The Natural Soap Book: Making Herbal and Vegetable-Based Soaps,   ISBN:9780882668888

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I have been making soap for years. But before and after every batch, there are two things I grab first, this book and "the soapmaker's companion"...Highly informative, easy to read and essential for soapmakers of any skill level...

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This is one of the best book for anyone who really wants to know how to make soap. The book offers averything one should know about soapmaking

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I began making my own soap about 15 years ago. I learned the basics from another soapmaker in her shop in Colorado. This was before all the many books and resources on soapmaking became readily available.
I bought this book as soon as it came out. It, along with several others, were great resources for expanding my knowledge and technique with soapmaking.
I see so many reviews that make these types of books "all or nothing" propositions. These books were never intended to present "the ONLY way" to do anything!
NOTE: I don't superfat my soaps and I don't use GSE. I don't do much of anything EXACTLY the way anyone else does. I do keep a huge database of information (the science of soapmaking, essential and base oil information, additive information, etc.) that I've compiled from many, many sources. THAT database is my soapmaking "Bible."
That's the beauty of getting a good knowledge base from many, many sources along with actually experimenting on your own! Completely uneducated, very poor people throughout the ages have been able to make perfectly servicable, even magnificent soap without reading a single book on the subject, much less having the wealth of knowledge we can get on the internet. While the science of soapmaking is fascinating to me, and you can certainly make soapmaking into rocket science if you want...it really isn't rocket science!
Go make some soap! Keep notes on what went great and what didn't. Grate your failures and use them for laundry or household soap. Blaze new trails! One of your experiments may turn out to be infinitely better than any soap you could have copied from anyone else!
Build yourself a nice library about ANY topic you are passionate about. Read a variety of authors, enjoy the contradictions! Then GO...GO and create your own way, your own dream, your own method. Experiment. Learn from success and failure!
If you don't have the money to buy more than one book before you start a new craft or hobby, go to the library and borrow them!
Stand on the shoulders of giants and the wee little people who gave you even a hint of help in achieving your goals and dreams. Write your own book and share what YOU'VE learned!

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exactly what I was looking for, recipes for all natural soaps with all natural ingredients.

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Great book and easily understood for anyone making soap, especially for the first time. My sister-in-law suggested this book as a reading to gain understanding in the soap making process. Thanks for this resource.