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The Soapmakers Companion - - Recipes for vegetable soaps, transparent soaps, natural colors, troubleshooting, and an in-depth look at the chemistry and natural history of soapmaking ingredients.

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Making Natural Liquid Soaps, Herbal Shower Gels, Conditioning Shampoos, Moisturizing Hand Soaps - - Finally, a book on making liquid soaps at home! Recipes for liquid soap, shampoo, dog shampoo, shower gels, and bubble bath. There's a lot of new information here, some of it complicated and technical, but also beautiful and inspiring.The book has recipes for liquid soap, shampoo, dog shampoo, shower gels, and bubble bath. This is a book for advanced soapmakers or determined beginners. Many are hot-process soaps, more involved and complex than cold-process bar soaps. There's a lot of new information here, some of it complicated and technical, but also beautiful and inspiring.

Making Transparent Soap: The Art of Crafting, Molding, Scenting & Coloring, by Catherine Failor - - Lots of simple step-by-step instructions for making transparent soap using natural ingredients. Includes dyeing & fragrancing ideas, and instructions & illustrations for building inexpensive tools to simplify your soapmaking. It even tells you how to formulate your own opaque & transparent soaps.

The Soapmakers Companion - - Recipes for vegetable soaps, transparent soaps, natural colors, troubleshooting, and an in-depth look at the chemistry and natural history of soapmaking ingredients.