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lsparrow's review against another edition
4.0
a great reference for soap making - additives, fragrances, colors, molds, and different strategies.
ichigoluvah's review against another edition
4.0
This really is an "Everything" soap book! It goes through techniques for every type of soapmaking. This book is a wealth of information that would be great to have on hand to reference individual sections. A great buy for both beginning and intermediate soap makers alike!
I think it's important to note this is not really a recipe book. I would call it a Technique and Reference book. This book provides basic base recipes for all the different soaping methods to try out techniques, but doesn't focus on providing a ton of recipe ideas like some books do. This is truly a book about learning how to make soap in it's different forms and different techniques and additives within the soap.
The recipes: The majority of the base recipes are vegetable based (no lard or tallow) and/or palm free. The author mainly uses micas for coloring and fragrance oils for scent. There is a great section on essential oils near the end of the book. The section on natural colorants is very limited. I'd recommend a more specialized book (or internet research) if you're interested in exploring natural colorants.
A good book for the beginner who wants to have all the techniques in one place, easy to reference. Just know there are essentially no pictures, just pure information.
I think it's important to note this is not really a recipe book. I would call it a Technique and Reference book. This book provides basic base recipes for all the different soaping methods to try out techniques, but doesn't focus on providing a ton of recipe ideas like some books do. This is truly a book about learning how to make soap in it's different forms and different techniques and additives within the soap.
The recipes: The majority of the base recipes are vegetable based (no lard or tallow) and/or palm free. The author mainly uses micas for coloring and fragrance oils for scent. There is a great section on essential oils near the end of the book. The section on natural colorants is very limited. I'd recommend a more specialized book (or internet research) if you're interested in exploring natural colorants.
A good book for the beginner who wants to have all the techniques in one place, easy to reference. Just know there are essentially no pictures, just pure information.
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