Learn everything you need to know about making Cold Process soap from scratch. Essential Soap Making covers everything from A - Z: * History of soap making * Safety precautions * Ingredients used in soap making * 5 basic soap formulas to start your soaping journey * Additives and scents to make your soap truly unique * Troubleshooting problems that may arise * Glossary of soap making terms * Resource directory Written by two experienced soap makers and filled with more than 30 color photos (including close-up pictures of the trace process) and detailed instructions, this book walks you step-by-step through the soap making process. Handy reference charts teach the properties and benefits of soap making oils, essential oils and herbs commonly used in natural soap making. Essential Soap Making also includes detailed steps on how to start a soap making business.

Enter the world of progressive cold processed soap making through Advanced Soap Making: Removing the Mystery. As if you were attending one of their private classes, the authors, Mary Humphrey and Alyssa Middleton lead you through step-by-step instructions, tips and formulas: * How to create unique soap formulas and size the formula to any mold * How to make luxurious goat milk soap * How to beautifully swirl and layer * How to blend natural scents like a pro * How to embed and rebatch natural soaps You will also gain extensive knowledge of common and exotic soap making oils, butters, herbs, unique liquids, hardeners and waxes. The glossary and resource guide erase any remaining advanced soap making doubts with easy to read terminology and locations to shop for ingredients, packaging and other soap making needs. Praise for Advanced Soap Making: Removing the Mystery: "Advanced Soap Making: Removing the Mystery is a comprehensive look into advanced techniques for making cold process soap loaded with recommendations, tips and best practices. Mary and Alyssa have created an easy to follow resource, sure to help you take your soap making to the next level " - Maia Singletary, Astrida Naturals Mary and Alyssa have pulled together a great book for the more experienced soap maker Their combined experience and helpful tips are enough to make this book well worth the read for someone who is interested in taking their soap making skills to the next level." - Robin Schmidt, Dragonfly Handmade Soap Mary and Alyssa] have really done a great service to the soap industry with this book. If I had found this book a long time ago before buying all sorts of others, reading Yahoo groups, Facebook groups, etc, it would have saved me a lot of time I think this does take the mystery out of soap making." - Ann McIntire Wooledge, Wingsets

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make perfume? Now you can This introductory book includes: The history of perfumery Perfume ingredients, how they are used and benefits they bring to perfume blends A listing of commonly used fragrance oils, their notes and fragrance families A listing of commonly used essential oils, their notes and aromatherapy benefits How to blend fragrances Sample fragrance blends for you to start developing your own unique creations Formulas to create liquid and solid perfumes A listing of carrier oils and their properties Glossary Resource directory Both Angie Andriot and Alyssa Middleton are experienced in the blending and use of fragrance and essential oils as they handcraft products for their bath and body companies. In Introduction to Artisan Perfumery, they explain the ingredients and step-by-step instructions to make a variety of perfumes in a comprehensive, but easy to understand manner. This easy to follow book will have you creating unique products right away either for yourself, to make as gifts or to sell.