Thriftism

Hello & Welcome Fellow Soap Enthusiasts - In this series, I will detail my efforts to create a new loaf style soap mold to replace our existing first model that is beginning to break down under use. This second version is a new, hopefully innovative design that I have yet to see on the soap mold market. The idea stems from a street fair vendor who was selling soap disks/circles made by using PVC pipe as the mold. PVC is an excellent material for use in a soap mold as it demonstrates a strong chemical resistance, maintains shape more rigidly than most common silicone molds, and has a relatively non-stick finish/surface. PVC is heavily limited by the forms available to everyday consumers, most commonly seen as drain pipe. This is fine if you like round disks of soap but I prefer bars so I need a loaf shaped mold and last time I checked they don't make square PVC pipe :(. While doing some work on my house, furring in a window for trim, I was introduced to PVC vinyl boards usua...