Good Gifts from the Home: Soaps, Shampoos & Other Suds: Make Beautiful Gifts to Give (or Keep) [Hardcover]

Kelly Reno (Author)

Book Description

Series: Good Gifts from the Home | Publication Date: April 17, 1996

Handmade soaps, shampoos, and other bath-time essentials are rare luxuries everyone can enjoy. The recipes and ideas in Soaps, Shampoos & Other Suds make it easy for you to create unique, lavish bath products friends and family will love!

Scented, textured, rich, and creamy soaps are just the beginning! From sweet-smelling shampoos and conditioners to extraordinary bubble baths, this book reveals the secrets for making fabulous bath and body products in your own kitchen.

Soaps, Shampoos & Other Suds also includes beautiful ideas and techniques for elegant bottling and gift wrapping, as well as convenient mail-order sources for easy access to more exotic ingredients.

About the Author

Kelly Reno started making her own soaps and shampoos to enjoy more healthful, higher quality skin and hair care products. She is also the author of Oils, Lotions & Other Luxuries (Prima).

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Shower Your Friends with Luxury

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Pure Bubbly Bliss! --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles (April 17, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761503358
• ISBN-13: 978-0761503354
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 7.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,367,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT FOR BEGINNERS AND THOSE WHO ARE BUSY!, July 11, 1999

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This review is from: Good Gifts from the Home: Soaps, Shampoos & Other Suds: Make Beautiful Gifts to Give (or Keep) (Hardcover)

From the eyes of a beginner this book is great because most of the recipes don't cost a bundle or contain harmful chemicals like lye. (I dont think I want to experiment with lye just yet). This book also has ideas that are inexpensive and easy to follow. "Die-hard" soap makers that believe in only absolutly made-from-scratch recipes will most definatly not apprieciate this book. Many of the recipes start from store bought soap and shampoo which in my opinion does not reduce the quality of the end results. The things in this book are great for presents. I've actually have been asked by one of my friends if I would sell some of the things I make at her store!

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Misleading, September 15, 1997

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This review is from: Good Gifts from the Home: Soaps, Shampoos & Other Suds: Make Beautiful Gifts to Give (or Keep) (Hardcover)

So far everything that I've made hasn't reached my satisfaction. Whatever you do don't try any of the recipes for hair conditioners because you'll just end up with greasy hair. The lady at the aromatherapy store laughed at some of Reno's concoctions because they weren't made from scratch ,some of the measurements were not calculated correctly and that some of the fragrances didn't exist in essential oil form (i.e. green apple). Using unscented shampoo for shower gels doesn't work very well (and is also very hard to find). For one thing it doesn't foam up and the gel isn't thick, although the directions said it would thicken up- I don't think so! I think I'll try some of the bar soaps because I don't think anyone can mess those up. So far the Honey and Rose Water Face Wash is the only recipe that actually produced positive results. Go ahead and give this book a whirl, just avoid the hair conditioners!!!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good book for toiletries beginners, April 1, 1998

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This review is from: Good Gifts from the Home: Soaps, Shampoos & Other Suds: Make Beautiful Gifts to Give (or Keep) (Hardcover)

Kelly Reno's book is great for beginners. It has simpler recipes where one doesn't have to buy all types of exotic ingredients. I especially liked the section on melt and pour soap recipes using glycerin soap. This is a great project for kids and for those who are a little hesitant to work with lye!