Don,
You are getting this book opinion for free, so take it for what it's worth. I think the best book on soaping is the one you make yourself. I have two three ring binders. One is titled Soap recipes and the other Notes on Soapmaking. Obviously the first one
Is a collection of recipes that I have made or would like to make. Any ones I have made go into page protectors with the date I made it plus any notes about how it turned out as well as comments on what I would change next time or if I thought it was worth repeating. I note if it was a special favorite of anyone and add additional notes with each making, such as if I used a different color or EO. All of my recipes are created or verified using www.soapcalc.com. If I want to resize the recipe to fit a different mold use the resized at summer bee meadow. A book like this has been invaluable to me as it is hard to remember the details beyond three batches and 24 hours.
Your next binder is a collection of soaping wisdom that you glean along the way. It might have Cyndi's soaping secrets or how to make that wooden mold with the flip down sides. When I get a chance, mine is going to have a copy of your gutter mold pictures and notes on how you made it. Www.millersoap.com is a wealth of info and recipes. I like David at www.about.com on soap making. He is where I got my recipe for shaving soap.
Collecting books on soap making takes up a LOT of shelf space---I know cuz I collect books on chickens, homesteading and the Storey Giude to you-name-it. You will enjoy reading them but I never found that I was longing to go back and read any of the soapmaking books. I just gleaned from them what I needed and moved on. Join some soaping forums. By the way the library is your passport to soaping book heaven. You can evaluate all the books and then see if there is one you really can't live with out.
So there is my two cents.
You are getting this book opinion for free, so take it for what it's worth. I think the best book on soaping is the one you make yourself. I have two three ring binders. One is titled Soap recipes and the other Notes on Soapmaking. Obviously the first one
Is a collection of recipes that I have made or would like to make. Any ones I have made go into page protectors with the date I made it plus any notes about how it turned out as well as comments on what I would change next time or if I thought it was worth repeating. I note if it was a special favorite of anyone and add additional notes with each making, such as if I used a different color or EO. All of my recipes are created or verified using www.soapcalc.com. If I want to resize the recipe to fit a different mold use the resized at summer bee meadow. A book like this has been invaluable to me as it is hard to remember the details beyond three batches and 24 hours.
Your next binder is a collection of soaping wisdom that you glean along the way. It might have Cyndi's soaping secrets or how to make that wooden mold with the flip down sides. When I get a chance, mine is going to have a copy of your gutter mold pictures and notes on how you made it. Www.millersoap.com is a wealth of info and recipes. I like David at www.about.com on soap making. He is where I got my recipe for shaving soap.
Collecting books on soap making takes up a LOT of shelf space---I know cuz I collect books on chickens, homesteading and the Storey Giude to you-name-it. You will enjoy reading them but I never found that I was longing to go back and read any of the soapmaking books. I just gleaned from them what I needed and moved on. Join some soaping forums. By the way the library is your passport to soaping book heaven. You can evaluate all the books and then see if there is one you really can't live with out.
So there is my two cents.
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