Making Soaps

by Romanelli, Paola

• ISBN13: 9781581803280
• ISBN10: 1581803281
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: North Light Books

Summary

Using traditional, natural ingredients and the latest techniques and tools, readers can create soaps of all kinds, from transparent soaps to naturally fragranced. This book is filled with step-by-step instructions and color illustrations that teach step by step how to make fancy, multicolored soaps and a number of other gift ideas.Paola Romanelli is the author of several craft books covering subjects that include basketry, jewelry making and candles. She lives in Milan, Italy.

Table of Contents

Foreword	6	(2)
History	8	(2)
Soap	10	(4)
Minced soap	14	(3)
Tools	17	(1)
The basics	18	(2)
Additives	20	(2)
Colorings	22	(2)
Scents	24	(2)
Molds	26	(2)
The pH value	28	(3)
Soapmaking Technique	31	(8)
Simple soap	32	(7)
Special Recipes	39	(16)
Coffee soap	40	(4)
Sulphur soap	44	(2)
Seaweed soap	46	(2)
Pollen soap	48	(2)
Exotic essence soap	50	(2)
Clay soap	52	(3)
Fruit and Vegetable Soap	55	(12)
Kiwi fruit soap	56	(2)
Carrot soap	58	(2)
Lemon soap	60	(2)
Coconut soap	62	(2)
Cucumber soap	64	(3)
Medicinal Herb Soap	67	(14)
Mallow soap	68	(2)
Calendula soap	70	(2)
Sage soap	72	(2)
Camomile soap	74	(2)
Lavender soap	76	(2)
Althaea soap	78	(3)
Spicy Soap	81	(6)
Cinnamon soap	82	(2)
Clove soap	84	(3)
Softening Soap	87	(8)
Honey soap	88	(2)
Cocoa butter soap	90	(2)
Milk and honey soap	92	(3)
Scrubbing Soap	95	(10)
Com flour soap	96	(2)
Soft wheat bran soap	98	(2)
Almond flour soap	100	(2)
Wheat germ soap	102	(3)
Glycerine ``Sculptures''	105	(18)
Transparent soap	106	(4)
Matt or pearly glycerine soap	110	(2)
``two-halves'' soap	112	(2)
Transparent soap ``jails''	114	(4)
...of dried flowers	118	(2)
...of pearls	120	(3)
A Soap Fancy	123	(12)
Shower soap with handles	124	(4)
Floating soap	128	(2)
Semi-transparent soap	130	(2)
Soap necklaces	132	(3)
Foams and Crystals	135	(14)
Bath salts	136	(4)
Shampoo	140	(4)
Liquid soap	144	(5)
Decorations and Wraps	149
A soap alphabet	150
Labels	152
Springtime harmonies	154
Gift wraps	156
Lace and	158