Cool Soapmaking: The Smart Guide to Low-Temp Tricks for Making Soap, or How to Handle Fussy Ingredients Like Milk, Citrus, Cucumber, Pine Tar, Beer, and Wine
About this ebook
Soapmakers may love to add a variety of materials to soap, but they find that some cause more trouble than others. In the heat of the chemical reaction, an ingredient might discolor, or lose its scent, or develop a bad smell. Or it might cause problems during soapmaking, giving off noxious fumes, or making the soap harden so fast that there's no time to pour it in the mold.
Help has arrived.
Anne L. Watson extends the low-temp techniques from her book "Milk Soapmaking" to making soap from a variety of special ingredients, including cucumber, citrus, pine tar, beer, and wine. Soaps that have long challenged home soapmakers will now pose no problem at all.
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Anne L. Watson is the first author to have introduced modern techniques of home soapmaking and lotionmaking to book readers. She has made soap under the company name Soap Tree, and before her retirement from professional life, she was a historic preservation architecture consultant. Anne and her husband, Aaron Shepard, live in Bellingham, Washington.
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CONTENTS
GETTING STARTED
(From High-Temp Soapmaking to Low)
WHAT DO I PUT INTO IT?
(The Ingredients of Cool Soapmaking)
WHAT DO I USE TO MAKE IT?
(Gathering the Equipment You Need)
PROJECT #1: MILK SOAPS
Recipe: Anne's Cool Milk Soap
COOL SOAPMAKING STEP-BY-STEP
(From Prep to Cleanup and Beyond)
PROJECT #2: CUCUMBER SOAPS
Recipe: Basic Cucumber Soap
Recipe: Cucumber Yogurt Soap
Recipe: Cucumber Green Clay Soap
Recipe: Cucumber Apricot Soap
Recipe: Cucumber Avocado Soap
Sidebar: Designing Cucumber Soaps
PROJECT #3: CITRUS SOAPS
Recipe: Basic Citrus Soap
Recipe: Orange Yogurt Soap
Recipe: Citrus Honey Soap
Recipe: Ruby Red Grapefruit Soap
Sidebar: Designing Citrus Soaps
PROJECT #4: SOAPS WITH ACCELERANTS
Recipe: Sweet Bay Soap
Recipe: Pine Tar Soap
Sidebar: Designing Soaps with Accelerants
PROJECT #5: BEER and WINE SOAPS
Recipe: Basic Beer Soap
Recipe: Chocolate Ale Soap
Recipe: Red Wine Soap
Recipe: White Wine Soap
Recipe: Anne's Coconut Beer Soap
Sidebar: Designing Beer and Wine Soaps
WHY? WHY? WHY?
(Frequently Asked Questions)
WHERE TO FIND MORE
