How to make your own luxury aromatherapy soaps
One of the first books I bought on soap making! And if you are nervous about starting from scratch, there are recipes using grated soap for which our soap base is ideal.
This cute 53 page A5 paperback book contains all you need to know to make your own aromatherapy soaps. Easy to follow instructions are given for a simple method of soap making using basic ingredients and utensils, including a Saponification Values Chart for your vegetable oils for Potassium Hydroxide and Sodium Hydroxide which helps reduce the guess work!
Contents
- In the beginning
- Requirements
- Making the soap
- Problem solving
- Oils
- Essential & fragrant oils
- Additives
- Recipes
- Technical matters
- Storing & wrapping
- Terms used in soap making
- Abbreviations
- Recommended reading
You can choose from over 20 recipes with a variety of different vegetable oils as a base. The recipes can be tailor made to suit your particular needs, enabling you to create your own personalised unique soaps. The base ingredients for most recipes are palm, coconut and/or olive oil.
Some variations include:
- Aloe Vera soap
- Antiseptic soap
- Calming soap with lavender, rosewood and patchouli essential oils
- Castile soap
- Harlequin soap (using up coloured odds and ends)
- Lemongrass & Avocado soap
- Peppermint soap
- Pumice soap
- Shaving soap
Enjoy the benefits of making your own luxurious aromatherapy soaps at a fraction of the cost of the cost of similar quality commercially produced soaps.
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