Basic Soap Making
Published on 15. September 2009
132 pages
978-0-8117-4096-8 (ISBN)
Description
Hundreds of step-by-step, full-color photographs illustrate exactly how to make cold-process soap. Instructions on molding soap, cutting bars, creating original recipes, packaging gifts, and more. Includes a chapter on constructing a soap mold, liner, and cutter at home.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
PA
United States
Illustrations
514 Color Photos
File size
38,17 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-8117-4096-8 (9780811740968)
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Book
10/2009
Stackpole Books
€22.00
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Persons
Elizabeth Letcavage is the editor/author of Basic Soap Making, Natural Soap Making, and Basic Leathercrafting. She gardens, crafts, and writes in central Pennsylvania. Patsy Buck is a soap maker who operates Handmade Soap by Patsy in Pennsylvania.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Basic Equipment and Ingredients
- Chapter 2 - Making Cold Process Soap
- Basic Four-Oil Soap Recipe
- Equipment Cleanup
- Unmolding and Cutting the Soap
- More Basic Soap Recipes
- Chapter 3 - Soap Additives
- Enhancing Soap with Color, Fragrance, and Oatmeal
- Two-Tone Nugget Soap
- Using Oxide Colorants
- Goat's Milk, Oatmeal, and Lavender Soap
- Chapter 4 - Rebatching
- Color-Infused Molded Soap
- Rebatched Soap with Colored Swirls
- Recycling Scraps into Soap Balls
- Chapter 5 - Creating Your Own Soap Recipes
- Basic Oil Chart
- Luxury Oil Chart
- Saponification Value Chart
- Chapter 6 - Packaging Finished Soap
- Chapter 7 - Handmade Equipment
- How to Make a Soap Mold
- How to Make a Mold Liner
- How to Make a Soap Cutter
- Resources
- Back Cover
