### Note, this is the black & white version of the book. A full colour version is also available ### Do you love soap-making and want to improve your skills? Do you want to try making soap for the first time but have been too scared or confused to start? Do you know how to make bar soap and want to give liquid soap making a shot? Forget the conflicting advice and poorly written blogs I will teach you how to create your own soaps and more using easy-to-follow 'quick-start' guides. You will literally 'wow' yourself and others with the bar soaps, shower gels, shampoos and conditioners that you will soon be able to make You will learn various soap-making techniques including the hot process, cold process and liquid soap-making approaches. You may try one method or enjoy them all You will be able to craft fantastic soaps using great recipes and uncomplicated steps. Each of these techniques are thoroughly illustrated (including pictures of the soap batter at it's various stages) - keeping even the most inexperienced soapmaker on-track You will learn: * Lye Safety. * Soap-making Tools & Equipment. * Basic ingredients for body products. * Hot process visual guide complete with recipe. * Cold process visual guide complete with recipe. * Liquid soap-making visual guide complete with recipe (can be used to make shower gel, hand soap, dish soap, doggy shampoo or any other liquid soap product). * Liquid shampoo-making visual guide complete with beer shampoo recipe. (Water or wine can be used in lieu of beer if preferred). * Liquid hair conditioner visual guide complete with recipe. * 8 additional bar soap recipes (for cold or hot process methods): - Basic palm oil recipe. - Basic tallow recipe. - Basic vegan & palm-free recipe. - Inexpensive-ingredients recipe. - Slow-tracing recipe (for colour swirling). - Nourishing shea butter recipe. - Moisturising sweet almond oil recipe. - Gentle castile recipe (100% olive oil with water discount for fast curing). * Identifying the stages of 'trace' - light, medium & heavy traces. * PH testing. * Clarity testing (for liquid soap making). * Colouring & fragrancing soap. * Soap curing. * Soap making tips & hints (look for the blue text). * All recipes include measurements in both grams and ounces. This book is the first title in the Soap Mastery Series and includes 12 recipes and 5 quick-start guides, each of which can be used to create unlimited variations in terms of the soap's colour, fragrance, additives and design. In summary, this book has something for everyone If you are looking for a soap-making book that is packed-full of great recipes, helpful tips and useful illustrations, then this is the book for you *** Free Bonus *** When you buy a paperback copy of this book on Amazon.com you are also eligible for a free kindle version via the Matchbook program