smittenheart Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I tried to texture my soap last night..left the top off of my wooden mold in all of its soapy glory let it set up and do its thang!then this morning I went to check on it..and cracks a bound!! but the texture is still there..weird!its about 60 degrees in the house..I am guessing I am destined NOT to have textured tops..that or have textured tops with cracks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousBoutique Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 what kind of FO was it? Some FO's will overheat the soap no matter WHAT you do. Gardenia cracks for me no matter what I do, so I only use it in milled soaps now. I tried setting my wood mold in my 40* laundry room this winter, it still cracked. it sucks, to say the least, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smittenheart Posted April 2, 2010 Author Share Posted April 2, 2010 mocha f/o .. at least the textured top stayed...The crack on the other hand makes me sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Sometimes the crack can be repaired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smittenheart Posted April 2, 2010 Author Share Posted April 2, 2010 I tried pushing it back together..no go! it was set up and too hard ..but it smells delish!!maybe Ill sprinkle some mica on it and make it sparkly..sparkles can fix everything,right?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Cut it anyway. Call it "Some mornings even Mocha can't fix" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph in tx Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Cut it anyway. Call it "Some mornings even Mocha can't fix" ?That sounds good!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 (edited) It sounds like it overheated. Wood molds really hold the heat in. DH once made me a mold using oak even thought I asked for it to be made with pine. Oak is too dense and this mold held the heat in to where every batch overheated regardless of what I did. If it really bothers you, just trim the tops. Or leave it and the cracks can be part of the texture and look. Edited April 2, 2010 by Meridith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 The glitter or mica sounds perfect, so does that name. Good save. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country Magic Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Use the cracks as added interest! Sometimes the soaps we don't plan turn out to be great esp after they are cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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