Soap

Soap makers face a problem called Dreaded Orange Spots, often referred to as DOS.
These spots have been widely discussed for decades. As the soap ages, sometimes it develops
areas of rusty colored spots. Most people consider them to be a sign of rancidity of the oils.
The spots start off as small round dots and will spread throughout the entire bar over time.

I made this tutorial because I love to swirl soap.
This is a great way to make swirls in melt & pour soap.

Start by making a soap curl.

Then you make your base on let cool.

Hello friends,
When I teach soapmaking, I am often asked about wrapping handmade soap.
Here is a tutorial on how I wrap my soap.

There is sometimes confusion about superfatting and lye
discounting when you are first starting out with soapmaking. They both mean
the same thing using less lye than needed to completely saponify (turn
into soap) the oils used but refer to it being done at different times in
the soapmaking process

Here are a few pictures to show what happens when I make
CPHP. Your results may vary, though!

Please note that this tutorial is designed for those
already familiar with cold process soap making.

Melt oils and mix up lye solution as you would with CP.
You dont have to worry about controlling the temperatures. Add the lye
solution to the oils as soon as youre confident the lye is completely
dissolved. You can stick blend them together right in the crock pot:

DIY Silicone Liners for Soap Molds By Kaseen Cook, Tortuga Soaps

You have just made the your own soap, and you have let it cure... finally it is ready for use, for showing and maybe for selling.
But the ugly cube displayed in your photographs definitely is not "your soap";.... the one you made. You have made great,
creamy, silky, yummy, bubbly soap, and there is nothing shown of all these features.
Your photos are showing a little bad looking; boring piece of something
... experienced soap makers may recognize and value your work... but what about customers?

Here's a cube shaped soap I made using the yellow stamens
I collected from my lilies in the garden. I snipped them
off the bloom and steeped them in a vegetable oil then after a couple
of weeks I strained them through cloth. It's a
nice fresh lemon yellow but will it last I'll put a couple of bars away
and check on them occasionally then report back.

For Divider, Log & Slab Molds

This is not a difficult procedure. Basically you read the
instructions which come with your silicone then, mix the
silicone, pour it onto the textured surface and trim the piece of
silicon to fit inside your mould box. Firstly you need to purchase the
silicone which usually comes in a tin along with a small bottle of catalyst.
Simply follow the mixing instruction which come with the silicone.

By Kaseen Cook, Tortuga Soaps

Silicone soap moulds are great for custom shapes and
applications,and easy to make in an afternoon. You can create very precise
looking soap shapes from all sorts of shapes and sizes of containers,
or carve your own soap shape.