Kevin Dunn, PhD gives an excellent analysis on what causes orange spots, or affectionately called DOS by soaping professionals.
http://www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com/education/chemistry/Orange-You-Glad-The-Chemistry-Of-DOS.aspx
A fantastic list of resources all in one place by ModernSoapMaking.com!
http://www.modernsoapmaking.com/freebies/free-soapmaking-resources/
Coming up with different recipes is half the fun of soapmaking. There are very few ways you can get it totally wrong if you follow a few simple guidelines and understand basic oil properties. Here’s a good article with some tips and tricks to finding the “secret to a good soap.” http://www.modernsoapmaking.com/secret-to-the-best-soap-recipe/
Make sure you also download my free calculator that will assist in coming up with a good formula based on experienced soapers’ averages:
https://tillerycrafts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Oil-Acid-Calculator.xlsx
A good article on the properties of single oil soaps by Zen Soaps.
Pretty cool tutorial on using wires to create an inverted soap stamp. I’ll have to try this on a future batch!
https://auntieclaras.com/2014/04/tutorial-inverted-stamp-technique-lattice-tops-more/
Good video on making molds of any size out of corrugated plastic. I will never, ever buy a silicone or wooden mold again! These are so easy and inexpensive and need to liner. A sheet of this material is about $5 at Lowes or Home Depot and is 24” x 30” in size.
