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Beschreibung

Making your own soap is fun, easy, and rewarding with this introductory guide!

In The Natural Soap Book Susan Miller Cavitch shows you how to craft your own all-natural, wonderfully smelling soaps. Illustrated directions take you through the whole process, from buying supplies to cutting the final bars.

With easy-to-follow recipes that range from classics like oatmeal and honey soap to more adventurous combinations using goat milk and borage, you'll be inspired to make uniquely personal soaps that are gentle on your skin and a pleasure for your nose.

The Natural Soap Book gives you:

  • Clear directions and illustrations to guide you step-by-step through the entire process
  • Recipes for old favorites like oatmeal/honey and avocado soaps to Susan's unique recipes for goat milk, borage, and even a tropical shampoo bar.
  • Creative wrapping and gift packaging ideas.
  • Formulas for exotic specialty scents like Holiday Spice, Sweet Earth, and Southern Summers.
  • Profiles and tips from professional soapmakers.

Making your own soap is fun, easy, and rewarding with this introductory guide!

In The Natural Soap Book Susan Miller Cavitch shows you how to craft your own all-natural, wonderfully smelling soaps. Illustrated directions take you through the whole process, from buying supplies to cutting the final bars.

With easy-to-follow recipes that range from classics like oatmeal and honey soap to more adventurous combinations using goat milk and borage, you'll be inspired to make uniquely personal soaps that are gentle on your skin and a pleasure for your nose.

The Natural Soap Book gives you:

  • Clear directions and illustrations to guide you step-by-step through the entire process
  • Recipes for old favorites like oatmeal/honey and avocado soaps to Susan's unique recipes for goat milk, borage, and even a tropical shampoo bar.
  • Creative wrapping and gift packaging ideas.
  • Formulas for exotic specialty scents like Holiday Spice, Sweet Earth, and Southern Summers.
  • Profiles and tips from professional soapmakers.
Über den Autor
Author Susan Miller Cavitch is the founder and president of Soap Essentials, Inc., a Memphis-based retail mail-order company producing homemade herbal products. She is the author of The Natural Soap Book and The Soapmaker’?s Companion. She lives in Eads, Tennessee.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments

Preface

Part One: Understanding the Basics

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Kinds of Soap

Part Two: The Ingredients

Chapter 2: Characteristics of Oils, Fats, and their Soaps

Chapter 3: Lye and Water

Chapter 4: Scents

Chapter 5: Colorants

Chapter 6: Nutrients

Chapter 7: Preservatives

Part Three: Making Soaps

Chapter 8: Getting Started: Equipment and Supplies

Chapter 9: Recipes

Chapter 10: Diagnosing Signs of Trouble

Chapter 11: Cutting and Trimming

Part Four: Beyond the Basics

Chapter 12: Creative Ideas for Wrapping Soap

Chapter 13: The Chemistry of Soapmaking

Appendix A. Suppliers

Appendix B. Soapmaking Businesses

Glossary: The Language of Soap

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Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1995
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Ratgeber
Rubrik: Fitness & Gesundheit
Thema: Schönheit & Kosmetik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780882668888
ISBN-10: 0882668889
UPC: 370380088838
EAN: 0370380088838
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Miller Cavitch, Susan
Hersteller: Workman Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 228 x 152 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Susan Miller Cavitch
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.01.1995
Gewicht: 0,278 kg
Artikel-ID: 123780068