Review: The Only Soap Making Book You Could Ever Need
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 8, 2014
I have been making "melt and pour" soaps for about five years now. It's fun and relatively inexpensive, but I had always wanted to try cold process soap making or really any of the processes that involved lye. I never did because I was always afraid. Lye, as Ms. McCarthy states in her book, is an extremely dangerous substance and not meant to be used lightly. With the proper precautions and care, you can make soap. The precautions and tips were easy to understand and I'm eager to try my hand at making soap with lye. I'm not afraid to try it anymore!Another thing that I really loved in this book was a section near the beginning where Ms. McCarthy talks about hazard scores in materials that go into popular soaps on the market, as well as the soaps themselves. That entire section was a real eye opener. Some of the brands I had never even thought of as being even a little bit dangerous or potentially harmful!Ms. McCarthy did an excellent job researching and writing her book. She really knows her stuff. This is literally the ultimate, A to Z guide to soap making, covering everything from different ways you can make soap, how to make soap, what is soap/detergent, FAQs, soap recipes, business plan for selling your soap,and more. She even throws in a bunch of projects at the end, many that can be done with your family.I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning how to make soap and/or selling their soap, and it's at a bargain price. Grab it now!