Soapmaker's Companion: A Comprehensive Guide with Recipes, Techniques & Know-How (Natural Body Series - The Natural Way to Enhance Your Life) @ richardeward.com

Soapmaker's Companion: A Comprehensive Guide with Recipes, Techniques & Know-How (Natural Body Series - The Natural Way to Enhance Your Life)
by Susan Miller Cavitch
from Storey Publishing, LLC

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Methods are Dated
  I really enjoy this book for ideas and inspiration. She has some truly wonderful soaping ideas in here, and I love just browsing through it.
  That being said, I really don't use it that much. The recipes call for too many ingredients, are WAY to heavily superfatted to last, and her mixing method (in a stand mixer) takes forever. I can stick blend my soap to trace in just a couple of minutes.
  We've also found out a few things about grapefruit seed extract since this book was published. Basically, it... more info

• Great guide to making soap at home
  I found her information very helpful and clear. My mother also uses this book and is the one who suggested it to me. She has been making soap at home for years and finds this book the best one she's seen.

• Great Soapmaking Book for Beginners and Experienced Soapmakers
  The Soapmakers Companion has been in print for more than ten years now. My copy of this book is worn and stained from many soapmaking sessions. Despite the drift of time and my accumulated knowledge, this is one book that I return to frequently for review of all that pertains to Soapmaking. One of the strong points of this book is that it gets you up and running making soap. The recipes work their way from the relatively simple Soap Essentials Bar comprised of a basic coconut/olive/palm oil mixture to more... more info

• Good teacher
  I've been making soap for some time and have enjoyed this book immensely. It has lots of good suggestions and tons of excellent recipes.

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