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Soapmaking for beginners : 100% pure soaps to make at home / Ayako Umehara ; [translated from the Japanese by Makiko Itoh].

by Umehara, Ayako, author.

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Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, [2023]

Natural products.

9780804856911 (hbk.) :

0804856915 (hbk.)

95 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Why I wrote this book -- Basic soapmaking directions -- Natural ingredients for making soap -- Soaps that are gentle on the skin -- Soaps that are good for the skin and body -- Soaps that soothe -- Gentle soaps for the home -- Special occasion and seasonal soaps.

The all-in-one guide to making 100% natural beauty and bath soaps at home! This book makes it easy to create your own soaps using ingredients that you know and trust. Author Ayako Umehara is a certified herbal therapist, aromatherapy and Ayurveda instructor, and she shows you how to make your own soaps using pure and simple natural ingredients like olive oil, shea butter, rose hips, avocado, manuka honey and almonds as well as many and novel aromatic ingredients like Yuzu Matcha Mint, Lemon, Eucalyptus and Salt, Seaweed and Clay. A special section introduces basic techniques for bar soaps using the Cold Process and Melt-and-Pour Process as well as liquid soaps and how to vary the type and quantity of plant oils used. An extensive reference section covers everything you need to know about natural and botanical additives: plant and essential oils, herbs, dried flowers and other natural ingredients. For all your cleansing needs, Soapmaking for Beginners has got you covered--in suds!

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