Handmade Soap Book, Updated Second Edition: Easy Soapmaking with Natural Ingredients

by Melinda Coss

Overview

In a world filled with pollution and chemicals, this book shows you how to create your own soaps and bathtime luxuries using only natural ingredients and very little specialist equipment. Create the perfect gift for family and friends, kids and grown-ups. This book features a huge range of tempting ingredients, such as peach, peppermint, ylang ylang, cinnamon and chocolate, and includes recipes for shampoo bars, body splashes and bath creams. The simple, sumptuous and easy-to-follow recipes and luscious photography will be an inspiration to anyone who cares about what they put on their skin.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781504800228
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	11/01/2015
Edition description:	Updated
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Melinda Coss is a prolific writer, consultant, and guru on all things soapmaking, She is the author of more than two dozen craft books, including Handmade Soap Book, Updated Second Edition, Natural Soap, Second Edition, and Gourmet Soaps Made Easy. Melinda runs The Handmade Soap Company in West Wales, U.K. Her soaps are sold at many of the most prestigious hotels and stores in Europe, including the exclusive L'Atelier du Savon in Paris. She has also helped set up soap making units in Africa, teaches soap-making courses, and is regularly featured in magazines and television programs.

Editorial Reviews

★ 12/01/2015
The average person uses soap products many times a day without a thought. What about making your own? Coss, British soapmaker and author, offers a solid introduction to soapmaking that starts with a charming introduction to the history and impact of soap on civilization. Explanation of terminology is well placed, as are lists of materials and equipment needed. Basic techniques are reviewed and clearly illustrated, with important coverage of safety as the use of some caustic materials is involved. Coss offers an evaluation of scents and essential oils with properties and esthetics in rather great detail. The recipes are grouped by scents and main components, including fruit, floral, herbs and spices, dairy, glycerin, and coconut. Anitsepic soap is included, as are products tailored to men and other specialty items. The up-to-date list of resources at the end includes both U.S. and UK companies. VERDICT This slim book lays a great foundation for soapmaking. Coss takes the reader from elements to completion with a variety of great recipes that explore different bases and ingredients. The instruction is wonderful and authoritative, and with local soapmaking on the rise as a cottage industry, this is a vital manual.

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