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The best way to know what is in the soap you use, is to make it yourself. Making your own soap is a fun and creative adventure, where traditional craft methods foster an ethical and healthy way of life.
Soapmaking is not difficult: have a look around in your kitchen, and you will find that most of the ingredients and tools you need are already there. While teaching how to make soap with everyday tools and wholesome ingredients, the Soap Naturally book encourages the rediscovery of a more genuine and appreciative bond with Nature, describing how we can take care of ourselves, while at the same time respecting the environment.
New soap and skin care makers will find everything they need to know about ingredients, additives, tools and methods. Soapmaking is easy, but there are secrets, which are revealed from reading the book in its entirety: background information, step-by-step instructions, reliable recipes that illustrate how to incorporate different types of ingredients to obtain top results, and tips on how to avoid common pitfalls are extensively covered and explained in clear, concise language.
Advanced soapmaking methods, including the revolutionary Discounted Water Cold Process and a truly natural method for liquid soap, will appeal to those experienced soapmakers, who are already familiar with the basics and are looking for leading-edge solutions, or starting points for further investigations in the area of natural skin care.
As a natural complement to natural soapmaking, a whole Chapter is dedicated to the ABC of natural skin care and offers a complete, no-nonsense guide on how best to use essential and fixed oils in developing truly skin-friendly nourishing and moisturising applications: lip and skin balms, ointments, oil blends and sera, creams and lotions.
Comprehensive reference sections collect a wide range of handy lookup tables and Web resources. Through the underlying connection with one of the most authoritative soapmaking mailing lists in the world, the book also offers privileged access to the intercontinental soapmaking network.
Soap Naturally - Ingredients, methods and recipes for natural handmade soap is completed by an 8-page colour photograph section, which walks through the crucial steps of making soap and shows the final results for all the recipes. Examples of the photos included in the Soap Naturally book are available from this page.
We invite you to join the natural soapmaking revolution: it is a wonderful journey!
REVIEWS & READERS COMMENTS
♥ Soap Naturally is indeed a fantastic book, jam-packed with everything you need to know, written in an easy and concise format. Most importantly, it leaves you with a clear understanding of the whole concept to the art of soapmaking from newbie status to experienced alike.
I found it invaluable to see a book that is up to date with methods and containing several topics that are not even mentioned in other books.
Ersilia Vitale, Sydney
♥ Soap Naturally is the one soap book you won't want to put down, even to go make soap. An easy to read, easy to follow book that will greatly appeal to beginners and newbies, yet full of interesting suggestions to attract and satisfy expert soap makers. Even I learned quite a few new tricks!
Anne Morgan, Anne Lee's Soap & Toiletries
♥ The Soap Naturally book is very comprehensive and will be a good reference for newbies and the more experienced who want to learn more. Patrizia and Marina have not missed a beat!
Rebecca Midkiff, Aromatics & More (NZ)
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I borrowed Tatyana Hill's book from the local library and I have to say I was not impressed!
It's only a small book (64 pages), whose most distinctive feature are the wonderful photographs. However, most (if not all) of her recipes are a bit too expensive and "fancy" for my tastes. Gold leaf covered soaps are not exactly my cup of tea, and her spiced slab, totally covered with whole cloves, looks a tad itchy/scratchy...! Also, I wonder how long "naturally dried" orange slices would last in a really natural soap base.
On the whole, I'd only recommend it to those who already have read other books and are simply in search of some interesting/original ideas about presentation.
Marina
This is the first soapmaking book I bought, and the one that really hooked me to the subject. It reads easily (I actually read it like a novel as soon as I took it home) and contains very clear and detailed descriptions of the various soapmaking steps. I particularly recommend it for the technical details about the ingredients (base oils, perfuming agents, colours, fillers etc.), the various steps in the process, and the base techniques for natural cold processed soaps, transparent soaps, and liquid soap.
In my opinion, it's a must for the serious natural soapmaker, and a book that can always be relied upon when in doubt. Even though there are no photographs, I wouldn't call this a problem for a technical reference book. The only weak point, in my opinion, is that the recipes are only indexed by name... and the names have often very little to do with the ingredients!
Marina
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