The pure luxury of soaps made with coconut butter, almond oil, aloe vera, oatmeal, and green tea is one of life’s little pleasures. And with the help of Anne-Marie Faiola, author of Soap Crafting and Milk Soaps, it’s easy to make luscious, all-natural soaps right in your own kitchen. This collection of 32 recipes ranges from simple castile bars to intricate swirls, embeds, and marbled and layered looks. Begin with a combination of skin-nourishing oils and then add blueberry puree, dandelion-infused water, almond milk, coffee grounds, mango and avocado butters, black tea, or other delicious ingredients — and then scent your soap with pure essential oils. Step-by-step photography guides you through every stage of cold-process soapmaking.

Make your own custom-tailored and perfectly formed cold-process soaps! Learn how to use milk jugs and yogurt containers for molds, and how coffee, avocado, and even beer can add unique dimensions to your creations. This encouraging introduction to the art of soapmaking makes it simple to master the techniques you need to safely and easily produce your own enticingly fragrant soaps.

Create Fabulous Modern Soaps The Truly Natural, Eco-Friendly Way With this new comprehensive guide, herbalist Jan Berry offers everything the modern-day enthusiast needs to make incredible botanical soaps. Beginners can join in the sudsy fun with detailed tutorials and step-by-step photographs for making traditional cold-process soap and the more modern hot-process method with a slow cooker. Jan presents 50 easy, unique soap recipes with ingredients and scents inspired by the herb garden, veggie garden, farm, forest and more. Sample soap recipes you won’t want to miss are Lavender Milk Bath Bars, Sweet Honey & Shea Layers Soap, Creamy Avocado Soap, Citrus Breeze Brine Bars, Mountain Man Beard & Body Bars and Classic Cedarwood & Coconut Milk Shave Soap. Featured resources are Jan’s handy guides to common soapmaking essential oils and their properties, oil and milk infusions with healing herbs and easy decoration techniques. The book also contains Jan’s highly anticipated natural colorants gallery showcasing more than 50 soaps that span the rainbow. Soap crafters of all levels will enjoy referencing this book for years to come. *All recipes are sustainably palm-free!* Expand your herbal product collection with these other books in Jan Berry's bestselling series: - Easy Homemade Melt & Pour Soaps - The Big Book of Homemade Products for Your Skin, Health & Home

Start making soap the all-natural way-the essential beginner's guide. Are you an aspiring "soaper" not sure which soap making books to start with? The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners will help you take the plunge This complete beginner's guide to cold-processed soap making shows you the basics, so you can get creative with natural, healthy ingredients-and get squeaky clean, too. Unlike other soap making books, The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners starts from scratch with colorants and fragrances both free of artificial ingredients. Discover how to make basic bars, Castile soap, shampoo bars, salt soaps, milk soaps, and more. You'll even find nut-free and vegan recipes. This natural choice in soap making books includes: Soap making primer-Learn cold-processed soap making with illustrated step-by-step tutorials, safety guidelines, and troubleshooting tips. All-natural ingredients-Make luxurious, nourishing soaps using essential oils, clays, and other natural elements. Over 55 recipes-Create specialty bars including Mulled Wine Soap, Allergy Relief Bar, and other recipes you won't find in other soap making books. Of all the soap making books, this one will soon get you started "soaping"-with a splash

This title explores how to make cold-process soap (soap from scratch) using only natural fragrances, colourants, and texture additives. The book provides information on different kinds of oils and botanical additives and the special properties they give to the soap. It also includes 12 special soap recipes along with tips for creating your own natural recipes

"Scientific Soapmaking" bridges the gap between the technical and craft literature. It explains the chemistry of fats, oils, and soaps, and teaches sophisticated analytical techniques that can be carried out using equipment and materials familiar to makers of handcrafted soap.

Just take commercially available glycerine or coconut-oil base, cut it up, and melt it in the microwave. Pour the liquid into moulds to set - and let the real fun begin. This text offers information on different types of aromatics and essential oils.