Soap Dish Silicone Mould | 14x11.5x3.5cm - Resin Soap Tray

Overview

Cast a slatted soap dish at home in resin, plaster or cement. A rectangular dish with raised slats across the base, so water drains off the bar instead of sitting under it. Flexible silicone peels straight back off the set piece, so nothing needs lining, greasing or prising out, and the tray washes down ready for the next pour.

Specifications

Creative Uses and Project Ideas

Perfect for:

• Slatted soap dishes cast in resin, cement or jesmonite
• Draining trays for the bathroom and kitchen sink
• Gift sets pairing a handmade bar with its own dish
• Trinket and ring trays with dried flowers set into the base

Compatibility

Works with: epoxy resin, plaster of Paris, cement, concrete and jesmonite.

Pairs well with: melt and pour soap bases, soap fragrance oils, cosmetic colours and micas, and a spray bottle of rubbing alcohol for popping surface bubbles.

Not suitable for: food use, since no food grade rating is stated for this mould. Not for oven baking or direct flame. No temperature range is published for it either, so pour at the lowest workable temperature your material allows.

How to Use

1. Pour your melted base or mixed batter into the middle of each cavity and let it spread out to the corners.
2. Spritz the surface with rubbing alcohol to pop bubbles, or tap the board for resin and cement.
3. Leave it strictly alone to set. Melt and pour firms in 40 to 60 minutes; cold process and resin need far longer.
4. Release by pushing the base of each cavity upward and peeling the silicone back, not by pulling the bar.
5. Wrap finished soap promptly, since melt and pour draws moisture from the air and beads if left open.

Before You Buy

• Sold as the silicone mould only. Resin, cement, soap and pigment are not included.
• No food grade rating and no temperature range are stated for this mould, so keep it to craft casting rather than food.
• The size given is the mould, so the finished piece sits slightly inside those figures.
• Deep cavities take longer to set all the way through. Releasing early is the main cause of a torn edge.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What size dish does this mould cast?

The mould measures 14 x 11.5 x 3.5 cm, so the finished dish comes out just inside that, which fits a standard 100 g bar with room around it.

How is this different from the soap bar moulds in this range, which cast the soap rather than the dish it rests on?

A rectangular dish with raised slats across the base, so water drains off the bar instead of sitting under it. Both release the same way and take the same materials, so the choice is about the bar you want to end up with.

Can I use it for cold process soap and resin too?

Yes. Flexible silicone takes melt and pour base, cold process batter, bath bomb mix, candle wax, resin and plaster. No food grade rating is stated for it, so keep it to craft casting rather than anything edible.