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My Favorite Soap Making Books

 

Alegna Soap® My Favorite Soap Making Books

I love to read and I love books. My mom will tell you I spent my childhood in the library. I think that’s because my dad told me I could learn to do anything as long as I could read. Remember, this is way before computers, Google and YouTube. I still love to read books and in my opinion, a day spent in the library is a great day. It’s also where I first found most of my favorite soap making books.

My Favorite Soap Making Books

My latest favorite soap making book was written by a friend of mine. The Complete Guide to Natural Soapmaking by Amanda Gail Aaron. This is the most recent “soap making 101” book I own. Plenty of great recipes using natural ingredients, lots of colorful pictures and new techniques to try. Amanda gives step-by-step tutorials too. Perfect for a new soap maker or a more experienced one too

The Complete Soapmaker by Norma Coney. This was the book that started me on my soapy journey. It’s an old book, and a bit out of date. There are corrections to some of the safety instructions listed, but I love it for sentimental reasons.

The next book is The Soapmakers Companion by Susan Miller Cavitch. My copy is well worn and a little beat up. It’s easy to follow and talks about many soap making types and techniques.

Scientific Soapmaking by Kevin Dunn is a slow book to read, but well worth the investment of time. Especially if you’re a soap geek like me. Kevin talks about the chemistry of soap making in language that a non-science major can understand.

My Favorite Natural Perfume Making Books

I thought I’d throw these in because I find the natural perfume books help me when I blend scents for soap making. Essence & Alchemy by Mandy Aftel and Artisan Perfumery by Alec Lawless are t wo of my favorites. If you love soap making, you probably also love scent blending. Both these books are worth the read.

Do you have any books you can’t live without?

 

Yours in Gratitude,

Angela

 

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  1. Sandy says

    September 6, 2019 at 10:30 am

    Thanks for the info on the scent blending books…I will surely check those out.

    Reply
    • Angela Carillo says

      September 6, 2019 at 3:22 pm

      Enjoy your scent blending Sandy. It’s my favorite part of soap making.

      Reply
    • Angela Carillo says

      October 1, 2019 at 12:15 pm

      You’re welcome. Enjoy!

      Reply
  2. Donna DeRosa says

    September 7, 2019 at 10:06 pm

    Thanks for the recommendations. I’m sure you could write a very interesting book yourself.

    Reply
    • Angela Carillo says

      September 8, 2019 at 5:59 pm

      Donna that’s in interesting thought… 🙂 Thanks!

      Reply

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