Basic Soap Making

Handmade soap is inexpensive, soft on skin, and makes a great gift for anyone. Readers will learn the basic four-oil soap recipe, which can then be enhanced with additives such as oatmeal, fragrance oils, colored swirls, two-tone nuggets, and moisturizing butters. Charts on saponification, base oils, and luxury oils make creating unique soap recipes easy.

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

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 09/15/2009
ISBN: 9780811735735
Pages: 132
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.60d