chuck_35550 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 (edited) Soap & Other Obsessions by Zonella Gould, Sally Trew and Diane WhiteEssentially Soap by Dr. McDanielSoap and Other Obsessions is quite good; even with all the proofing errors and recipe errors. Ms. Gould was kind enough to sign my copy and wish me good luck. She also included a sheet of corrections and apologies. How about that for personalizaion? The recipes are spot on but may be a little palm heavy for some soapers tastes. I learned some good sound general information that was easy for me to understand. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in making anything from mineral makeup to shampoo.Dr. Bob (as he is fondly called) gave us INS. He admits that he found this concept from someone else but elaborates as to how it is derived. Dr. Bob's recipes are extremely unbalanced and some of his SAP values don't match up to Soapcalcs but his book is worth the reading. Dr. Bob believes that soaping at high temps and agitation are the secret ingredients to assuring good results. Obviously, he is outdated on some issues but he does help me to fit more pieces of the evolution of the home soaping industry.Neither book delves to deeply into the chemistry of soapmaking but are extremely helpful in understanding oil/butter properties and especially properties of essential oils. These are not coffee table books for making pretty soaps but take a step toward the meat of soaping. IMHOSteve Edited April 13, 2010 by chuck_35550 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 That is pretty cool, Steve. I haven't read that book yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I should have told you more about Zo's book, but I found it to be easy to follow and easy to understand and she's a longtime soaper who is well respected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 Yes. I think the book is quite good. Thanks for turning me on to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 Scientific Soap Making: I'm having a real hard time hanging in with this one! Wow, I need a tutor. Top, would you consider tutoring me on this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Glad to help if I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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