Soapmaking for Fun & Profit: Make Money Doing What You Love! (For Fun & Profit) (Paperback)

by Maria Nerius (Author) "IN THIS DAY AND AGE, with soap so readily available at relatively inexpensive prices in local grocery stores and drugstores, you might wonder why anyone..." (more)
Key Phrases: soap batch, soapmaking method, superfatting oil, Date Contacted, Information Received, Handy Hint (more...)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (October 27, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761520422
• ISBN-13: 978-0761520429
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #63,139 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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131 of 132 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books on the market about soap making!, February 26, 2001

By	Charlene Thompson "Forever Learning New Things" (Virginia Beach, VA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have many books on soap making and they are pretty much all the same.... all someone else's recipes. I have been searching for one that would give me the "base" formula and I found that in this book. You get a short history in how soap began, and thorough explanations on the different oils, fats, butters, and scents.... how each is used and what they do for your soap. It even explains the different aromatherapy characteristics of the fragrance and essential oils. There is a wonderful explanation on how to calculate the saponification values that even an 8 year old could understand. Yes there are a few recipes to get you started in each type of soap making (melt & pour, hand milled, rebatched, and cold processed), but mostly you are encouraged to create you own recipes.

The business part is also one of the most thorough I have found. It covers licenses and permits, copy right laws rights and wrongs, FDA labeling rules, taxes laws, and so much more. This book is a must have for beginners and experienced soap crafters alike!

62 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book for the business info, August 2, 2000

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This book is great if you already know how to make soap and want to start a business. It goes through the legal info you need to know to register a business name, get a bank account, accept credit cards, get a website, etc. And it is pretty decent for beginners learning how to make soap. There are a lot of suppliers listed and the instructions are pretty good. The only bad thing is that the book focuses more on melt & pour or hand milled soaps rather than true cold process soaps. The cold process recipes are very limited... one using just lard, one using just tallow, and one using just vegetable shortening. Yuck! If you *really* want to start a soap business, you're going to need a book that gives you recipes using coconut, palm, and olive oil - the basics for making soap. So get this if you already know the basics but have no clue where to start business-wise. If you are completely new to soapmaking, get The Handmade Soap Book by Melinda Coss.

44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for business, not for recipes!, November 16, 1999

By	Catherine Aliff (Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This is an excellent book going over how to start a soapmaking business, but the recipes are not the greatest. This is a great supplemental book but not the greatest recipe book.