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The Soapmaker's Companion: A Comprehensive Guide with Recipes, Techniques, and Know-How

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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.

Through clear, step-by-step instructions, master soapmaker Susan Miller Cavitch leads you through every step of the soapmaking process and teaches you how to:

*craft exotic and practical soaps in your home

* blend and use essential oils and natural colorants

* design multi-colored, marbled, and imprinted soaps

* understand the chemistry of soapmaking and create your own personal bars

Plus, you'll get tips on how to get started selling soaps!

Synopsis:

Basic soapmaking instruction and specialty techniques like marbling, layering, and making transparent and liquid soaps.

Synopsis:

In response to fans of Cavitch's popular "The Natural Soap Book", she now presents this "big book on soapmaking", the most authoritative, comprehensive handbook around for making natural, vegetable-based soaps. Two-color throughout. Line drawings. Glossary.
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About the Author

Author Susan Miller Cavitch is the founder and president of Soap Essentials, Inc., a Memphis-based retail mail-order company producing homemade herbal products. She is the author of The Natural Soap Book and The Soapmaker's Companion. Susan lives in Eads, Tennessee.
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Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Part I - Soapmaking in the Kitchen

Recipes

Chapter 1. Recipes for Vegetable-Based Soaps

Chapter 2. Special Techniques

Chapter 3. Making Transparent Soaps

Ingredients

Chapter 4. An Overview of Soapmaking Oils

Chapter 5. Using Natural Colorants

Chapter 6. Creating Scents from Around the World

Practical Know-How

Chapter 7. Determining Soapmaking Temperatures

Chapter 8. Diagnosing Signs of Trouble

Chapter 9. Answers to Soapmakers' Most-Asked Questions

Part II - Soapmaking in the Library

Chapter 10. Resins

Chapter 11. Minerals and Clays

Chapter 12. Saturated versus Unsaturated Soap Formulas

Chapter 13. The Chemistry of Soapmaking

Part III - Soapmaking in the Marketplace

Chapter 14. Soapmaking Online

Chapter 15. Starting a Soap Business

Chapter 16. Insuring Your Business

Chapter 17. Federal Regulation of Soapmaking

Appendix

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780882669656
Author:
Cavitch, Susan Miller
Publisher:
Storey Publishing
Author:
Cavitch, Susan Miller
Location:
Pownal, Vt. :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Beauty & Grooming - Cosmetics
Subject:
Soap and soap trade
Subject:
Soap
Subject:
CRAFTS and HOBBIES / General
Subject:
Naturopathy
Subject:
Crafts
Subject:
HOBBIES / General
Subject:
Health and Medicine-Cosmetics
Subject:
Beauty and Fashion-Beauty General
Subject:
CRAFTS & HOBBIES / General
Subject:
Health & Fitness : Healthy Living
Subject:
HOUSE & HOME / Sustainable Living
Copyright:
1997
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series Volume:
rept. NLS 95-24
Publication Date:
19970131
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
8 x 8
Pages:
288
Dimensions:
8 x 8 x 0.81 in 1.13 lb
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"Synopsis" by , Basic soapmaking instruction and specialty techniques like marbling, layering, and making transparent and liquid soaps.

"Synopsis" by , In response to fans of Cavitch's popular "The Natural Soap Book", she now presents this "big book on soapmaking", the most authoritative, comprehensive handbook around for making natural, vegetable-based soaps. Two-color throughout. Line drawings. Glossary.
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