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Provides instructions and recipes for making over forty kinds of soap, from stained-glass and layered soaps to laundry and liquid soaps.
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The most comprehensive guide to soapmaking ever!
From the author of the best-selling "The Natural Soap Book" comes this illustrated guide to making over 40 specialty soaps -- from exquisite stained-glass, marbled, and layered soaps to soothing masseuse bars, hardworking laundry soap, and practical liquid soaps.
From the author of the best-selling "The Natural Soap Book" comes this illustrated guide to making over 40 specialty soaps -- from exquisite stained-glass, marbled, and layered soaps to soothing masseuse bars, hardworking laundry soap, and practical liquid soaps.
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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is one of my favorite books I've found on the wonderful, newly found hobby of mine - Soapmaking!
The author does a brilliant job of combining the must-have step-by-step detailed instructions on soapmaking basics for beginners, with the best list and descriptions of all soapmaking ingredients!
Beginners and experts alike will enjoy the many tried and true recipes, even specialty soaps! It also covers the "Chemistry of soapmaking", including tables for making your own recipes! She even has a section on starting up your own business to sell your handmade soap creations! And it is all put together in an easy to understand and follow format, for us beginners, or "dummys" in soapmaking!
The only reason that I rated this book at "4 stars", instead of "5 stars" is because it does not include any pictures (and I LOVE pictures!)- only the hand-drawn illustrations in green ink, as is the print, featured throughout the book. She does use alot of fragrances & different oils in her soap recipes, but includes a list of buying resources in the back.
This, along with my other favorite book on soapmaking, "The Complete Soapmaker", by Norma Coney, (full of beautiful pictures!)which features mostly "hand-milled" or rebatched soaps, are the ones I find myself going to time and time again for reference and inspiration!
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is "the" book to begin making soap. The recipes are just the right size to make a variety of soaps and they are reliable. The only one that doesn't compute is the "Blowin' in the Wind" laundry soap. Having made it twice and neither time did it work - I recalculated the lye to oils ratio and one or the other is wrong. Other than that it is a facinating and informative book - one to fall in love with soapmaking!! I highly recommend it.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have had this book less than a week and have already dog-eared and stained it! This book is exactly what Cavitch claims it to be...the soapmaker's companion. She includes new recipes, more info on scents, coloring, and chemistry. In addition, she has provided recipes that make smaller batches which can be made in a stand mixer. I was as impressed with this book as I was with "The Natural Soap Book". (The recipes are accurate, reliable, and make great-looking bars of soap!)
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Informative book
I am very pleased with this book which clearly informs the reader what you need to purchase. So far I have made one batch and everyone loves it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by jenrose
THE SOAP MAKERS COMPANION
Lovely book for all soapies, it has a simple design with straight forward advise and plenty of room in the side columns for notes. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Pheonix
Great Starter Soapmaking Book
I bought this book for a friend who's starting making soap. I started making soap many years ago & The Soapmaker's Companion was the first book I purchased, I found it to be a... Read more
Published 8 months ago by John
Good first book
This is my first cold process soapmaking book. I was very excited to make my first batch but disappointed that nearly all the recipes call for the use of palm oil. Read more
Published 15 months ago by A Horse Lover
Brilliant Intermediate Book
As a newbie, I can honestly say not to start with this book. This is the next step for a total beginner.
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Published 22 months ago by Satisfied at Last
Soapmaking
Interesting book. Good recipes, but annoying that all the recipes are done by weight. Lbs and ounces, sometimes grammes, but that includes liquids. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Booky Matelot
Not many recipes
The background info and chemistry in this book is interesting. The book would be improved by the addition of considerably more recipes. Read more
Published on 31 May 2007 by Katie99
Everything you need to know about soapmaking
I am new to soap making and I found this book very easy to understand.
Not many recipes but all the other information about oils and all the chemistry about soap making... Read more
Not many recipes but all the other information about oils and all the chemistry about soap making... Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2006 by Maya Rose
Plese send me one book.
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Published on 3 Aug 1999
all the technical facts you need
This book has really good technical know how,but the recipies are way off! I tried several, following them to the letter, using a laboratory scale, and not one of them turned out... Read more
Published on 26 Jun 1999
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