chuck_35550 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 What is the best soap making book on the chemistry of soap making? I have several books but they are mostly m&p or rebatch.Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerywren Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Alicia Grosso's The Everything Soapmaking Book is great. As is Anne Watson's Smart Soapmaking. I also have The Soapmaker's Companion by Susan Miller Cavitch and Clean Naturally by Sandy Maine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Soap and Other Obsessions (Living Green and Naturally) is a complete book on making soap and bath broducts. It's by Zonella Gould and Sally TrewI won it at a conference, but I'm enjoying the heck out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 That is one I don't have Scented, thanks for the info on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smittenheart Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 As for the chemistry of soaping Susan Cavitch's books are good for that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 Thanks for the info. Time for a little more education. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) Just ordered the Soap and Other Obsessions book and Essentially Soap by Dr. McDaniel. I got the last Obsessions in stock and found a good used book by Dr. McDaniel for $13.95. Why do these books list for as high as $900.00? I am really tempted to buy a technical book I found for $100.00 (more for industrial soapmaking I think) but these will do for now. I wish one of you guys would write an e book. Thanks a ton Scented!Steve Edited March 18, 2010 by chuck_35550 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) Who's Dr. McDaniel? I need to find ya the link to order the book I have by Gould and Trew.Oh wait, you did get the Gould and Trew book, right? Edited March 18, 2010 by Scented Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Dee* Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 i need to buy me a book too, i have alot to learn. is amazon the best place to find these books ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smittenheart Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I did use amazon..then they have the used or discounted books section too..I think thats the one that I used to get my books..the sellers are pretty honest about the condition of the book too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasBrat Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I read an article from James Hershenberger and it was interesting. It's not a book but he has some cool stuff to say about soap chemsitry. It looks like his pic links are gone as he use to have the molecules of soapmaking on there.http://waltonfeed.com/blog/show/article_id/175Here is some more and the pics are therehttp://www.iowalakes.edu/nsfbiotech/biotechnology/presentations/Cold%20Process%20Soap%20Making.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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