Nicole Large Soap Molds Rectangle Silicone Liner for 18 Bar Mold with Wooden Box and Lid DIY Handmade Soap Making Tools

Finally tried this mold after about 2 1/2 years. It makes the cutest little loaves of soap. Perfect for my experiment batches. My recipe was about 25 oz, just enough to do a little bit of a textured top and still have enough room to slide the lid closed. It made 6- 1 inch bars of soap. I sanded it a bit because there were some small splinters. Not as sturdy as some of my more expensive molds but it works just fine. May buy a couple more!

Today, I finally unboxed my 4 Nicole soap molds I bought about 3 weeks ago. I received them about 5 days ago. Upon inspection they are fantastic. That is the reason for my 5 star rating. They seem to be well made with dove tailed ends and on the smaller 1 pound loaf mold it has 1 hole in the bottom to help extract the insert after the soap has hardened. The liner is really nice. It is thick but flimsy enough to be able to peel back from the soap. The top is a sliding top which is nice to help preserve heat but protect from anything that might be flying around in the house. But if you're a soap maker you know you should completely cover that box with lots of towels to allow it to slowly cool to prevent cracks from forming in the top of the soap.Aaaaand back to the molds...The wait is worth it...The packages have to go through customs but they're packaged well and they have some super strong tape.This afternoon I plan to make several batches of soap and will update on the quality, soap removal and how well the boxes held up against being moved around and the batch holding up to being poured in the molds.**UPDATE** 3 days later...The molds are fabulous. They did very well and the crisp edges to the soap are what I was looking for. Just know...if you have a super thick soap base you will need to tamp the molds down on a sturdy hard surface to help release air bubbles. I did it still with my thinner soap base and I didnt have issues.

I would like to emphasize that I am giving this five stars because, for its price point, it's really nice. It's not fair to compare this to a handmade, durable, expensive upgrade. This is for beginners, for people on a budget. The wood isn't very thick and has some rough edges, the silicone is very thin, but that's not a bad thing, it doesn't feel like it will rip or anything. The top can be slightly tricky to put on but it does it's job.As a beginner loaf soap mold, this is really good. I primarily use it to make smaller test batches and may even buy a few more! Don't judge something made on the cheap for not being as good as the 50+ dollar version.

This soap mold is great and I was able to cut my soap into two loaves which rendered a total of 18 - 1” bars of soap. It’s very sturdy and I love that it comes with the box and lid for cover. However, it would make cleanup a tad bit easier if the lid was one that you put on from the top instead of sliding on from the side. The grooves that the lid slide into oftentimes get soap in it and that adds an extra step to the cleanup process. Nevertheless, I have purchased two of these slab molds along with a loaf mold from Nicole and will probably order more in the future. Thanks Nicole for making great quality merchandise.

When I purchased, I read all the reviews and questions/answers. The owner stated in an answer that it holds about 6 lbs of soap. I used for first time, made 96 ounces (6 lbs) and ended up using another mold to hold the overflow. This mold (9.3in x 6.2in x 2.6 in or 23.7cmx15.9cmx6.6cm) will only hold 60 ounces, the other mold held the remaining 36 ounces. That being said, I will adjust my recipe in the future. The mold itself is OK - the box is a little thin and could use a lite sanding, the liner is thicker than I thought and worked nicely! I do use sodium lactate so the unmolding was easy. The holds in bottom of mold made it easy to get the liner out and the liner was easy to get soap out. I would recommend but hope the description gets changed to reflect actual amount of soap that this can hold.

Love this mold! It allows a full gel phase. It holds about 16-18 oz of oils - depends on if you want a higher top or not. I use about 16oz when I want to slide it shut for gel phase, I also cover with a towel to help it along a little.Overall this is a really great starter mold. I get about 7 2.5 - 3 oz soaps out of it. Def recommend! Oh, i guess the only down side is just treat it nice! I'm not sure how resilient the wood case is but its been doing fine for me and i have made 5 batches of soap in it so far for my aspiring small soap business.P.s. use a bit of sodium lactate to help it release from the mold even easier.