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by Anne L. Watson
Amazon Price: $11.25
Customer Reviews:
» I just finished creating my first batch of soap using this book. I was nervous, but determined, after reading Anne Watson's step-by-step manual to get a batch done before Christmas. I ordered/bought...
» I highly recommend this book to anyone considering making, or is beginning to make, soap. It is clearly written in a comfortable informative style. The book covers equipment you'll need, has diagrams ...
» No issue with the content, just with the book's limitations.
As a beginning soap maker I needed lots and lots of pictures so I could know what to expect visually through every step of the...
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Smart Soapmaking
by Anne Watson
If there is only one book you'll get about making soap, it should be Anne Watson's "Smart Soapmaking."
A few years ago I st...
» I started making soap back in 2000 and Susan Miller Cavitch's "The Soapmaker's Companion" was my bible. So I was hesitant when people started ranting and raving about this book. After purchasing it I ...
by Catherine Failor
Amazon Price: $10.17
Customer Reviews:
» I am pleased I purchased this book of Catherine Failor's. It does an decent job of explaining the liquid soap making process. There is a lot of valuable information. However, for someone making liquid...
» This book was informative, and it has excellent visual aides but I found it to be very confusing in parts. There are two basic methods described and these methods have variations. One method actually...
» I was sooo excited when I got this book. But quickly discovered, it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. I found it very confusing. It might be easier to understand if you have a degree in chemistry...
» This book offers great directions for making soap. It also offers some excellent starting recipes to formulate some of your own.
» While Failor's book has some very detailed instructions, she makes the process of hand crafted liquid soap more difficult than it needs to be.
by Susan Miller Cavitch
Amazon Price: $10.17
Customer Reviews:
» This book was definitely a huge source of information in a compact package. Great tips, well written instructions.
» I just finished reading Susan Miller Cavitch's The Natural Soap Book and found it lacking in several respects.
There is a pervasive preachy tone to this book that annoyed me horribly. Ms...
» Great book. I've been making soap for over ten years and this is the first book I purchased when I started. I consider it one of my best sources of information.
» I will try to make my own soap and this book is exactly what I was looking for : everything explained from beginning. Thank you Susan
» I have a couple other books on soapmaking, but found this book gives me information that has helped me understand the process much better.
by Casey Makela
Amazon Price: $3.95
Customer Reviews:
» This book introduces milk soap making at the beginner's level and includes some basic recipes
» I am new to this hobby and like books that can simplify the process of making the gentle soaps. Lot's of recipes and well written.
I would recommend.
» There is very little information in this 32 page pamphlet that you cannot find free on the net. The soapmaking technique (blending) is a little scarry, to me. With the added cost of shipping & handl...
» Learn the time-honored secrets of making moisturizing, skin-nourishing soaps with milk!
Create this sought-after soap at home using the specialized yet simple techniques Casey Makela has developed ...
by Maria Nerius
Amazon Price: $13.59
Customer Reviews:
» This book covers everything you will ever need or want to know about soap making. It explains the three different methods of making soap and has some very good soap receipes. If you are serious abou...
» I have 48 post it notes marking key information throughout this book. I am extremely happy with my purchase. It it filled with a ton of advice from cold process to handmilled to melt and pour to ope...
» I like this book because she gives a lot of other detailed info that some other books don't like terminology and hints and tips that others don't think about (like known allergens for example). This b...
» I have no knowledge of soapmaking but decided I wanted to start making it and even, maybe, selling it just as a hobby.....this book has given me so much information....more than I expected
» Great read! Full of useful information and fun recipes. Great to use as a resource for any soapmaking project.
by Kelly Ewing
Amazon Price: $13.59
Customer Reviews:
» This book gave helpful hints, was explained in plain English and was well it's price in prevention of mistakes. I definitely recommend for anyone who is starting to make soap or candles to read and fo...
» The Weakest of Books, Better Available
Being a professional candle maker (3rd generation) and an avid reader, I have a huge collection of candle and soap making books. After looking over...
» I usually love the "Dummies" books and was hoping this one could teach me about soapmaking. It really didn't have much in the way of helpful information and I ended it returning it.
» I did not read the sections on candle making, so this review is strictly based on the soap sections. I found this book to be one of the most helpful ones I've read (I checked out a lot from the libra...
» Of the many books I bought on soap making this was the worst. It had no real information in it. It skimmed on all the topics but never really explained how or why. The books written in the early 1900 ...
by Anne L Watson
Amazon Price: $11.25
Customer Reviews:
» This book is as well written as the first one (Smart Soapmaking), and a wonderful sequel to have. Anne explains very clearly how to make milk, cream, sour cream, and yoghurt soaps, a wonderful aide fo...
» Milk soaps used to be difficult to make until this book came out. It gives two methods for making the soaps and explains the why behind each. There is a large variety of recipes given in the book, u...
» I've always used gentle milk soaps and now I know how to make them. This book is simple to follow, it has some fantastic recipes and overall a delight to own. I highly recommend this book to anybody i...
by Casey Makela
Amazon Price: $10.36
Customer Reviews:
» I love this book! This is actually my second copy after lending my first one to a friend. I have recomended this book to quite a few friends that also have goats and too much milk. This is the best...
» Do you have a muffin recipe that you love? This book is like having a favorite muffin recipe with many variations. I guess if it is your favorite don't argue with it. But, this book is full of vari...
» I was initailly intimidated by this book and I owned it for a while before I attempted her methods. But if you want to make soap with real milk (not powdered as an additive) this is a great resource....
» I had taken intrest in soap making and so I bought this book off of Amazon.com. It helped me a lot and had some awesome recipies in it.
» I liked Caseys recipes but..it was almost tiring just reading her instructions,like...start with this pan,then put the mixture in that pan...then stir both pans at the same time.I make and mix my soap...
by Sandy Maine
Amazon Price: $10.36
Customer Reviews:
» I'm surprised at the negative reviews! I was a beginner when I bought this book - now I've been making soap for about 5 years now. I have purchased more complicated soap books but always go back to th...
» This was my first soap making book. That said, it turned me off to soap making for a good 7 years until my excess of goat milk motivated me to find a better resource for learning to make soap. Sandy M...
» Not tons of info and the recipes are pretty basic but if your just starting with soap making its a nice lil book and doesnt take up a ton of room. I would pair this with the book by Anne Watson called...
» I bought this book several years ago--and just got around to making soap for Christmas presents this year. This book was inspiring since it was short, simple, straight-forward . . . recipe was same--j...
» The photos are wonderful. The recipes are only varied according to the eo's that are used. The amounts of eo's would not apply for pure eo's. Soapmakers beware! Start with a small amount of eo, fin...
by Eric Ebeling
Amazon Price: $13.57
Customer Reviews:
» I bought the book with just a little knowledge of the candle making industry. The problem with the book is its not updated for the new technology and materials that are used in candle making today. ...
» This is a great book if you've never read anything about candlemaking previously. I didn't realize it was going to be so 'simple'. It's extremely basic and I found it almost childlike. It's very ea...
» I started candle making several months ago. I wish I had had this book on Day 1. I pretty much figured out the basics on my own, but would have saved a lot of time (and mistakes) if I had had this boo...
» What's best about this book are the step by step photos included with the instructions. That's what makes it so easy to understand even for the novice.
Offers valuable tips and advice for...
» Excellent long-lasting bound Book. Excellent colored photos throughtout!
Highly Recommend for Candle Maker Beginners!
Would have to be "Advanced" Candle Maker to need any other Book!
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