How to Make a Soap Mold

When you make soap, a soap mold is required. It is possible to buy soap molds at craft stores, but it's often easier to use common items to make your own soap mold. Use candy-making dishes to make decorative soaps or make round and square soap molds yourself. Make these soap molds in a matter of minutes.

Things You'll Need

• 1 2- or 3-inch PVC pipe cut 2 feet in length
• 2 PVC end caps
• PVC cement
• 1 3/4-inch plywood piece cut to 5-by-16-1/2 inches
• 2 3/4- inch plywood pieces cut to 3-1/3-by-15 inches
• 2 3/4-inch plywood pieces cut to 3-1/3-by-7 inches
• 4 3-penny nails
• 4 2-inch hinges
• 2 small hook-and-eye locks

Instructions

Make a Round Soap Mold

1. Clean the PVC pipe with warm water. Dry the pipe thoroughly.

2. Place one end cap on the end of your PVC pipe.

3. Apply PVC cement to seal the cap onto the pipe.

4. Stand the pipe up and prop it up with something so it is vertical and it does not fall over.

5. Pour the soap into the pipe. Place the remaining end cap on the open end of the pipe. Once the soap sets you have a log of round soap.

Make a Rectangular Soap Mold

1. Build the rectangle with the two 15-inch pieces of plywood as the sides and two 7-inch pieces of plywood as the ends.

2. Lay the 16-1/2-inch plywood on top of the frame. Secure the end pieces to the bottom using the nails.

3. Attach hinges to the bottom. Put two on each side and attach the side to the bottom using the hinges.

4. Screw one side of the lock onto the end of the box. Attach the other side to the side of the box in order to lock the sides in place. Repeat the process on the other side and end of the box.

5. Line the box with wax paper before you add the soap.

Resources

• Find out about the care of soap molds.