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Sunday Night Spotlight: Silicone Tool Set

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As every soaper knows, an intense soaping session requires intense tools, and this silicone tool set is up for the challenge. After years of soaping with lower quality tools that always seemed to break, I created these super durable and easy to clean silicone tools that can withstand temperatures between -40 to 446°F. They’re ideal for cold process or hot process soaping, as well as any other project you can throw at them.

The tool set includes (from left to right) a Square Silicone Spoon, Easy Grip Ladle, Spatula and a Round Spoon. You can buy each tool individually, but buying them as a set is a better value (a.k.a. more cash for more soapy supplies!).

The tools are ubiquitous in the Soap Queen Lab — they’re part of every soaping project. They’re great for mixing, but each tool also has their own specialized soaping use. Use the Spatula or Square Silicone Spoon for any pour-over techniques when you’re trying to achieve perfect unbroken soapy layers. For example, they were instrumental for achieving the clean lines in the Smoky Bay tutorial. The Silicone Spoon and Ladle are great for spoon plop techniques, such as the Busy Beeswax tutorial.

Top: Use the tools to achieve perfect layers in the Smoky Bay Cold Process tutorial.
Bottom: Give your soap some character with the spoon plop technique pictured here in the Busy Beeswax tutorial.

The tools measure 12″ in length, and they’re a fun bright green color (made specifically for Bramble Berry) that makes them easy to find. Keep in mind that although they’re durable and approved for temperatures higher than 200 degrees, handwashing them in the sink with simple soap and water will help them last a lifetime.

 I’d love to know what sort of soapy tools you’d like me to create next. Be as descriptive as possible – and know that the sky is the limit. One lucky blog commenter will win a set of these soaping tools for sharing your great idea. Ready, set … comment!

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283 Comments

  1. I purchased your new silicone set and LOVE them!!! I use a rubber maid pitcher to mix my lye and wrote lye on it but i would love to have something specifically made for when i measure the lye perhaps a cup love a cup that says lye etched in it. i use a permanent marker but that is already rubbing off and I would be afraid for my kids to grab it. I try to keep all my soaping materials the same color so my kids know to stay away.

    • Hi Stephanie!

      I’m so glad you’re loving the Silicone Set! Having tools that read lye on them is a great idea! Thanks for the suggestion 🙂

      -Amanda with Bramble Berry

  2. Here’s a “tool” that would really help make life more predictable: One date – like the 1st of each month, or the 1st date after a weekend, if the 1st falls on a Saturday or Sunday – when everyone can count on the new monthly web specials.
    I always know when to expect that from HSCG – to list the monthly specials on that date – as well as my Library, and a variety of other places.
    The monthly web special date of their “coming out” are always so unpredictable. Today is the 6th and the Jan specials are still up. I never know if they are still “legal/kosher” to use, even though it’s no longer January, or when the current month web specials will appear.
    I try to put in one big order a month (saves on shipping) and I like to see if the specials have anything I need….sometimes they remind me that I do need some other stuff. Other times its a great way to try a new fragrance at a discount, when I normally would not try it because of the cost. Sometimes I just can’t wait, as I have run out of something…should I wait one more day in case they come out tomorrow? Or will it be another 3-4 more days – in that case I can’t wait.
    Thanks for hearing my suggestion.

  3. Love this set! And would love more tools for designs in the soap…. Hanger tools and that kind of thing.

  4. I would love to see dividers sized for your silicone soap mold liners and spatula that are really flexible like the 2 piece ones for cake decorating. My next order this month will be the curved 4 compartment molds to make salt bars getting 3, mini mixer, silicone liners 2 for the larger loaf and your latest soaping book plus all supplies needed to make mineral makeup. Then my next purchase will be your vertical mold and beveler and supplies. Can’t say enough about the great customer service when I have questions. Thank you Thank you….

    • Hi Barb!

      You’re so welcome, we are always happy to help! Thank you so much for your great suggestions!

      -Amanda with Bramble Berry

  5. I would love a Beveler/plainer tool. I know BB caries a Beveler, but a combo tool where I can plain the top of a rough soap and then bevel it if needed would be awesome! (I would probably use the plainer part more than the belveler, but it would be nice to have both). I have read about some adjustable ones and have seen a beautiful adjustable wooden one, I just haven’t found where to purchase it.

  7. Hello BB Crew!!

    Wonderful set you have put together there!!

    Two things I would love to see……ok maybe three….

    1. a small set of silicone covered skewers so that they can be used over and over, instead of buying wooden ones and throwing away…….

    2. Sets of thin acrylic dividers for various lengths of molds to be able to do mantra swirls…..thin enough, yet still sturdy and able to stay straight….perhaps with the feet on the ends so they can be set on the edge of the mold without needing a second pair of hands to keep them straight up and down while pouring.

    3. a dowel size silicone lined tool thick enough to be able to do a decent hanger swirl! sometimes a wire hanger is just not quite thick enough!!

    Thanks!

    Tricia
    Scentability

  8. Wouldn’t it be cool if soap molds for CP came with their own insulated cozy! They would use less room than blankets and towels, Since space is always an issue at least for me it is. Of course there would need to be said “peek hole”!

  9. I would like measuring cups from made from a heavy duty plastic (glass too heavy, especially if you’re pouring 2 at the same time!) ranging in size from 4 cups to 8? 10? 12? cups.
    Could you make measuring spoons out of silicone? They’d be easier to clean than the plastic ones I now use for colors. A set on a ring would be cool, to keep them together and designate them as my soap spoons. Like 5 teaspoons, 3 tablespoons and some of those itty bitty spoons (for powdered color).

  10. There are so many things that I can suggest however to keep it open to a wide range of soap makers I will suggest a mini-frother with interchangeable whisks to mix colors or soap batter when poured into bottles or pouring cups. Therefore, the mixing part needs to be long at lest 8 inches or more. It can be a whisk or blender or both. If this could be done on batteries that would be an extra bonus. In fact, parts can be ordered separately to fit. Some people may want just the beater while others want the whisk and they may want 10 for various colors without having to clean between uses.

  11. Would love to win these silicone tools! And I would love to see something to help with the mess that is micas… so powdery they just poof all over everything. But I love them, even if they are flaky and poofy. 🙂

  12. These silicone tools would be an awesome addition to my soaping tools. Plus, green is one of my favorite colors!

    There are two products that I would love to see BB create and carry. One would be curing trays that can be stacked on top of each other. The other would be a cutter for M&P soaps similar to the multi-bar cutter for MP, but with an actual blade not wires. Mitre boxes don’t seem to do the trick when trying to achieve a straight cut.

    Lastly, I’m new to making CP soaps…what is the purpose/benefit of an over-the-spoon pour?

    Thanks so much AnneMarie and good luck to everyone!!!!

  13. How about very small spatulas to with a that are flexible silicone to scrape and stir colorants? I sometimes use very small amounts and I like to use a spatula to integrate my colorant into the water or oil + scrape all colorant out of the bowl,container into my batch.

  14. My silicone spatulas are used in all my soaping and lotion/body butter projects, unfortunately they are coming apart from so much use. Need new ones fast and would love to win this set. I would like BB to carry some sort of dividers that fit into wood molds in order to make different designs in my mold without having to rely on cardboard. Both vertical and horizontal dividers would be great. In addition, I would love a jeans mold to use with my indigo powder.

  15. I don’t know if anyone mentioned this yet or not, but I would love a soap mold with plastic inserts for making the mantra and Taiwan swirl. Or maybe just inserts that would fit into a mold you already sell. It seems like it would be much neater and easier than using the cardboard I do now. Thanks, Jill

  17. Great ideas! I would like to see BB offer a silicon whisk, some small mixing bowls for mixing pigments-either silicon or not, and perhaps some small sponges for cleaning excess soap off of molds prior to subsequent pours. Keep up the great work, I love your work ethic and I think that you are a great business model to follow, kudos!

  18. I’d love to see some piping tools and maybe some cups for mixing powders or even a better wisk for mixing them.

  19. I would love to have a new way of mixing colorants in my soaps.
    I use mostly powdered colors and sometimes the powders don’t mix all the way and i am left with ‘not’ perfect looking color blends.
    Can you think of a way to make mixing colors easier?

  21. I’d like to see some kind of silicone tool for to use for a hanger swirl and perhaps some silicone whisks. Would love to have these too, though! 🙂

  23. Your website is amazing! I am a beginner about to start making my own soap and have been doing research on your website. This set of tools look amazing! It would be nice to incorporate them into a ‘beginner’s kit’ of some sort that include essential tools. I am looking forward to my soap making days. Thank you for so much information and ideas!

  24. I would love to see lip balm containers in the shape of candy wrappers.
    They would be PERFECT for brightly coloured candy flavoured lip balm!
    I know it’s not really soapy, but it would make an excellent addition to your lip balm range.

  25. I’m new to soap making- but would love to see a great cutter. The knives I’ve used don’t seem to be sharp enough for an even edge when cutting…
    Thank you for making this tool set available!

  27. I think small measuring cups with spouts and small spatulas would be perfect for mixing colors!

  28. I would love a fragrance injector! Say you were so focused on a swirl technique and the right trace that you totally forgot to add fragrance……you could fill the injector will EO/FO and inject into the batch(maybe even in more than one spot to get it all over.

  29. I would love a set of containers for mixing smaller batches of soap with colors. They would need to be deep enough for stick blending and have a spout to allow for easy pouring into a mold. If they could be made with either a handle or gripping area on the other side they would be perfect!

  31. I like the thought of maybe a silicone stick that you can reuse instead of skewers (or in my case chopsticks) that have to be thrown away…It also eliminates wasting. It would be great for those that still line their molds because the silicone will have less ability to puncture the paper.

    silicone dividers maybe for mantra swirls would be cool too……or a piece set where you can organize silicone slices in your mold for an abstract styled soap

  32. Hello Brambleberry-

    I love to do layers and designs with my soap so sometimes I have multiple colors in pouring bowls (ie a bowl with a spout or lip) and then need to move some to a squirt bottle for more detail. I find that moving from one container to another sometimes “stimulates” the soap a little and makes it thicker…and I can’t get my spatula in there to clean out the last bits of soap from those squirter bottles.

    SO…how about a pouring bowl that has some twist on/snap on accessories like a detail tip for lines and a fluted tip for piping. I envision a screw on top of about 3 inches, with the port for interchangeable tips offset to one side. maybe you could even make the bowl kind of an accordion style so you could even squeeze it!

    Now I would not have to move my soap from one container to another, and it would be a breeze to open it up and scrape out the last bits of my precious soap batter! yay!

  33. Love these silicone tools! I don’t have all of them, but I quickly learned from soaping that 100% silicone is the way to go! Just have two suggestions. One, lets do something other than lime green! Maybe a swirl or tie dye, or black? And.. I’d like the set that has the option to self clean. That’d be great! O! Kinda out there, but a multi spout, partitioned measuring cup that a single person could use to pour two or three different colors at once! If we had two, we could pour 4-6 different colors instead of constantly switching back and forth.

  34. I would like to see a swirl tool (page 182 in Soap Crafting) made from silicone. Maybe a set of them to fit the 2,5, and 10″ silicone molds. Or maybe one that is adjustable for any size mold. The wooden
    dowels sometimes break and can’t be reused.

  35. As a home cold process soaper I make soap on my stove top under the fan. I would love it if you could make lye in some pre-measured packages that would dissolve in the water without adding any nasty chemicals to the solution and without affecting the quality of the soap. That way there would be no possibility of having stray lye particles around to clean up or worry about. The packages could come in 1/4 oz, 1/2 oz, 1 oz, 5 oz and 10 oz dissolvable packages.

  36. I had a hard time finding something that will add character to the soap. I’m talking about the nice pattern. I will be happy to have a slab mold with silicone patterned liner that I can lay down on bottom of the mold – this way the soap will have beautiful design. The liners can vary (so many ideas), so each soap will be different. Here is the example of my recent soap, so you will get better idea what I’m talking about https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151950719109457&set=pb.159668949456.-2207520000.1390232521.&type=3&theater
    The liner design should be narrow, so the raw soap will not leak under the dividers when immersed.
    If you would invent something like that I’m sure army of soapers would be sooo happy. Including me 🙂

  37. I’d love a set reusable dividers for log molds. Something that would divide the mold lengthwise to facilitate making mantra and taiwan swirls. It would need to be really sturdy, it’s so frustrating when colors seep through into other sections. I think that it should also be adjustable so that you can split the mold in half, in thirds, in quarters, etc. I know that you can use cardboard to do this, but it takes too much time to cut it, I never cut it to the right size and then when I pour my soap the colors get messed up. If I had a reusable divider set, I would make so many swirls. And they would be perfect every time.

  38. I would like a smaller spoon to go with the set for when I do the spoon plop technique for my camo soap. The tools look great. I hope I win a set!

  39. I would love a set of 1 tablespoon to 1/4 cup measuring tools, made from stainless steel, and shaped like shot glasses in different sizes. These would be perfect for weighing out and mixing small ingredient amounts and mixing colours since the pigments don’t stick to stainless much.
    Also, something I think would be amazing, is a program for people to use for making labels. Something where you can input your paper size, label size,ingredient list, and company information, and it formats the page for you. I know there are programs for existing label shapes etc, but many of us use full sheet label paper, and it would be awesome to have the option to format and save your custome sized labels, with cut lines to ensure maximum use of your paper space and neat cutting. Plus a soap labelling program could include an INCI dictionary as well as regular spell checker!

  41. I got nothin’. But I bet if I had these better tools to work with I’d be super inspired. 😛

  42. Hello again!
    I wanted to add something I would absolutely invest in. A more affordable bath bomb maker in the $200-$300 range. Maybe a scaled down version of the one you currently offer for those of us small time soapers whose business cannot justify the higher price. Please consider. Thank you, Bramble Berry! 🙂

  43. I’d like a tool something like a giant hair pick, 12-15 parallel teeth about 1/2″ apart. I’d use it to drag thru the soap, make perfect lines for swirl designs. Of course a brilliant color that identifies it as only a soap tool would be a plus. Thanks for your innovations!

  44. I bought the set and one extra spatula one and I do t really like them. They are too hard of plastic at the ends which make scraping the pots hard. I guess I should have just bought the one for mixing the lye. The silicone end ones that Walmart sells have a plastic handle and they would bend over a couple of months from the lye, but they are much better at scraping the bowls and pots. So a tool that I would love is a softer tipped spatula with the heavy duty handle.

    * don’t need to be entered to win these, just wanted to give my tool recommendation.

  45. I would love a big sturdy whisk, maybe made of silicone. Flexible silicone pouring cups would be great too!

  46. Oooo I wish for several tools to help me…. First would be a much stronger, heavy duty mini-mixer. I love the one I have from Bramble Berry but it’s only strong enough to mix colorants. I wish it were strong enough to emulsify small batches of oil and waxes. I make a salve that has honey, wax and oil and it would be ideal for that application.

    A roll out rubber mat or sheet to protect my table from spills and drips would be nice. Yes I know that newspaper and freezer paper work well but something rubber or no slip would be better and something with math conversions and measurements printed on it would be awesome! Think about the mats you buy to roll out pie crust…

    Last but not least a tool with a long handle that I can get some leverage with to scoop out Coconut oil from the 5 gallon buckets. I currently use my largest metal kitchen spoon and it takes forever to break the oil up and scoop it out. I have arthritis in my hands and it is a challenge. I usually get my husband or son the dig the spoon in and break up chunks for me then I can easily lift them out. If I had a something like a long handled trowel or sturdy flat metal spatula that might work….

  47. Hi!
    I would love a set of these tools in a smaller size, exact same design. I have two of these and LOVE them, can’t see them ever wearing out with proper care.
    I would love to have the whole set.
    Thank You!

  48. I would love some of the measuring cups and your little containers that you use to mix your colors with a pouring spout.

  49. Bonnie (above) have you tried the crock pot for cooking cold process soap? I will have to look through to see if you have these already but I would like to see a 3D shoe mold (high heel) and a large syringe (maybe 100cc) that can handle cp/hp for measuring layers/fragrance /etc.

  50. Bonnie (above) have you tried the crock pot for cooking cold process soap? I will have to look through to see if you have these already but I would like to see a 3D shoe mold (high heel) and a large syringe (maybe 100cc) that can handle cp/hp for measuring layers/fragrance /etc.

  52. I’d like to see this wonderful silicone set available in different colors like lavender, fuchsia, periwinkle, etc. Another tool I think would come in handy is a washable, reusable swirling tool.

  53. I would love to have dividers for the loaf molds instead of using cardboard. This would make the Mantra swirl and others much faster if I don’t have to make a cardboard insert. Maybe 2 ends that have slots for plastic inserts. Thanks for everything you do.

  54. I love the idea of CPOP but my oven is too unpredictable and is usually too hot even though it was turned to the very lowest setting. It might be too impractical (i.e. too expensive) to manufacture a small oven specifically for CPOP but it would be worth looking into. Perhaps something as simple as a foam box with a heating element. If it is not “doable”, a blog post on alternative ways to achieve the effects of CPOP without using an actual oven would be fantastic.

  58. Could you maybe make it possible to connect the lye calculator on Bramble Berry with our accounts? I’d love to have an easy way to save the recipes I calculate and re-size. So often I use the calculator at work to get my numbers right, but when it comes time to soaping at home, sometimes I’d like to look them over or even see what I did after the soap is made. It would make soaping just a tiny bit easier, you know?

  59. Could you maybe make it possible to connect the lye calculator on Bramble Berry with our accounts? I’d love to have an easy way to save the recipes I calculate and re-size. So often I use the calculator at work to get my numbers right, but when it comes time to soaping at home, sometimes I’d like to look them over or even see what I did after the soap is made. It would make soaping just a tiny bit easier, you know?

  60. Also too inexperienced to suggest any other tools but would love to win these and learn to use them 🙂

  61. Also too inexperienced to suggest any other tools but would love to win these and learn to use them 🙂

  62. I would love a set of silicone whisks in small sizes up to large sizes that would be durable and could be used for a variety of projects. It would go perfectly with the silicone tools set, and a nice set of spatulas in a variety of sizes as well.

  63. OOO I think I am in love!! I am always going through spatulas and spoons when it comes to my soaping needs!!!!! HAPPY SOAPING

  64. Oops I forgot to mention a tool I’d love for you to design. Being so new, I’m not sure what all’s out there, but maybe a loaf mold that has an actual see through lid on it that we wouldn’t have to wrap a towel around it. Oh and the mold to maybe have some kind of lining or mold that we can put the soap in that won’t ruin the wood, but it’ll just easily pop out of the mold. Maybe the mold or lining should be silicone or something – easy to clean up as well. 🙂

  65. Hi, being from Louisiana. I would like Mardi Gras Soap Molds, something similar to Mardi Gras Mask, King Cake, etc. Great ideas posted already. Have fun soaping.

  67. I’m fixing to make my first ever batch of soap. Still buying a few tools I’ll need, but almost there!! So excited to start! Thanks for the opportunity! 🙂

  68. I’ve checked out those silicone tools and they look awesome! As for my ideal tool, that would be a combination beveler/planer at an affordable price, perhaps in a heavy-duty plastic. I hesitate to spend a lot of money on a wooden one because for some reason I don’t do too well with wooden things (ask my 2-pound loaf mold). I feel plastic would be a bit easier to clean up and keep looking nice =)

  69. I would LOVE these tools. I’m pretty new to soaping, but I’m getting the tools. I would love you to come up with some easy way to get the look of fondant mats. I love the look of the soaps made with the maps. But, the cutting and getting them to line up is next to impossible for me! Thanks

  72. I’ve been eyeing this set for months! I’d love to see Brambleberry offer a tool similar to a butter curler that’s designed for making m&p curls.

  73. A few times I have tried m&p threw a strainer to make
    A really cool effect but it gets too cold. So a strainer
    That stays warm enough to keep m&p flowing would be great!

  74. For mixing colorants & oil (using the mini stick blender that BB sells), my go-to containers are shot glasses. They’re a great size to mix small amounts of colorants, with high sides to prevent splashing. Other small containers have wide bottoms, and if I’m only making a little color, I end up chasing the pigment around a thin layer of oil.

    I would love to see a silicone version of a shot glass, maybe in a couple different sizes for different amounts. Nice deep containers that you can bang the mini blender against without worrying, “Am I creating tiny flaws in this glass that will eventually cause cracking and a horrible mess?”

  76. How about we add a little style to the safety goggles we have to wear! lol something I would be happy to put on!Kinda how the sunglasses have many different styles!
    Just a thought but I would love some nifty new tools!

    Thanks, time to get back to soaping!

  77. How about we add a little style to the safety goggles we have to wear! lol something I would be happy to put on!Kinda how the sunglasses have many different styles!
    Just a thought but I would love some nifty new tools!

  78. I give up if this doesn’t post this time. Ok, I would like small silicon bowls with smooth surface foe mixing and pouring colorants. Small stick blender for small soap batches. Small spoon for shaping cp soap tops and other end for swirling.

  79. Guess I try again, first time didn’t take. I would like small silicon bowls for mixing up colorant with spout to pour and very smooth surface so colorant doesn’t cling to it. Also, a small spoon for shaping the tops of cp soap. The other end can be used to swirl. Also, a stick blender for small batches of smooth like when doing embed. The stick blender is too big and the mini blender isn’t powerful enough.

  80. I don’t think too many would be interested, but I have been searching for various sized state of Texas molds. I know if Imhad some TX shaped soap it would sell quickly.

    • Yes! Having lived in Texas for 19 years, I can vouch that Texans go bananas over the shape of their state and will buy anything that features it. It’s just kind of expected that there will be a Texas-shaped version of everything (pasta, ashtrays, belt buckles … you name it). I’ve lived in other places since then, and have never seen an obsession quite like it.

  81. I would like little silicon bowls for mixing colorant. Also, a small spoon for pushing soap around like creating a top on cp soap. The other end could be used for swirling. Need a smaller stick blender (but bigger than the mini blender) for those small batches of soap esp great for doing up embed. The stick blender is just too big and over blends and the mini blender is not powerful enough.

  82. Please, please, I would give anything for a custom silicone soap mold liner! I have perfectly good loaf molds but my liners are very worn. Would love to see a custom silicone liner from Brambleberry!!

    Rachel

  83. I would like to see some sore of piping bag that is solid so that you don’t make a mess when you refill it, perhaps a solid container with a press

  84. These tools look amazing, I’m a newbie at soap making and would love these. I think any tools made from silicone that could be used for decorating soaps would be amazing!

  85. I love these tools, I am wondering just how long the handles are? I am a two handed soaper, Just the habit from cheesemaking from when you stir and cut curds one tool in each hand. I like a spoon like spatula with a long handle, the only one I can get my hands on is two pieces and it is a bear to clean. It really does not last long either so one I would like would need to be sturdy to last a long time, a tool I can count on. I like to take a day of soapmaking sometimes 5-6 batches so if it is sturdy and is not a problem to clean that would be perfect.
    And I would love to win a set of these tools. The use only for soap making is a cute idea but if they are that good they will be good for other things too. Perhaps it might be good to have a second color available. ML

  86. Thanks Anne-Marie for making so many quality products for soaping. There are already so many good suggestions, I can’t think of a new one.

    I love using silicone for my CP soaping projects. I too wanted something to replace the wire hanger for a hanger swirl. Imagine my delight when I found something at Home Depot. They are called Nite Ize Gear Ties and they come in several sizes and can be bent to whatever length you need for your soap mold.

    http://www.homedepot.com/p/Nite-Ize-Gear-Tie-Tube-Assortment-12-Pack-GTMP-11-A1/203628170#

  87. I would love to see an affordable cutter for melt and pour, maybe some kind of an attachment tool that you could measure out perfect embed placement in your loaf (but one that could be adjusted to different widths, somehow), and a snowflake column mold would be fantastic!

  88. I would love to have a LARGE, lye safe, plastic container with a pouring spout. Right now I use an emptied bucket from used oils. It needs to hold at least 96 ounces but not so deep that you have to reach down inside so far with the stick blender/spatula and end up with soap on your sleeve. It should have a sturdy handle too. Pouring from a bucket or pot just isn’t tidy or efficient. I have been dreaming about this container!

  89. I would love to have such amazingly well crafted tools, I am going to have to make some room in my budget if I don’t win these! 🙂

  90. Wow! You have created a perfect set to go with anybody’s creative imagination! It is on my To-Do/Goal list to create my own soaps this year! Good tools are a must!

  91. These would be great to have! I would love to see loaf dividers that make designs like mantra swirls easier. Cardboard is always available but I think some silicone dividers would be awesome. All of the products I’ve gotten from you have gone above and beyond my expectations. Thank you for offering a wonderful selection!

  92. Definitely I think a container to mix lye in would be wonderful. And good sized round cups like souffle cups (only bigger and flexible) to mix mica’s in.

  94. I would love to see a spaula that is beveled that would scrape all the soap out. I have a small one I purchased from Walmat. I would like to have a larger one. Also a tool that would help making curls easier than a potato peeler, I just can seem to get it to do the curls.
    Love all of Bramble Berry’s products.

  95. Wow! These tools are definitely something that I really want. The above suggestions are really good and I’d love all of them! ha! I would like to see a small (smaller than 1 cup size) pyrex measuring cup (with a nice pouring spout) to melt and pour small amounts of soap and oils. I always seem to have small amounts of left over oils and soaps that I like to melt and pour into very small molds. I hate to throw these bits and pieces out!

    Thank you so much for letting us give ideas to you! I learn so much from these blogs and all these happy soapers. I’d love to win these tools!

  96. I would love to see you create a hanger swirl tool specifically to fit you 5 lb log mold. I would also love to see a divider tool to fit a 5 lb mold that you could have 2 -3 dividers to creat mantra swirls etc.

  98. Wow! So many suggestions and such good ones, too! I love the idea someone posted of a winding grater. I haven’t done any rebatched soap yet (despite many mistakes and many opportunities) mainly because I don’t think I could handle the grating.

    And I also like the idea of a silicone tool for the hanger swirl.

    I’d also like to add my wish for 3lb silicone mold. I don’t know if that’s possible, but I really love your 10″ silicone mold. It is brilliant how it doesn’t bow because of the reinforcement. I’d like one that was just a little bit larger.

    Have you thought about offering storage materials, at all? I (have to) work in a very small space and my working space is always in conflict with my storage, it seems. A nice rack/cabinet/bin, but keeping them available for easy for storing fragrance oils would be lovely!

  99. i would like to see a fairly flexible silicone bowl with a small pour spout to pour lip balms into the tubes, and you can flip out the left over soilidified lip balm out of to make the clean up process a million times easier. Also a 100% stainless steel bowl for CP since all other bowls are just coated and when they wear out the soap reacts 🙁 . Finally an instant tiger stripe tool that does the swirl in one pass, kind of like hanger but with multiple equally spaced bars going up it. Oh! and dividers to make 2-4 perfectly straight effortless sections in the 5 and 2 lb molds

  100. I Would love some sort of rack or liner to hold tools or put tools down, that would be easy to clean up, while working on a project.

  101. I am a raw newbie, but I would like to see a complete set of tools to make all the cool dips and swirls, etc. in soap. Everything all packaged together in one easy to pick assortment. All long lasting and durable. I bet you could come up with all sorts of interesting shapes to make cool patterns.

  102. I would love a whisk all in one tool…a large whisk on one end and a smaller one on the other. Sounds crazy I know but the less tools, the better. Thank you!

  103. I would love for you to add a mini spatula to this set, small enough to get into little cups that I mix my colors in. The spatula I have for this (I have only found one) falls apart all the time, I would love to have one that is in one piece like these!!

    Love this set, can’t wait to get one to add to all of my Brambleberry stuff!!!

    Happy soaping everyone!!

  104. I would love for you to add a mini spatula to this set, small enough to get into little cups that I mix my colors in. The spatula I have for this (I have only found one) falls apart all the time, I would love to have one that is in one piece like these!!

    Love this set, can’t wait to get one to add to all of my Brambleberry stuff!!!

    Happy soaping everyone!!

  105. I don’t know if this would count as a “tool” per say, but for larger soap batches, I use like a 2 gallon “bucket” to mix everything in, and then it obviously goes from the bucket to the mold, but I think it’d be a great idea to make something like that with a spout!

  106. I’m always on the lookout for good silicone tools!

    I like the idea for the dividers Jenna suggested, but wonder if there’s away to keep the soap from mixing under the dividers.

  107. These tools look like they work fantastically! I am still new to soap-making and trying to get ideas about what would work best. 🙂

  108. I’ve been looking around recently for an alphabet and number stamp set that I can use instead of having to buy specific stamps and haven’t been able to find anything much (at least that ships internationally). It would be nice if you could offer something like that.

  109. I would love, love, love it , did I say love if you would make another wooden slab mold size with silicone liner and dividers. I really need one that will allow me to make soap bars that are
    3.5 x 2.5 x 1.125 also I would love to see some swirl technique tools.

  110. Almost all of the ideas I had have already been suggested (smaller spatulas, hanger swirl tool, etc.) The only idea I have left is a mixing bowl with a divider (or 2) with water tight lids. Then you could mix up your soap batter, slip in the dividers and the color 2 (maybe 4) equal size portions without having to pull out a bunch of other containers to mix in (and clean up). Then, remove the divider(s) for an ITPS or snap the lids on and pour one color at a time. I hope I’m explaining it right. I can see it clearly in my head. Lol. 🙂

  111. Hi:) I would love to see a tool that is a two or three pronged long fork like shape for swirling soap in the mold. The prongs would have to be at least 3 inches to reach the bottom of log molds. I think that would make for a neat swirl.

  112. I don’t have a microwave so I use a double boiler to make my melt and pour soaps. It would be nice to have a bowl with a pour spout that I could use as the top of my boiler. It would certainly make it easier to pour into smaller molds!

  113. One thing I would love to see made is a set of non latex gloves that are very pretty, all the other ones are latex and I’m deathly allergic. The other is something other than a coat hanger to do a hanger swirl with. I have to go look for them because all of our hangers are plastic or wooden. I love these spoons and whether winning them or purchasing them I gotta have them 🙂

  114. This set of tools looks so handy!

    I would love to see several sizes of containers specifically made to hold lye/lye water. I keep trying out new containers to hold my lye and they either don’t seem safe, don’t hold enough or are too big and I can’t get my spatula in to get all the lye without causing problems. Something like tempered glass or a stiffer silicone, in different sizes, such as up to 4 oz, up to 10 oz, up to 20 oz, etc.

    I’d also like to see a ladle with a pour spout, so you can direct the flow of soap more easily.

    A set of funnels, different sizes, but all with the same size spout, so you can predict what your soap will do with all of them.

    A metal or plastic skewer to use for decorated tops, so I don’t have to keep buying and throwing away the wood/bamboo skewers. I’ve seen metal skewers in stores, but they seemed too thick for what I wanted.

    A wire tool for getting swirls into the soap, like in the neon colors from the fall soap crafting club. I nearly killed myself trying to get a wire hangar bent and set up right!

    New sizes of measuring cups! I really haven’t seen anything bigger than 4 cups until you get to big mixing bowls that are like 4.5 quarts! Something like 6 or 10 cups would be really useful with a big batch of soap that you’re trying to divide up!

    It’s so cool that you ask for people’s opinion and then act on what you hear – I hope I can be so responsive to customers when I start selling!

  115. I am a new soaper and these tool would be awesome to add to my Arsenal. I’m always getting new things to use….. What better set of loveliness would there be than these. ♡☆♡☆♡☆

  116. A set of mixing cups for multiple color mixings with pour spouts. Silicone, glass or something non-reactionary to the ingredients.

  117. Those tools look terrific! I think your next tool should be a silicone or pyrex measuring cup that will hold 2 lbs of soap. It must have a pouring spout that is both wide enough and narrow enough to control the pouring.

    Thanks for a great site and a great blog!

  118. I would like a robot that cleans up my soap mess for me. I love the creating but I can get a little carried away at times. : ) It needs to be compact and dishwasher safe…oh and toddler safe too…Other than that I would like a unicorn shaped column mold (This request is totally serious) Thanks!

  119. I love all things Bramble Berry, I would really love to see a set of longer skinnier tools, to reach the insides of squeeze bottles, and such. I have such a hard time getting the last bits of soaps out of them!!
    Thank you guys for all of your hard work and encouragement!
    Holly

  120. Melt and Pour melting cups with a.) measurements printed inside so we know how much we have once it melts down and b.) a pouring spout for molds with small/narrow openings.

    Love the tools you’re showing too!

  121. A double ended spatula. On one end you have a regular size spatula and on the other one slightly smaller.
    Maybe even a silicone cutting mat with measurements for those who don’t want to invest in a soap cutter. It’d be ideal for cutting embeds. This way you have embeds the same size.

  122. I would love to see a design tool that you place in the bottom of the mold and then pour your batter in. Then you slowly pull this tool up out of the mold leaving behing the squiggles, or circles, or whatever, in the interior of the batter. (Picture something like the baskets for fries that gets dipped into the oil.) This item would be of a size to sit snug on the bottom of the mold with a handle at each short end for pulling it up.

  123. I would really like to see plastic divider sets for your molds for getting 3 or 4 perfectly straight rows of color that can be hanger swirled. I’d also like to see a non-stick, thin sheet of plastic for zebra stripes. 🙂

  125. I would love to see an affordable system designed that I can cut my own stamps for my soaps. Similar to an electronic scrapbooking cutter, but made to cut the thicker material easily like stamps for soaps. And the software that is easy to use to cut what you want. Then I could cut any design I wanted, and use it for my stamps. I think you can cut stamp type material with some of the cutters on the market, but I would just like something made just for this purpose with all the necessary supplies easily available.

  126. I love the bright different color of these silicone tools because they would be easily recognized in my kitchen as for soaping only.

    I would like to see a tool that I would call a “soap comb”. This would be “teeth” spaced about 1 inch apart that would be used to rake through poured soap batter to created swirls or peacock looking feathers. Right now I use scewers which I have jammed inside the sliced piece of corrugated cardboard. It only holds up a short time & then I must throw it away & make another one.

  127. I would love to win this set! I was planning on ordering one pretty soon.
    My dream tool would be a cleanup tool that cleaned all the dishes after my soapy good times! Also a Pyrex version of the plastic measuring cup with the pour spout would be awesome!

  130. I would love to see a plastic measuring cup,maybe 4 cup with a pour spout that had and adjustable flow, so you could get low in your mold with out it spilling over the top and you could deliver small amounts in particular areas., it would need a nice long spout. I suppose it would have some kind of cover thingy for the top or it would whoosh out everywhere. That would be awesome!

  131. 1) stainless steel with spout to mix lye solution reasonably priced for the hobbyist to enjoy too
    2) a container with spigot so I don’t have to use a funnel to put lotion in 8oz bottles. I usually make half gallon of lotion a week during the winter and over time I have learned not to waste my product but it would make it easier or if u know what I could use then plz let me know. Thx
    3) it’s true. These tools u have can’t be found anywhere. I pray I get them. Thanks A-M!

  132. Ah! I really want all those silicon tools!

    Here’s what I would like to have:

    1) A silicone hanger swirl tool that fits a 2lb mold.

    2)Silicone tools to make column swirls.

    3)A small dropper that holds between .5oz -2oz.

    : )

  133. These look perfect for mastering swirling and other coloring techniques. Silicone tools are also perfect for lotions, scrubs etc…

  136. I would love a pouring container with 2-3 different splits/compartments for easy pouring! Some designs need more than two hands to pour at thsame time, and if there were one container that could pour multiple colors at once I’d be in heaven. Maybe something that was designed specifically to fit the 2 or 5 pound wood molds? Thank you for the giveaway BTW!

  137. Guess you can’t really create a house elf that will help clean up after me when I’m finished soaping can you?

    I haven’t tried any of the swirling techniques that you’ve shown yet, but how about a contraption that would hold two measuring cups at the same time so you can pour two colours simultaneously. My left hand is usually about two steps behind my right, so something like that would help me pour more evenly.

  138. I love anything silicone. They are so versatile and easy to clean. I premix my colors, in small condiment cups and use the 4 inch mold a lot for testing oils, colors, and fragrances. All before making that large ‘debut’ loaf. I would love to find a set of MINIATURE silicone scraping tools. They would be great at about 8-10 inches long, come with a long mouthed spoon at the end, and another one that’s a spatula, and a square spoon all would be perfect!! Each head would range in length about 2-3 inches and about 1.5 ish inches in width. I don’t like to waste and silicone scrapes every last drop. I’ve tried plastic spoons and stir type sticks and they just don’t cut it.

  139. I would love it if these had “soap only” engraved on them so my family didn’t try to use them while cooking. Can’t tell you how many of my wooden soap spoons got mixed with food prep instead of soap prep. Anywone else have this problem?

  140. I would love to make or have made a set of round silicone tools in a variety of diameters for use during swirling. A ‘hanger’ type tool that you could bend to the precise size you need for each different mold you have for hanger swirls. Flexible enough to bend back and forth, yet skinny enough to create intricate swirl patters. The coat hangers work well, but wouldn’t it be great to have something that is durable. Also, a set of silicone sticks too that could replace my bags of skewers that only last so long would be wonderful. Different diameters that would each create a different swirling pattern.

  141. I would love a spatula that was just flexible enough to really scrape my soap bowl clean (I like to scrape all I can out of the bowl each and every time-less waste and easier clean up.) I have one like that(that used to be a kitchen tool and my husband is not happy I confiscated it.)I would also like a skewer made of this material that I could use over and over instead of having to buy and throw away wooden skewers. Also, something like an offset spatula might be very helpful for texture on top of soap. Just a few ideas.

  142. I would love to see some pots or pouring devices specially made for soap making.

    These tools look super handy.

  143. How about a reusable mold liner? That would be nice! Maybe one that is made out of silicone? Similar to silpats that are used to line cookie sheets?

  144. I would like for you to create a system for organizing your soap supplies. Some sort of a drawer system or shelf system that has a place for oils, color, molds, tools, additives, etc and other soaper tools. I would like it to have containers designed especially for each thing or made to hold the containers they come in. I would like it to be colorful, neat, organized and affordable. Now is that too much to ask for? LOL It would be really nice if it also contained a to-go box where you could just gather up the things that you are using right now or to go to a soap class or friend’s house to soap together. That is a tall order.

  145. I just starting to make soap and there are a lot to learn.
    I’d love to try to make my next soap with herbal infused oil, like ginger, and top with chamomile.

  146. I love the fact that these are silicone but are all one piece! The silicone spatulas I can find seem to be in two pieces-for cleaning. But I am making soap-it’s clean! Love the fact that they are easy to find and long enough to reach in deeper pots! 🙂

  147. I’d like to see a super large spatula/scraper to make getting the last of the soap batter out of a bowl easier, and help with that messy clean up after the fun part of soaping is over.

  148. I’d like a mold to create a small bath bomb core to compliment the mondo mold. That or fun large bomb molds

  149. I know molds are really tools, but it would be neat to have something iconic from home states, like the space needle mold 🙂

  150. I’d love to see some kind of pour spout that would fit onto bowls to make soap easier to pour and not make such a big mess.

  151. Wow, I would love this set! I would love it if there was a flexible plastic scraping/squeegie tool to ease in cleaning up hardened soap bits left over in the bucket!

  152. And to add something else to my response above, I would love, love, love a stainless steel bath bomb mold that’s smaller than the Mondo bath bomb mold. It’d make it easier for packaging/shipping. Perhaps with that, something to set the bath bombs on top of (that is reasonable in price) that allows the bottoms to keep from getting flattened as they harden.

    Thanks!

  154. I would love silicone sheet to lay on top of poured soap to create different textures or designs ( aside from my roll of bubble wrap).

  155. I stamp my soaps with my company logo, but I always feel they could still be a little more jazzed up, especially on the top side of the soap that I usually just swirl in a whimsical, free pattern with a chopstick. (I use loaf molds)

    I would love to make the tops more visually and tactile interesting….like a lot of other soapers, I use bubble wrap for my OMH for the honeycomb effect and my customers love that. I’d like to see something with a fun pattern that I can stamp the tops with as they set up….swirls, hearts, paisley, words, etc.

  156. I’ve had this tool set on my wishlist forever!!! I would like to see BB come up with a screw on cap for the fragrance oil bottles that includes a dropper with measurement lines etched or printed on it (tsp, tbsp, or mL). I often make a bunch of unscented lotion and bottle it, then add the FO as its ordered. If available, would buy a ton of these!

  157. Hello! I have a few of ideas I would love to see created. Often while soaping and creating, I wish I had some type of measuring tool to lay over my soap log so I could add topping and embeds precisly within the 1″ cut (for a visual, imagine removing the top of your multi-cutter, placing it on top of the mold and designing within the wires). I would also be interested in a hanger tool for hanger swirls, modified with a handle. (3) Or how about a smaller, hand held bath bomb maker (dowel and pvc pipe-type)? Thank you. 🙂

  158. I would love the opportunity to win this set :)!! The tool that I would like to see Brambleberry have is a a crystal or glass swirling stick. This could be used to decorate tops of soaps or in swirls like the mantra and taiwan. I have been using the wood skewers in the past but the cost of constantly buying them when I could have a reusable (eco-friendly) option is expensive.

  159. as someone who is just starting to try soaping I don’t really know what kind of tools could be most useful but maybe some different shaped cutters (wide curve, jagged, etc) to give a bit of interest to the shape if the bars cut?

  160. Would love some durable, easy to scrape all the soap out of, clear, graduated, plastic mixing bowls! And, obviously, these awesome silicon tools! 😉

  161. I would like to have a container that I know my lye solution won’t eat through or crack! This would be sooo helpful. People say to use the dollar store pitchers or Pyrex. I personally havent had luck with either. Im noticing crack in my Pyrex and had to toss a few already. Other plastics tend to sort of melt. So I see this being a must have for every soaper. A tall THICK heat safe plastic container with a handle and even a removable spill proof lid would make for the perfect lye solution container. Thanks.

  162. I’m a new soaper, so I don’t have any ideas. I would love the chance to win the tools! I love all the brambleberry tutorials and recipes! ♥

    • Hi Lisa!

      So glad you are enjoying soaping so far, welcome to our soaping community! If you haven’t already, check out our Facebook page! It’s a great resource and source of inspiration for new soapers 🙂

      -Amanda with Bramble Berry

  163. These tools look great! It helps to see them all in action. I’d be interested in smaller sized spatulas with shorter handles, to use to scrape out every bit of ingredients, color or fragrance out of smaller cups, bowls, containers, etc. Sometimes regular spatulas can be a bit unweildy used in smaller containers.

  164. Today I was thinking I wish I had a crockpot that had a pour spout…does that count as a tool? Any firm but flexible tool seems to work well. I have a lot of thrift-store tools and those are the ones that I’ve found most useful.

  165. I would love a mini hand grating tool that winds. You can put a small block in at a time to grate it and maybe even change the blades to create spirals! I suppose a larger version that could be closed and automatic would work too, but something designed especially the cut that slippery soap 🙂 maybe this exists and I don’t know we’ll see 😉

  167. I was going to attempt a hanger swirl yesterday, but realized I didn’t want to bend a coat hanger. Maybe there’s a way you can make an easily bendable tool for hanger type swirls in the mold? Something maybe covered in silicone for easy cleanup with flexible material on the inside. Not sure if you’d have to have to make different sizes for your different molds, but it would motivate me to try more soap designs if I had a tool that was easy to use.

    Those silicone tools look very handy!

    • I would like to ditto Patti’s great idea. A flexible tool for hanger swirls that can be adjusted for different size molds would be a GODSEND!! My wire hangers seem to be to flimsy for the thickness of the soap batter.

      • I agree with this idea. I too would like a hanger that was easier to make the size of my molds. I have tried the hanger with plastic straws on hanger but it was a mess to keep the soap out of the straws.

        • Thanks for all the great feedback Patti, Kia and Nancy! Awesome to see so much interest in one item 🙂 Thanks for the suggestion Patti!

          -Amanda with Bramble Berry

  168. I don’r know what type of tool I would like you to make, other than something that would make pouring things like lip balms and lotion bars easier. I haven’t found anything I like very well yet that doesn’t spill or drip.

  169. I just ordered my soap supplies last week and can’t wait to get them! I didn’t order a spoon set though, so I would love to have them! I’ve never made soap before and I am very excited about getting started!!!!!!

    • Hi Jacque!

      So happy you’ve decided to start soaping! Thanks for your business, can’t wait to see what you make!

      -Amanda with Bramble Berry

  170. I would suggest a mini hand grater that winds. You put a small block in at a time and can grate soap. Also, maybe you can change the blades and it will yield spiraled soap curls! Unless that’s already a tool and I don’t know 😉

  171. I would love to see a set of Soap Queen stainless steel pots, in various sizes and that work with large and small batches of soap. As a soaper I have one really large pot and one small pot, but I would love in-between sizes for my small 4lb & 5lb batches. If Anne Marie makes it, we will buy it!

  172. I ordered my soap supplies last week and can’t wait to get them, would love to add the spoon set to my arsenal! I have never tried to make soap, so I am very excited to learn!!!!!

    • Hi Jacque!

      Thanks so much for your business, I’m so excited for you to fall in love with soaping! If you haven’t checked it out already, head over to our Facebook page 🙂 It’s a great community where soapers can share their creations and get tips!

      https://www.facebook.com/BrambleBerry

      -Amanda with Bramble Berry

    • Hi Anne!

      This is exactly one of the things I love about these tools, the bright color makes them easy to find in my small but full kitchen! 🙂 I hope you give them a try!

      -Amanda with Bramble Berry

    • Hi Kate!

      Exactly! It’s so important to have tools specific for soaping. You can never be too careful when it comes to lye! 🙂

      -Amanda with Bramble Berry

  177. I’m a brand new soaper learning. Would love anything to make it easier for me. Why not start with the best tools!?! Thank you for the opportunity.

  178. These would be PERFECT! I always have to buy new tools. I hate when you buy a set of “silicone” spatulas, etc, and they melt or break!

    • Hi Jeny!

      I hate that as well! These tools really last, and I love the bright green color…makes them easy to find! 🙂

      -Amanda with Bramble Berry

  179. You may have published before and I have not found it… but what is the best wood to use to make a mold? Thanks!

  180. I would love to see a specially made piping bag and unique tips that are durable enough to reuse over and over again with soap batter. Something like this would make it easier to make layered designs.

  181. I am a new soaper so I don’t know quite yet but I would love the opportunity to win these tools and take my beginner skills to the next level!