Soapmaking Book Reviews
Over time I've collected several books on the topics of making soap and related toiletries. Some of the books I thought were excellent... others, not so much. ;) So I put together these book reviews to help folks decide what to put in their own libraries. If you know of a book that isn't reviewed here, please email me at viv@ziggurat.org and I'll add it to the list. :) Please read a note about the Amazon.com links you'll find on these pages.
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Sabrina's Rating:  The Bottom Line: If there is any one book which is indispensable to any soapmaker -- novice or expert -- it's this. The Soapmaker's Companion is both an excellent introduction to the topic of making handmade soap from scratch, and an excellent reference for materials, ingredients, and recipes. Read more... |
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Sabrina's Rating: The Bottom Line: Ann Bramson's second edition of Soap - Making It, Enjoying It ignited a cottage industry. The opening chapter begins the book by enthusiastically describing the unique charms of handmade soap in relation to store-bought, and it's hard to not be caught up in the author's obvious love for this craft. Read more... |
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Coming Soon... Transparent Soapmaking by Catherine Failor |
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A word about the Amazon.com links
If you're buying one of the books on this list, please consider buying them through Amazon.com, by following the links that I provide in the listings. The links are in two forms: if you click on the book cover, it'll take you to Amazon's site where you can read more about the book; and if you click on the "Buy from Amazon.com" image under the book information, it'll pop up a new window where you can add it to your Amazon.com shopping cart or use their 1-Clicktm service to buy it immediately.
When you purchase a book from Amazon by following the links from this site, Amazon gives me a small percentage of the purchase price, which helps me pay for the web hosting and bandwidth to provide the site. I run the site and do all of the research and programming for free, but unfortunately my ISP doesn't do pro bono. :-)
If you want to buy multiple books and save on shipping, please return to this site in between books and use the links from here to add it to your cart (or use the "Buy at Amazon.com" image to put it in your shopping cart, without leaving this site). That way, they'll give me a percentage for each book and not just the first one you choose; otherwise, if you click to buy one book and then add others to your cart when you're already at Amazon, they don't give me any credit for the other purchases. So, if you're going to buy them anyways, I'd really appreciate it if you make Amazon send me a little bit more. :)
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