The Everything Soapmaking Book : Learn How to Make Soap at Home with Recipes, Techniques, and Step-by-Step Instructions - Purchase the Right Equipment and Safety Gear, Master Recipes for Bar, Facial, and Liquid Soaps, and Package and Sell Your Creations

Create beautiful, natural soaps without leaving home! Ever wonder what's really in your store-bought soap? Once you start making your own soap, you'll never have to wonder again! The Everything Soapmaking Book, 3rd Edition is a comprehensive guide to making all kinds of soap, whether you want to decorate your home or pamper your or your family's skin. Homemade soap is not only an easy project for any level craft lover, but it's beautiful, too! Completely revised and updated with information on natural and organic ingredients, this easy-to-use guide shows you how to: Choose the right soapmaking equipment Blend colors and aromatic scents Create all kinds of soap, from bath soap to facial cleanser Make soaps for holidays and special occasions You'll also learn how to beautifully package your soaps and sell them at farmers' markets, local retail outlets, and online craft sites. With these simple-to-follow recipes, stunning photographs, and expert tips and advice, you'll be a soapmaking expert in no time! Home soapmaking is not only more economical than buying premade soaps-it's also a lot more fun! With The Everything Soapmaking Book, 2nd Edition, you will be making homemade soaps for yourself and your friends in no time!Completely revised and updated, The Everything Soapmaking Book, 2nd Edition is a complete guide to making all kinds of soap from simple bath soaps to beautiful, aromatic gifts, right in the comfort of your own home. Easy-to-follow steps lead you through the process of making soap, from buying the right kind of equipment to developing unique soap recipes. The Everything Soapmaking Book, 2nd Edition shows you how to:Find the right ingredients and equipmentExperiment with different types of soap-from basic kitchen soap to the perfect facial soapMake and package soaps for holidays and special occasionsAdd special scents and colors to please the sensesMaster artistic techniques for unique shapes and sizes Alicia Grosso has been creating handmade soap and toiletries for over a decade. The owner and creative director of the Annabella and Company Creativity Collective, Ms. Grosso teaches classes and workshops in soapmaking. Ms. Grosso lives in Los Angeles, CA. "Create beautiful, natural soaps without leaving home! Ever wonder what's really in your store-bought soap? Once you start making your own soap, you'll never have to wonder again! The Everything Soapmaking Book, 3rd Edition is a comprehensive guide to making all kinds of soap, whether you want to decorate your home or pamper your or your family's skin. Homemade soap is not only an easy project for any level craft lover, but it's beautiful, too! Completely revised and updated with information on natural and organic ingredients, this easy-to-use guide shows you how to: *Choose the right soapmaking equipment *Blend colors and aromatic scents *Create all kinds of soap, from bath soap to facial cleanser *Make soaps for holidays and special occasions You'll also learn how to beautifully package your soaps and sell them at farmers' markets, local retail outlets, and online craft sites. With these simple-to-follow recipes, stunning photographs, and expert tips and advice, you'll be a soapmaking expert in no time!."-- Provided by publisher Content: Top 10 events in the process of becoming a soapmaker -- The renaissance of handmade soapmaking -- Soapmaking equipment -- The basic techniques and ingredients -- Fragrance oils -- Color -- The cold-process technique -- Cold-process recipes -- The hot-process technique -- Liquid, transparent, and cream hot-process soap recipes -- The soap-casting technique -- Soap-casting projects -- The hand-milling technique -- Natural and organic soapmaking -- Your first batches -- Making your own recipes -- Presenting your soap -- Deciding to sell -- Bringing soap to the world. Presents a guide to making soap, discussing equipment, ingredients, and various techniques, and describing how to add fragrances, create original recipes, and promote and sell the finished product. Abstract: Learn How to Make Soap at Home with Recipes, Techniques, and Step-by-Step Instructions - Purchase the right equipment and safety gear, Master recipes for bar, facial, and liquid soaps, and Package and sell your creations Read more... A guide for making all kinds of soap from scratch - including bath soaps, liquid soaps, facial cleansers, gift soaps for special occasions, and more. It takes the reader from buying the right equipment to packaging their soaps to share with the world