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Top Ten Events in the Process of Becoming a Soapmaker x
Introduction xi
The Renaissance of Handmade Soapmaking 1
Why Make Soap? 2
The Origins of Soapmaking 3
Getting Back to Nature 4
Finding Community 6
Soapmaking Research 9
Soapmaking Equipment 11
Safety Gear 12
Scale 14
Pots and Pans 15
Utensils 17
Measuring Equipment 18
Hand Blender 19
Soap Molds 20
Cutting Tools 24
The Basic Techniques and Ingredients 25
What Is Lye? 26
Making Soap with Lye 28
Choosing a Liquid 29
Using Infusions 32
Soapmaking Safety 33
Evaporation During Curing 35
Soap Ash 36
Making Soap Without Lye 37
Herbs 39
Using Herbs in Soapmaking 40
Growing Your Own Herbs 42
Drying and Storing Herbs 43
Common Soapmaking Herbs 44
Other Additives 48
Making Dentifrice 51
Fragrance Oils 53
What Are Fragrance Oils? 54
Choosing Fragrance Oils 55
Storing Fragrance Oils 56
Understanding Fragrance Oil Families 57
Fragrance Trends 59
Essential Oils 61
What Are Essential Oils? 62
A Bit of Chemistry 62
Methods of Essential Oil Extraction 63
Storing Essential Oils 64
Using Aromatherapy 65
Using Common Essential Oils 66
Luxury Soaps Using Natural Perfumery 79
Color 83
Understanding Color Theory 84
Writing Color Stories 86
Using Color in Soap 88
Enjoying Natural Color Sources 89
Food and Cosmetic Dyes 90
Mica and Glitter 93
The Cold-Process Technique 05
Curing 96
Storing Cold-Process Soaps 98
Soapmaking Terms 99
Getting Started 103
Taking the Next Step 105
Tips for New Soapmakers 107
Varying the Cold Process 109
Cleaning Up 111
Cold-Process Recipes 113
Creating the Perfect Basic Bar 114
Standard Recipes 120
Luxury Recipes 120
Layering Soaps 122
Swirling and Marbling Soaps 122
Chunking Soaps 129
Making Milk Soaps 132
Embossing with Stamps 132
The Hot-Process Technique 139
Understanding Hot Process 140
Hot-Process Equipment 143
Creating Color Variation 152
Sculpting with Hot-Process Soap 153
Cleaning Up 156
Liquid, Transparent, and Cream Hot-Process Soap Recipes 157
You Can Do It! 158
Making Liquid Soap 159
Using Foaming Bases 163
Making Transparent Soap 166
Making Cream Soap 171
The Soap-Casting Technique 177
More Than Just Melting and Pouring 178
Choosing a Base 178
Soap-Casting Equipment 179
Molds for Soap Casting 180
Using Tube Molds 183
Sample Projects 186
Soap-Casting Projects 189
Single Pour in Blocks 190
Block Over-Pours 193
Bar Over-Pours 193
Embeds 196
Multistage Pours 198
Geodes 199
Soap Gems 199
The Hand-Milling Technique 205
Type of Soap to Use 206
Advantages of Hand Milling 206
Hand-Milling Equipment 207
Sample Hand-Milling Recipes 211
Additive Ideas 214
Rescuing Soap Batches 215
Your First Batches 217
Patience Is a Virtue 218
The Learning Curve 219
Write Down Everything 219
Don't Be Afraid to Reread Directions 220
Single-Oil Soaps 221
Experimenting with Color 223
Making Your Own Recipes 229
Your Inner Chemist 230
Animal or Vegetable? 230
Oil Forms 232
Exotic Oils 235
Fatty Acids 236
Saponification Values 238
Making Worksheets 239
Presenting Your Soap 245
Reasons to Give Your Soap Away 246
Making Simple Gifts 247
Designing a Gift Suite 252
Gift Collection Ideas 254
Packaging Elements 258
Shelf Life 260
Storing Soap 261
Deciding to Sell 263
The Impulse to Sell Your Soap 264
Forming a Business 265
Doing Your Research 266
Learning to Sell 267
Creating a Product Line 268
Soap Selling Smarts 269
Bringing Soap to the World 271
Planning for Sales Events 272
Before the Event 275
At the Event 277
After the Event 280
Moving Forward 281
Creating a Web Site 282
Glossary 285
Troubleshooting 287
Making Molds, Cutters, and Planers 289
Resources 293
Contemporary Soapmakers 297
Index 299
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