didn't want to stick. So next round I spritzed alcohol over the CP and it seems to be sticking so far. Might want to give that a shot and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I would guess that you'd want to fully cure the CP because it shrinks as it cures and the water evaporates. I would think that the M&P would pop off when it shrank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billie Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Could you just make a little more CP pour and force gell in oven to get it to stick. Just thinking out loud here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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