Melt & Pour Soapmaking

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Summary: Pretty good.
Review: I found this book to be a great starter on a fun hobby. The recipes included are easy to follow and simple, yet the book gets into detail for future projects. I made Christmas gifts for friends that looked much more expensive than they were!

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Summary: Beautiful book, plus tons of great info.
Review: I was specifically looking for a book with ideas for Melt & Pour, since I'm not interested in messing around with Lye. This book was everything I was looking for and more! The projects will give you a lot of ideas for melt and pour, plus there are some fairly simple recipes for hand-milled soaps. And as a bonus, there are projects for bath salts, lotions, etc.

This books is everything you need to make your own spa product line!

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Summary: This is a Great Start!
Review: Melt and Pour Soapmaking is a great book for beginners like myself. The directions were incredibly easy for me to follow and my finished products exceeded my expectations. I really got into making the chunk soaps and layered ones. Once I got the hang of it (good thing about soapmaking is that even the ones that didn't turn out were still useable!), I went out and purchased some candy molds from the thrift store and made some super cute little "guest soaps".

The packaging and gift giving sections of the book gave me great ideas on putting together really customized gift sets.

All in all, I would say that Melt and Pour Soapmaking is a great starting point if you are looking to make some great soaps!

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Summary: Great book!
Review: The instructions are easy to follow. There are great tips for beginners that only experts have learned after years of soapmaking. The pictures are gorgeous.

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Summary: Great pictures and ideas
Review: This book has great pictures and ideas for many melt and pour soaps and includes ideas for bath salts, cold-process, and some packaging. It has simple instructions and detailed explanations for all the products needed. I have made a few of the projects and would recommend this to anyone interested in starting out with melt and pour soapmaking.

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Summary: Soap Making for the Novice
Review: This book is Great! The instructions are easy to follow, as well as clear and concise. Recipes are simple and will inspire you to follow along, or create your own custom blends.
The author includes packaging solutions along with numerous ideas to compliment a gift basket presentation. I read this book everyday, and find it to be a wealth of knowledge for anyone interested in the art of soapmaking.
I was disappointed, when I was unable to find a Supplier's Resource Guide at the end of the book. I spent endless minutes on the internet searching for "the liquid soap" mentioned in the book, as well as the "bee mold".
The Resource Guide is in the beginning of the book. However, Suppliers are listed in the title category of "Acknowledgements."

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Summary: Great Book!
Review: This is a wonderful must have book for beginners. I think all beginners to soapmaking should start out with the melt and pour recipes. This book has wonderfull recipes, very well explained and not complicated at all. This book provides information from how to make soap to bath salt to how to package your products.This is a definate must have for all soapmakers and crafters!

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Summary: A Definate Must Have!
Review: This is one of the first books I purchased on this subject and I thought it was the best. Besides having some good receipes the book goes over equipment, moods of color and other topics. I have purchased her natural soapmaking book and her designer soapmaking book. I see that she has an updated soapmaking book which I am planning to purchase in the near future. I wish I found about this books earlier. Anyone teaching melt and pour soap making should recommend these books to your students. Now that I am teaching, I will be recommending these books to my students! All of her books are great for beginners in this subject. I recommend this books to anyone who is on the fence.

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Summary: Very Helpful...
Review: This was my first venture into the art of soapmaking and I could not have had a better mentor than Marie Browning. Filled with lavish photographs and detailed information, MELT & POUR SOAPMAKING is my top pick for anyone who is interested in exploring this craft. There are many varied recipes featured throughout the book, beautiful photographs highlighting step-by-step what to do, and detailed information that adds more pleasure to an already fun experience. I was successful with every project I attempted (which is very rare indeed) and also utilized the author's suggestions on packaging my creations for gift giving. Needless to say, my creations were a big hit.

A sampling of the contents: Melt and Pour Recipes (which includes Molded soaps, Loaf-style soaps, Embedded soaps, Embossed soaps -- very easy and they look terrific -- and Double Molded soaps), Hand Milled Soaps, Bath Salts, Botanical Blends, Bubble Bath Recipes, Bath and Massage Oils recipes, Bath Powder recipes (email me for a delightful Rose Petal Milk Bath recipe I was inspired to create after working through this book), Fragrance Collections. A truly wonderful book and terrific resource.
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Rating:
Summary: Very Helpful...
Review: This was my first venture into the art of soapmaking and I could not have had a better mentor than Marie Browning. Filled with lavish photographs and detailed information, MELT & POUR SOAPMAKING is my top pick for anyone who is interested in exploring this craft. There are many varied recipes featured throughout the book, beautiful photographs highlighting step-by-step what to do, and detailed information that adds more pleasure to an already fun experience. I was successful with every project I attempted (which is very rare indeed) and also utilized the author's suggestions on packaging my creations for gift giving. Needless to say, my creations were a big hit.

A sampling of the contents: Melt and Pour Recipes (which includes Molded soaps, Loaf-style soaps, Embedded soaps, Embossed soaps -- very easy and they look terrific -- and Double Molded soaps), Hand Milled Soaps, Bath Salts, Botanical Blends, Bubble Bath Recipes, Bath and Massage Oils recipes, Bath Powder recipes (email me for a delightful Rose Petal Milk Bath recipe I was inspired to create after working through this book), Fragrance Collections. A truly wonderful book and terrific resource.
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