Handmade Soaps 101

Download or read book Handmade Soaps 101 written by Suzanne McNeill and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handmade Soaps 101 will teach you the basics of making soap, along with ways to get creative with the process. Using the over 80 lessons inside, you will learn how to make soaps for specific skin types and how to add fragrances, herbs, and oils to match any personality or taste. The book also touches on the history of soap and the methods for making it.

Download or read book Soap Making 101 written by P. Karn and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-02-07 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art and Craft of Handmade Soap As an essential resource for soap-making, the Art and Craft of Handmade Soap covers all the essential information that both connoisseur and seasoned soap-makers can take advantage of. The Art and Craft of Handmade Soap was written and produced out of love for making homemade soaps. It traces back the history of soap, from the legend of soap in Mount Sapo to the rise of today's commercially-made soap. However, the book's contents are devoted towards educating a new soap-maker and filling information for the seasoned one. The Art and Craft of Handmade soap details the use of different soap making processes - pour-and-melt, hot processes and cold processes, along with each process' strength and weaknesses. Furthermore, the book also provides insider information on how to infuse handmade soaps with oils and essences, choosing ingredients for a rich, creamy lather, as well as expert tips on cutting, curing and storing of handmade soaps. Providing straightforward step-by-step instructions, required tools and equipment and safety tips in making personal soaps, this book provides a comprehensive introduction for the uninitiated soap-makers. Making your own soap in today's world does not just make frugal and economic sense. Beyond anything, it is practice too often overshadowed by large soap industries, diminishing its impact and significance that were once highly regarded. The Art and Craft of Handmade soap takes readers to the centuries when soap was regarded a luxury and people placed great emphasis on its composition. Making your own soap affords you to choose your own ingredients, resulting to the kind of fragrance, lather and feel with your own personal magic. Personal and handmade soap-making is like being able to concoct your own bar of magical essence and fragrances - a true and one-of-a-kind luxury you do not get to experience from store-bought soaps. This book will help jumpstart your endeavor in weaving that kind of magic.

Download or read book Milk Soaps written by Anne-Marie Faiola and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handmade soap is made extra-special with the addition of milk! Soaps enriched with milk are creamier than those made with water, and milk’s natural oils provide skin-renewing moisture and nourishment. In Milk Soaps, expert soapmaker Anne-Marie Faiola, author of Pure Soapmaking and Soap Crafting, demystifies the process with step-by-step techniques and 35 recipes for making soaps that are both beautiful and useful. She explains the keys to success in using a wide range of milk types, including cow, goat, and even camel milk, along with nut and grain milks such as almond, coconut, hemp, rice, and more. Photographs show soapmakers of all levels how to achieve a variety of distinctive color and shape effects, including funnels, swirls, layers, and insets. For beginners and experts alike, this focused guide to making milk-enriched soaps offers an opportunity to expand their soapmaking skills in new and exciting ways.

Download or read book Simple & Natural Soapmaking written by Jan Berry and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With this new comprehensive guide, herbalist Jan Berry offers everything the modern-day enthusiast needs to make incredible botanical soaps. Beginners can join in the sudsy fun with detailed tutorials and step-by-step photographs for making traditional cold-process soap and the more modern hot-process method with a slow cooker...Featured resources are Jan's handy guides to common soapmaking essential oils and their properties, oil and milk infusions with healing herbs and easy decoration techniques. The book also contains Jan's highly anticipated natural colorants gallery showcasing more than 50 soaps that span the rainbow."--

Download or read book Soapmaking 101 written by Kerri Mixon and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-02 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to safely and accurately make soap by hand at home. This workbook and companion class include soapmaking safety, creating a soap recipe to fit a mold, understanding oil specification sheets and saponification values, calculating lye quantities without using a "lye calculator," and formulating the soap recipe with the correct ingredient proportions necessary to complete the saponification reaction in the mold. Cold process soap does not have to be shelved to cure for six weeks when using the formulas and methods taught in the workbook and class. Enjoy the craft of making handmade soap from scratch using natural oils and safely use a bar of soap the same week it was made.

Download or read book The Prairie Homestead Cookbook written by Jill Winger and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jill Winger, creator of the award-winning blog The Prairie Homestead, introduces her debut The Prairie Homestead Cookbook, including 100+ delicious, wholesome recipes made with fresh ingredients to bring the flavors and spirit of homestead cooking to any kitchen table. With a foreword by bestselling author Joel Salatin The Pioneer Woman Cooks meets 100 Days of Real Food, on the Wyoming prairie. While Jill produces much of her own food on her Wyoming ranch, you don’t have to grow all—or even any—of your own food to cook and eat like a homesteader. Jill teaches people how to make delicious traditional American comfort food recipes with whole ingredients and shows that you don’t have to use obscure items to enjoy this lifestyle. And as a busy mother of three, Jill knows how to make recipes easy and delicious for all ages. "Jill takes you on an insightful and delicious journey of becoming a homesteader. This book is packed with so much easy to follow, practical, hands-on information about steps you can take towards integrating homesteading into your life. It is packed full of exciting and mouth-watering recipes and heartwarming stories of her unique adventure into homesteading. These recipes are ones I know I will be using regularly in my kitchen." - Eve Kilcher These 109 recipes include her family’s favorites, with maple-glazed pork chops, butternut Alfredo pasta, and browned butter skillet corn. Jill also shares 17 bonus recipes for homemade sauces, salt rubs, sour cream, and the like—staples that many people are surprised to learn you can make yourself. Beyond these recipes, The Prairie Homestead Cookbook shares the tools and tips Jill has learned from life on the homestead, like how to churn your own butter, feed a family on a budget, and experience all the fulfilling satisfaction of a DIY lifestyle.

Download or read book The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners written by Kelly Cable and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleash your creativity by making your own all-natural soap Making soap with all-natural ingredients lets you express your creative side while reducing chemicals in your cleansing routine, but where do you begin? This helpful resource for entry-level soap makers will demystify the process and show you how to bring nature and your own unique style into your everyday soaps. What sets The Natural Soapmaking Book for Beginners apart from other soap making books: Soap making basics—Learn all you need to know before making your first batch of soap, like the science behind what happens when you combine ingredients, helpful soap making terminology, and lists of all the supplies you'll need (including lye). This section also provides instructions for using natural colors and scents to make your soaps look and smell beautiful. Step-by-step tutorials—Dive into cold-process soap making and unlock your artistic abilities using simple guides for mixing, melting, and pouring, as well as instructions for creating silky smooth, layered, and embossed soaps. 55+ all-natural soap recipes—This book will teach you to make a variety of soaps infused with natural herbs, oils, and milks, including a creamy Gentle Baby Soap, an antioxidant-rich Avocado and Shea Face Bar with Aloe, and a nourishing Goat Milk and Honey Shampoo Bar. Master the basic techniques you need to create luxurious soap and body care products with The Natural Soapmaking Book for Beginners.