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Natural Soapmaking |  | Author: Marie Browning
Publisher: Sterling
Category: Book
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Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 169710
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st Pbk. Ed
Pages: 128
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 10 x 8.5 x 0.3
ISBN: 0806962895
Dewey Decimal Number: 668.12
UPC: 049725062894
EAN: 9780806962894
Publication Date: December 31, 1999
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Amazon.com Review
Making your own fragrant, softly tinted soaps--as well as bath salts, massage oils, and facial scrubs--is not only much less costly than buying them ready-made, it's also remarkably easy with the recipes in this book. The secret behind these simple but satisfying hand-milled soaps is to begin with purchased bars of plain white soap, rather than cooking up your own soap base from scratch. (This is not cheating, the author points out, but more like how you can consider soup homemade even if you didn't make the stock yourself.) The basic process is extremely straightforward; adding various oils, fragrances, colorants, and botanicals yields dozens of interesting variations. Also appealing are the extensive ideas for labeling and packaging your products and combining them in themed gift presentations. But you may have a hard time giving some of these away, since you'll be tempted to draw a relaxing bath and enjoy them yourself. --Amy Handy
Product Description
“Soap is...one of the better crafts to consider as gifts...supplies directions for more than 20 different kinds of hand-milled soap, an easier process than starting from lye...instructions extend to bath oils and salts and to packaging, labeling, and creating a munificence of fragrance. Step-by-step descriptions are boldly illustrated with color photographs. Who could resist all-natural camomile oatmeal soap or effervescent all-natural champagne bubble bath?”—Booklist.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 34
 best soap making yet January 6, 2009
Senegal (U.S.)
I find the soap books very interesting, and very easy to put together the soaps and the oils, that you want to use in the mix of the soap. My children find the books easy to use. Thank You. Smart Soapmaking: The Simple Guide to Making Traditional Handmade Soap Quickly, Safely, and Reliably, or How to Make Luxurious Handcrafted Soaps for Family, Friends, and Yourself
Same book as "Natural Soapmaking" by the author December 4, 2008
R. K. Miske (Monument, co USA)
NOTE: This is a great book, but I wish I had known it is the older version of Natural Soapmaking by Marie Browning--which I already owned! Now I have two identical copies, with different covers and titles. Oh well.
If you like to do rebatching, or hand-milling this is one of the best books out there! Lots of recipes! And great photos.
This book is one of the reasons I now make soap! August 10, 2008
MyThoughtsR
I knew absolutely nothing about hand-milled soap making or soap making period and I picked this book up, read it cover to cover and enjoyed it all. I then bought my supplies (the very few I didn't already have in my kitchen) and some ingredients for two of the receipes and the rest is history. My teenage daughter and I spent the weekend making soap and we had a blast! All the steps in this book worked perfectly, although at first we struggled with the amount of time to melt the soap. Eventually we got it though and within a weekend we had our kitchen full of a variety of shapped soaps that began the curing process. I would recommend this book to anyone who doesn't have the interest in creating soap from scratch (mixing with lye, etc). It has beautiful pictures and many creative ideas for wrapping. Love this book!
Can't wait to try these recipes out! November 2, 2007
candida (WA ,United States)
If you want an easy way to personalize soaps for gifts or make other "spa" product for yourself and others this is a great starter book. It is well illustrated, great packaging ideas and label templates. Easy recipes to follow. It is exactly what I was looking for since I dabble in lots of crafts and am an expert at none!
Fabulously Natural Soapmaking September 19, 2007
Arlena Flanders (Los Angeles)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have to disagree with the previous reviewer about this book. I totally agree that it is definitely not a book for Soapmakers who use Hot or Cold Process Soapmaking like I orginally wanted, but it was certainly very helpfull. Her tips for making Hand-Milled Soap from store-bought soap was excellent. I currently live in the Caribbean where you can't find anything quite easy. I found a Hypo-Allergenic Soap Bar called Pure & Natural that was perfect. Matter of fact, I made one of her recipes yesterday using a PVC Mold, and it came out beautifully. As far as using Petroleum Jelly to release the Soap from the mold, it worked like a charm, just like she indicated in her book.
There are alot of recipes in this book that can be used in regular soapmaking. I also love the idea that the book also has recipes and teaches you how to make Bath & Massage Oils, Solid Massage Oils, Bath Salts & Fizzies, as well as packaging and decorating your handmade items.
Thumbs up for Marie.
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