Susan Miller Cavitch

The Natural Soap Book

Making Herbal and Vegetable-Based Soaps

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In response to the wide concern over animal-product additives and synthetic ingredients in toiletries and cosmetics, this book focuses on making one's own nutrient-rich soaps, scented with natural oils and using only herbal and vegetable dyes. Step-by-step instructions are provided.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Workman Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Januar 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 298g
• ISBN-13: 9780882668888
• ISBN-10: 0882668889
• Artikelnr.: 22029401

Autorenporträt

Author Susan Miller Cavitch is the founder and president of Soap Essentials, Inc., a Memphis-based retail mail-order company producing homemade herbal products. She is the author of The Natural Soap Book and The Soapmaker’?s Companion. She lives in Eads, Tennessee.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Preface
Part One: Understanding the Basics
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Kinds of Soap
Part Two: The Ingredients
Chapter 2: Characteristics of Oils, Fats, and their Soaps
Chapter 3: Lye and Water
Chapter 4: Scents
Chapter 5: Colorants
Chapter 6: Nutrients
Chapter 7: Preservatives
Part Three: Making Soaps
Chapter 8: Getting Started: Equipment and Supplies
Chapter 9: Recipes
Chapter 10: Diagnosing Signs of Trouble
Chapter 11: Cutting and Trimming
Part Four: Beyond the Basics
Chapter 12: Creative Ideas for Wrapping Soap
Chapter 13: The Chemistry of Soapmaking
Appendix A. Suppliers
Appendix B. Soapmaking Businesses
Glossary: The Language of Soap
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