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(6) Pour until your flat mold is completely full, let dry until a skin forms, cover, and let
sit. Cover to keep the cat from walking in the mix, dog hair from getting into it, and kids
from poking it with curious fingers.
Let cool for 12 to 24 hours, turning or not, when it will be ready to cut. If you cut
too soon it will be too soft and the cut edges will reform. If you wait too long the soap
will become hard and brittle and cutting it will fracture and split it rather than leave an
even, clean cut.
(7) This mold has a honeycomb-like hexagon design on the bottom and can be cut to en-
hance that effect.
(8) When the soap mix is in this stage it is a malleable substance, and molding and
shaping by hand is possible. This can be an opportunity for extreme creative expres-
sion—the art of soap sculpture may take a front seat in what you sell.
