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Making Natural Milk Soap: Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-199 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-199)

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Learn the time-honored secrets of making moisturizing, skin-nourishing soaps with milk!
Create this sought-after soap at home using the specialized yet simple techniques Casey Makela has developed in more than 15 years of soapmaking. Covers how to make moisturizing milk-based soaps like Oatmeal, Peaches and Cream, and specialty soaps.
Contents include, but are not limited to, making molds, working with lye, preparing the milk, basic equipment, scents, ingredients, specialty recipes, preserving and packaging. This book contains excerpts from another book written by Makela - "Milk Based Soaps."

There is very little information in this 32 page pamphlet that you cannot find free on the net. The soapmaking technique (blending) is a little scarry, to me. With the added cost of shipping & handling, you could buy a much more informative hard cover REAL book for the same price at your local book store.

I am new to this hobby and like books that can simplify the process of making the gentle soaps. Lot's of recipes and well written.
I would recommend.

I was not overly impressed with this book when compared to other soapmaking and milk soapmaking books. I did not find the information to be quite as accurate as others, and the recipes were not as varied or interesting as other books I've read. Whenever I want to make a batch of milk-based soap, I never pull this book out. But, I like to have a collection of sources available, so it's been doing a great job on my bookshelf! :-)

This book introduces milk soap making at the beginner's level and includes some basic recipes

This is a gem of a little book. Yes, you can find some of the information online, but I prefer a simple, easy to follow manual which this is. The book does an excellent job of explaining the various milks available and how the best milk has high butterfat and thus high protein, and minerals.

I like that the author explains how using cream or half and half will result in a bar of soap that is more of a moisturizing bar. I equate this with Dove or Caress soap bars.On pages 22-23 the author does an excellent job of explaining how to add herbs, exfoliants, moisturizers, and healing ingredients like Aloe vera and honey to your homemade soaps.

She not only carefully explains how to make soap, much like our Grandmothers did, but how to make specialty bars with essential oils.

If you are like me, and have access to more than enough cows or goat milk and you dont want any to go to waste I highly recommend this book.

Just not real extensive info. Not as helpful as I'd hoped. Transaction went fine. Just not impressed with the book itself.

The book is easy to understand.It has all the information you need to make a great soap from start to finish, it even includes recepies. I have made soap before and I am anxious to try the milk based type.I am sure sit will come out great, the book tells you everything you need to know.

Booklet was in perfect condition. I am hoping the recipes are good. I have to purchase the ingredients now. They are a little more expensive, lol! Fast shipping.