soap can set up sort of fast sometimes.
i pour the soap into the mold. then scrape out the crock pot well. next smooth out the surface of the soap as well as you can. it is often lumpy and thick so you will not get a perfectly smooth surface.
leave the soap to harden up overnight or for a couple days.
now you can remove the soap from the mold and cut it into one inch thick soap bars.
your soap is ready for use immediately. or you can leave it out to cure and harden up for a week or so. this gives you a nice firm bar of soap which lasts 