Making Scented Soap 60 Fragrant Soaps and Bath Bombes to Make at Home

by Hamblen, Linda

• ISBN13: 9781843400561
• ISBN10: 1843400561
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Collins & Brown

Summary

With the perfume of summer flowers, garden herbs and citrus groves, nature's harvest yields an abundance of evocative scents to woo our senses. Using these natural fragrances, pure essential oils, flower petals, herbs and spices Making Scented Soap shows you how to create an array of aromatic delights. These include massage bars that melt to the lightest touch, fragrant bath bombes to pop in your bath, and scented soaps to gently cleanse. This book helps you transform the art of perfumery into temptingly scented treats that make perfect handmade presents. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Linda Hamblen spent her childhood years fascinated by every plant, flower and tree she saw. She watched, studied, drew and collected them all. Using this passion for the natural world and her training in graphic design and horticulture she started her own company, Merrywood, in 1996, producing traditional herbal soaps

Table of Contents

The science of scent	p. 6
Ingredients & techniques	p. 8
Tools and equipment	p. 10
Base oils	p. 12
Botanicals	p. 14
Essential oils	p. 16
Basic techniques	p. 20
Creating recipes	p. 26
Tips and tricks	p. 27
Troubleshooting	p. 28
The recipes	p. 30
Floral	p. 32
Citrus	p. 50
Herbal	p. 68
Spice	p. 86
Woodland	p. 104
Finishing touches	p. 122
Glossary	p. 124
Suppliers	p. 125
Index	p. 126
Acknowledgments	p. 128
Bibliography	p. 128
Conversion chart	p. 128
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