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The pure luxury of soaps made with coconut butter, almond oil, aloe vera, oatmeal, and green tea is one of life s little pleasures. And with the help of Anne-Marie Faiola, author of Soap Crafting and Milk Soaps, it s easy to make luscious, all-natural soaps right in your own kitchen. This collection of 32 recipes ranges from simple castile bars to intricate swirls, embeds, and marbled and layered looks. Begin with a combination of skin-nourishing oils and then add blueberry puree, dandelion-infused water, almond milk, coffee grounds, mango and avocado butters, black tea, or other delicious ingredients and then scent your soap with pure essential oils. Step-by-step photography guides you through every stage of cold-process soapmaking.

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A collection of 32 recipes, from simple castile bars to intricate swirls, embeds and marbled looks.

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Pamper Your Skin with Natural Ingredients Learn to make beautiful, nourishing soaps -- it's fun, and your skin will thank you! Moisturize with shea butter, exfoliate with crushed walnut shells, and soothe itchy skin with oatmeal. More than 30 expertly formulated recipes take advantage of the beneficial properties in many natural ingredients.

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Pamper Your Skin with Natural Ingredients Learn to make beautiful, nourishing soaps -- it's fun, and your skin will thank you! Moisturize with shea butter, exfoliate with crushed walnut shells, and soothe itchy skin with oatmeal. More than 30 expertly formulated recipes take advantage of the beneficial properties in many natural ingredients.

Author Biography

Anne-Marie Faiola is the author of Milk Soaps, Pure Soapmaking, and Soap Crafting. She is the owner of Bramble Berry, a company that sells soapmaking supplies at brambleberry.com, and offers soapmaking advice and inspiration through her blog and on her YouTube channel, Soap Queen TV. The recipient of several small business awards, Faiola was named a Best Boss in America by Fortune Small Business, and is a member of the Coalition of Handcrafted Entrepreneurs (COHE). She can be found online at anne-mariefaiola.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Beauty of Pure, Handmade Soap Chapter 1: The Soapmaking Process Chapter 2: Choosing Equipment & Molds Chapter 3: Step-by-Step Cold-Process Soapmaking Chapter 4: All about Oils Chapter 5: Using Herbs & Other Natural Additives Chapter 6: Scenting Your Soap Chapter 7: Designing Recipes Chapter 8: All about Simplicity -- Recipes Comfrey & Spirulina Multicolored Cubes 100% Castile-Brine Stamped Cube Oatmeal Soap for Babies Nettle & Yarrow Upcycle Buttermilk Honeycombs Lemon Linear Swirls Banana Cream Pie Layered Bars Chapter 9: Pure Beauty -- Recipes Annatto-Yarrow with Embeds Madder Root Ombre Bars Cucumber Layers White Tea Faux Funnel Pour Gardener Scrub with Coffee Grounds Layered Tomato Swirl Bars Coffee Swirl Layered Cubes Alkanet Layers with Pencil Lines Egg Yolk Secret-Feather Swirl Chapter 10: Colorful & Creative -- Recipes Blueberry Embed Round Bars Charcoal Hearts Round Bars Almond Milk Confetti Bars Tussah Silk Double Pour Indigo-Annatto Negative-Space Funnel Pour Cow Milk In-the-Pot Swirl Aloe Vera Hanger Swirl Potato Patch Layered Soap Black Tea Funnel Pour Ros

Review

"This book has everything you need for success. From buttermilk to alkanet root, and from swirls to layers, and everything in between, you'll be making amazing natural soap in no time. A great addition to your soapy library!"
-- Donna Maria Coles Johnson, Founder and CEO, Indie Business Network

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A lush, full-colour guide to making all-natural soaps using herbs and other organic ingredients, with 32 recipes specially formulated to nourish the skin.

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"This book has everything you need for success. From buttermilk to alkanet root, and from swirls to layers, and everything in between, you'll be making amazing natural soap in no time. A great addition to your soapy library!" -- Donna Maria Coles Johnson, Founder and CEO, Indie Business Network

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