Basic Soap Making: All the Skills and Tools You need to Get Started

Letcavage, Elizabeth; Patsy Buck; Alan Wycheck (photography)

ISBN 10: 0811735737 / ISBN 13: 9780811735735

Published by Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA, 2009

About this Item

126 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. A very good copy. NOTE: This publication is the "spiral bound" paperback edition.

Seller Inventory # 094836

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Basic Soap Making: All the Skills and Tools You need to Get Started
• Publisher: Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0811735737
• ISBN 13: 9780811735735
• Binding: Spiral Bound Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

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

About the Author

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.