r/soapmaking • u/Best_Benefit_3593 • 5d ago

How long should hot process sit for mp soap?

I am making hot process for melt and pour soap. I know curing cold process for 4-6 produces a better bar, does hot process for melt and pour purposes need something similar?

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u/Camie-Gee 5d ago

Hi. I believe you're planning to make your own melt & pour soap from scratch and are asking about its cure time. Is that right?

I haven't made M&P, but there are recipes for this on YouTube. "Mrs. Soap & Clay" has one on her channel.

Please let us know what you find out. 😀

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u/Best_Benefit_3593 5d ago

Yes that's correct. I'll watch some videos, tomorrow I'll try making it.

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u/Gullible-Pilot-3994 1d ago

I have let my homemade m&p sit for 6+ weeks. I used straight ethanol as my alcohol component and it was pretty stinky. 😂 I think if I’d have used a different alcohol (like Everclear), it would’ve been better.

I used Mrs. Soap & Clay’s recipe, but used Palm kernel rather than coconut.

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u/TruthOdd6164 5d ago

MP? I’m not sure what that means? Melt and pour?

I can use mine the very next day as soon as they are ready to be unmolded but a couple weeks usually makes them much more firm. But mine aren’t melt and pour they are sodium hydroxide bars, so they have to complete saponification (which they do very rapidly). Now, my understanding of melt and pour is that there is no further saponification so they should be ready as soon as they are unmolded too and hot process vs cold process wouldn’t really matter but again the more water that evaporates out the better. Chemically ready ≠ ideal soap.

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u/Best_Benefit_3593 3d ago

Yes melt and pour. The recipe I follow says she lets it cure for 5 weeks but I don't know how necessary that is.