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SIMPLE & NATURAL SOAPMAKING

Author: Jan Berry

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192 pages

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With this new comprehensive guide, herbalist Jan Berry offers everything the modern-day enthusiast needs to make great botanical soaps. Beginners can join in the sudsy fun with detailed tutorials and step-by-step photographs for making traditional cold-process soap and the more modern hot-process method with a slow cooker.

Jan presents 50 easy, unique soap recipes with ingredients and scents inspired by the herb garden, veggie garden, farm, forest, and more. Sample soap recipes you won’t want to miss are Lavender Milk Bath Bars, Sweet Honey & Shea Layers Soap, Creamy Avocado Soap, Citrus Breeze Brine Bars, Mountain Man Beard & Body Bars, and Classic Cedarwood & Coconut Milk Shave Soap.

Featured resources are Jan’s handy guides to standard soapmaking essential oils and their properties, oil and milk infusions with healing herbs, and easy decoration techniques. The book also contains Jan’s highly anticipated natural colorants gallery showcasing more than 50 soaps that span the rainbow. Soap crafters of all levels will enjoy referencing this book for years to come.