The Natural SoapMaking Book for Beginners: Do-it-Yourself Soaps Using All-Natural Herbs, Spices, and Essential Oils
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- Create Date：2022-02-21 08:57:53
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Kelly Cable
- ISBN：1939754038
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Summary
Althea Press The Natural Soapmaking Book for Beginners- DIY Soaps Using All-Natural Herbs， Spices， and Essential Oils。 Making soap from scratch is a fun hobby and a great way to control the ingredients in the products you use。 Make your very own homemade soaps without artificial dyes and chemicals。 Over 55 diverse recipes such as castile soap， shampoo bars， shaving bars， anti-aging soaps， salt soaps， goat-milk soaps， and more。 Step-by-step instructions， tips， decorating techniques， and scent pairing。 Designed specifically with beginners in mind。 220 pages in a softcover。
Reviews
Katie
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It was very helpful for me to help get a scope on a business I am thinking of starting。
Heather Wilson
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Has great advice for any kind of Soapmaking you want to try
Midge Lee
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My favorite soap making book！！！！I return to this book over and over for ideas， inspiration， and instruction。 I learned how to make soap from this book， and I now have a business selling my soaps- and I have yet to experience a failed batch of soap after almost 4 years！ I got the confidence I needed and the instructions are clear and concise。 I cannot recommend this book enough！！！
Sindy
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Book is good but could use some photosI love the recipes but the book needs more photos。 Photos have the power to make any content more attractive 。
Inspired 2 Craft
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I never made soap before， but I knew I wanted to create my own， with fewer chemicals and more good stuff。 Plus， it had to be easy！ So that brought me to this excellent book The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners。This is such a bright and simple book that totally captured my attention out of so many others， especially when it states in big words， for beginners on the cover。 Plus， by looking inside， it is loaded with illustrated steps and text to help guide anyone into creating soap without mi I never made soap before， but I knew I wanted to create my own， with fewer chemicals and more good stuff。 Plus， it had to be easy！ So that brought me to this excellent book The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners。This is such a bright and simple book that totally captured my attention out of so many others， especially when it states in big words， for beginners on the cover。 Plus， by looking inside， it is loaded with illustrated steps and text to help guide anyone into creating soap without mistake， frustration， or hassle。 Everything from how it's done， what to do， and what tools and equipment are required can easily be found inside as well。 Plus， the excellent array of recipes using natural ingredients are also included！There are plenty and I mean plenty of recipes one can follow or make a creation of their own， with a little inspiration due to this book。 I think what makes this an excellent guide is that it's easy to understand， provides plenty of illustrated guidance in color， and uses brilliant ingredients that are good for the skin verse ones that cause irritation， long-term health issues， or just plain gross！ Additionally， it's covering all the need-to-know information that makes it the only book one would need to make fun and colorful soap for their home as well as gifts for others。Growing up， I use to love those gifts of bar soaps， with the many different colors and strong scents。 They actually brought an excellent aromatic scent to the bathroom and just looked pleasant and fancy on the countertop， beside the skin。 I don't know if they were ever meant to be used， they always felt ornamental and like the perfect piece to fit a bathroom。 However， if one can make as many as they like and all types， then it's best to use and use as much as one likes cause there is always more where that comes from， thanks to this book！Plus， with the lovely aromas like lavender or， it's hard to just stop at making one type。 Even to make so many and create a beautiful soap arrangement with many scents to choose from， seems super possible as well！ I honestly just adore the guide and can't wait to begin creating my very own soap to use for my home and even gift for others， which is a perfect practical gift as everyone loves to get dirty and this is a great gift to get clean！ "I have been given a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion" 。。。more
Jackie Durning
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Very useful for making your own soaps。 Both for fun and profit。 She gives you everything from the basics to scent profiles and special additives。 Loved it。
Irina
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Really loved the book。 Its very simple and down to earth。 The author is actually convinced that the soap from scratch should be made of 100% natural ingredients， including colorants and aromas。
Stacia Leigh
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Excellent recipes--which I've not tried yet， but am inspired to after reading--and clear techniques and safety protocols。 I checked it out from the library to see if this newbie wanted to buy it， and I do。 Excellent recipes--which I've not tried yet， but am inspired to after reading--and clear techniques and safety protocols。 I checked it out from the library to see if this newbie wanted to buy it， and I do。 。。。more
Tanya Smart
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I may give a higher （or lower） rating once I actually make one of the soaps， but this all seems to be really great information that is delivered well。 Nothing too complicated。
Nhu Luong
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Best soap making book for beginners！ Very easy to read and understand
Elissa Johnston
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Where are the pictures？ As someone who is fairly new to soap making I was after a book that would provide the science as well as lots of different recipes to try。 I picked this book given the number of recipes and I liked the natural aspect of it。 However I found the lack of photos frustrating， even the section on doing different techniques used illustrations。 I found the recipes to be very similar， perhaps that was why it lacked photos。 There was very little science， everything was glossed over Where are the pictures？ As someone who is fairly new to soap making I was after a book that would provide the science as well as lots of different recipes to try。 I picked this book given the number of recipes and I liked the natural aspect of it。 However I found the lack of photos frustrating， even the section on doing different techniques used illustrations。 I found the recipes to be very similar， perhaps that was why it lacked photos。 There was very little science， everything was glossed over with no depth。 Frankly more can be learnt from a brief study via some wonderful soap makers on youtube。 Finally for a non fiction book on soap making， I found Cable's writing to be very opinionated， judgey and with a healthy dose of self-righteousness。 Ah， so disappointed。 。。。more
Hafsa Yusuf
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It is an excellent book for beginners of soap making。
Christina
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This book was okay。 There were a lot of recipes that sound interesting but I was put off by the different oils used （not essential oils） because they are not readily available to me。 I think I would have liked more melt and pour soap recipes so perhaps this was the wrong book for me。
Liz Wahba • Elyse Welles
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Definitive guide！！This is the book to read if you want to make soap but feel intimidated by the process。 Cable explains everything so clearly， and has complete honesty about difficulty， explains realistic time expectations， and it felt like having a teacher with you。 I'm so excited to make my first batch this week！ Definitive guide！！This is the book to read if you want to make soap but feel intimidated by the process。 Cable explains everything so clearly， and has complete honesty about difficulty， explains realistic time expectations， and it felt like having a teacher with you。 I'm so excited to make my first batch this week！ 。。。more
Colleen McClowry
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great book！ just would have appreciated more visuals
Michelle
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InformativeHas great recipes and advice in here。 Easy to follow and step by step directions， and troubleshooting as well。 Fantastic。
Shelby Leigh
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There are some great soap recipe ideas that i’m excited to try from this book。 There’s just not enough pictures！
Pasquale Grasso
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Great place to start！I am thankful for this book， as it's a wonderful jumping off point for soap making。 The author is very concise and clear on the instructions。 The reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is because I would have liked if she didn't rely heavily on the lye calculator sites。 It would have been a lot nicer if she taught the breakdown of ingredients more than just kind of pointing to the direction of the site。 Great place to start！I am thankful for this book， as it's a wonderful jumping off point for soap making。 The author is very concise and clear on the instructions。 The reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is because I would have liked if she didn't rely heavily on the lye calculator sites。 It would have been a lot nicer if she taught the breakdown of ingredients more than just kind of pointing to the direction of the site。 。。。more
Erica and Keith
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The recipes are awesome。 The instructions were great。 We made our first batch of cold process successfully。 Going to try the hot process next。
Merry Love
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I have read probably 15+ books at this point， and know my way around a few of the most popular soap making websites。 This is THE BEST book I've found for beginner soap makers。All recipes use only natural （plant or clay based） scents and colorants。 All recipes are PALM FREE。 40% of the recipes are VEGAN， while the others use lye or tallow。 There are a couple of nut free recipes。All the great things it includes， in book order:1。 Beginner section on basics like equipment and lye safety， and an AWES I have read probably 15+ books at this point， and know my way around a few of the most popular soap making websites。 This is THE BEST book I've found for beginner soap makers。All recipes use only natural （plant or clay based） scents and colorants。 All recipes are PALM FREE。 40% of the recipes are VEGAN， while the others use lye or tallow。 There are a couple of nut free recipes。All the great things it includes， in book order:1。 Beginner section on basics like equipment and lye safety， and an AWESOME oil chart with oil properties， price rating， and saponification values。2。 A section on Natural Additives and Colors that are truly natural （plant based or clays）。 She covers things to add for texture and plants to use for natural coloring。3。 A section on Essential Oils for scent， with ideas for creating essential oil blends for soap。 This is definitely more intermediate， for those looking to play around with their own scents， but she gives plenty of simple scent examples in her recipes。4。 A detailed step by step guide to making cold process soap。 Just as good as any you can find on the internet， but an important thing to have in a beginner's book。 Includes pictures of trace。 There's also a troubleshooting section that I love！5。 Helpful tutorials for 3 basic design techniques: embossing， swirling， and layering。6。 A total of 56 recipes。 22 of them are vegan。There were only a few CONS I didn't like about this book:1。 The Crafting Your Own Recipe section was done poorly。 It was rather vague compared to the rest of the book， and ALL of the starting bases had either lard or tallow。2。 The last section on Packaging Soap was also not great。 It had a few great ideas and tips if you are looking to gift your soaps， but for those looking to sell soaps this section is lacking a lot of important information。3。 Lastly， most of the companies she recommends purchasing from are ridiculously expensive。 Please don't buy from these companies！ Bramble berry has better prices than most of the places listed， and they aren't even close to the best prices。Overall I would still HIGHLY recommend this book！ There is so much good information packed into one place that I can't even knock it for the few cons。 Even with those sections omitted this would be an excellent book。 。。。more
meikoyim
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Very informational。
Cheryl
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There is a lot to take on in the pages of this book for a beginning soap maker。 However， the basics are well covered， and when those are mastered through practice， I think this will be a wonderful resource book with endless ideas for creative soap making in the future。
Cesiley
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Ehh。。。I mean it's a decent book for beginners I suppose but it also seems like another soaper shaming creators that use fragrance oils and FDA approved colorants。 Also please actually read the ONE study she references about titanium dioxide。 It does not state that the outcome determines titanium dioxide is causes DNA damage。 You should also probably use more resources than one study to make a claim like that。 Just don't believe everything that you read。 Also if you were to actually make soap to Ehh。。。I mean it's a decent book for beginners I suppose but it also seems like another soaper shaming creators that use fragrance oils and FDA approved colorants。 Also please actually read the ONE study she references about titanium dioxide。 It does not state that the outcome determines titanium dioxide is causes DNA damage。 You should also probably use more resources than one study to make a claim like that。 Just don't believe everything that you read。 Also if you were to actually make soap to sell using all essential oils and natural colorants， etc。 You would have to charge A LOT for a bar of soap depending on what essential oils you use and herbs， etc。 The stuff is not cheap。 Just a lot of things to consider and don't take it all as the gospel。 。。。more
Amyette Bridges
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Great Book for Beginners I would recommend this book to newbies and to all soap makers。 I’ve learned so much from this book， the natural and right way to make soap。
John Hinton
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Need to try some of the recipes before I give it a five star。Very informative and lots of recipes。 I need to try some before I give it five star rating。 Loved it。
DelAnne Frazee
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Title: The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners - Do-It-Yourself Soaps Using All-Natural Herbs， Spices， and Essential Oils Author: Kelly CablePublisher: Callisto Publishing & Althea PressPublished: 8-1-2017Pages: 348Genre: Crafts & HobbiesSub-Genre: DIY， Soap Making， Handmade， Home & Garden， Health & BeautyISBN: 9781939754035ASIN: B0742KPLGRReviewed For Callisto Publishing & Althea PressReviewer: DelAnneRating: 4。75 StarsIf there is one thing about growing up allergic to just about everything Title: The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners - Do-It-Yourself Soaps Using All-Natural Herbs， Spices， and Essential Oils Author: Kelly CablePublisher: Callisto Publishing & Althea PressPublished: 8-1-2017Pages: 348Genre: Crafts & HobbiesSub-Genre: DIY， Soap Making， Handmade， Home & Garden， Health & BeautyISBN: 9781939754035ASIN: B0742KPLGRReviewed For Callisto Publishing & Althea PressReviewer: DelAnneRating: 4。75 StarsIf there is one thing about growing up allergic to just about everything was the opportunity to learn。 My parent from the time I was born had to be sure there were no dyes， additives， abrasive cleansers or such in my soap， shampoos， powders， laundry detergents etc。 My mother began making soaps， shampoo and laundry detergent and taught all her children how to do at well。 The fun part was we each had or own personal scent。 By the time I was ten I could make lavender， rose， orange blossom， peach， gardenia and lilac， soaps， shampoos and body lotions and powder。 Somewhere over the years of shots as my tolerance grew I got away from making these soaps and such。 In Kelly Cable's The Natural Soap making Book for beginners I got a refresher course。 I was surprised by how much I remembered and how similar Kelley's instructions were to what my mother and grandmother taught me，。 As I slowly made up a batch of the soap I was taken back decades with the smell of scented soaps slowly cooling in the molds。 This truly is a primer for those just learning or those like myself trying to remember and get black into the flow of making these beautiful bars once more。 Whether for your self or to give as gifts you will find the recipes easy to follow， the text is easy to understand。 Ms。 Gable goes over the basic equipment， ingredients， safety precautions and decorative techniques。 So put your mind at ease。 If you have been wanting to try， but been afraid it would be too time consuming or costly or just to difficult the fear no more。 The Natural Soap Making Book breaks it down and guides you along step by step。My rating of "The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners - Do-It-Yourself Soaps Using All-Natural Herbs， Spices， and Essential Oils" is 4。75 out of 5 stars。Amazon Link: https://www。amazon。com/dp/1939754038/。。。B&N Link: https://www。barnesandnoble。com/w/the-。。。Books-A-Million Link: http://www。booksamillion。com/p/Natura。。。Google Play Link: Not AvailableIndigo Link: https://www。chapters。indigo。ca/en-ca/。。。Kobo Link: Not AvailableGoodReads Link: https://www。goodreads。com/book/show/3。。。The Reading Room Link: https://www。facebook。com/permalink。ph。。。Twitter Link: https://twitter。com/DelAnne531/status。。。 。。。more
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