Homemade Soap Made Simple
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Homemade Soap Made Simple introduces the art of soap making at home, Jennifer walks you step by step through the process of making natural soaps for family, friends, and for profit.Start making your own homemade soap in no time with this SIMPLE & EASY illustrated guide, made just for beginners!
Homemade Soap Made Simple covers the basics of what you will need before you start making soap
Admittedly, soap making is a science, however,this ebook covers the technical information of the soap making process in a way that is easy to understand and not overwhelming.
Homemade Soap Made Simple effectively teaches you everything you need to know to get started as a home soap maker, in a clear and simple fashion. The advice and tips throughout the book make it an invaluable companion for anyone embarking on soap making, either as a hobby or a secondary income
Jennifer Stepanik
Jennifer Stepanik has been in what she calls the Glamour industry, for more than 20 years. Jennifer has trained as an aesthetician, hair and makeup artist, as well as personal image consultant and colour consultant. She ran her own beauty salon; worked in multiple aspects of hair makeup and styling- from photo shoots, corporate events, and getting talent ready for TV shows to special events and bridal work.Her appreciation for aesthetics was enhanced by her art practice. This practice has given her not only a deep understanding of the principles of art, but also an avenue for authentic self expression.This, combined with a heart based meditation practice has helped Jennifer to move her love of all things beauty and style related, out of her head and into her heart. Providing a more profound and transformative relationship with an industry that is often seen as superficial.Jennifers most recent book is titled When Glamour Meets Gratitude: Your Style Companion to a Healthy Self-ImageYou can find out more about her at www.beautywithinproject.com.au or her youtube channel @GlamourNationbyJen
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very thorough! Love how she went into the various types of soapmaking ...C/P, H/P, M/P, nothing was overlooked. Good information on colorants and additives
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Homemade Soap Made Simple - Jennifer Stepanik
Homemade Soap Made Simple
—by—
Jennifer Stepanik
Copyright © 2014 Jennifer Stepanik
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Dedication
You only have one body; pamper it with handmade soaps and you’ll reap the rewards. Create and customise your own soaps and unleash your creativity in the process. Then spread the love and share with family and friends. To find out more about creating your own body care products and staying healthy, log on to http://spanation.com.au
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Jennifer has also created Homemade Candles Made Simple and Homemade Sugar Scrubs Made Simple
Disclaimer: I am not a qualified herbalist or chemist. I do, however, have over 14 years of skin care industry experience and 2 years of naturopathic training. Otherwise I am self-educated on health and homemade body care products and want to share my knowledge.
While the greatest care has been taken to provide accurate information in this eBook, it should not replace your own research. All skin types are different and I, Jennifer Stepanik, cannot be held responsible for any individual reaction.
You should not use soaps on broken or damaged skin. This eBook is not intended to cure, treat or prevent any disease or illness. If you have a persistent skin complaint you should seek professional medical advice.
Lye, one of the key ingredients in soap making, is incredibly caustic and can burn immediately on contact. Extreme care and precautions should be taken when making soap to protect yourself and others around you. You should not leave lye unattended and always store it safely out of reach of children and pets. You should ensure that any implements are used only for soap making.
Homemade Soap Made Simple is intended for information purposes only.
Table of Contents
What is soap?
History of Soap Making
Early origins
What’s in a name?
Benefits of Making Your Own Soap
What Is In Soap?
Lye
Fats and oils
Natural Preservatives
Natural Colorants
Natural Skin Care Ingredients
Herbs Used in Soap Making
Natural Exfoliants
Natural Fragrance
Essential Oils
Setting Yourself Up
Equipment Needed
Space Required
Time Required
Storing Soap
Soap Safety
Basic Guide to Soap Making
Cold Process
Cold Process Oven Process
Cold Process Recipes
Hot Process
Melt and Pour
Melt & Pour Recipes
Rebatching
Liquid Soap
Whipped soap
Whipped Soap Recipe
Shaving Soap
Shampoo Soap
African Black Soap
Saponification chart
Superfatting
Trouble shooting tips
Making Money from Making Soap
Presentation
Packaging
What to charge
Where to sell
Final Thoughts
Further Information
Resources
Equipment
Recipes
Classes and tutorials
Packaging
Associations and forums
What is soap?
Soap is all about chemical reactions. But don’t worry, we’re not scientists so we are going to break it down into simple terms – soap is the salt which results from mixing an acid with an alkali.
The acid used in soap-making tends to be a fatty acid, the type that you find in food and oils. The alkali was originally sourced from wood ash, but over time has been replaced with the industrially-made compound, sodium hydroxide.
Saponification is the chemical name given to the process of making soap, and essentially means the reaction that happens when the acid (a vegetable oil or animal fat) is mixed with a strong alkali (lye). The by-products of the process are soap and glycerine. Commercial soap makers tend to siphon off this glycerine and sell it for use in personal care products, pharmaceuticals, chemical intermediates, and food processing, but natural soap makers leave it in, which means that homemade soap is much more moisturising.
Soap molecules work by attaching to water on one end and grease on the other, so that when the water washes the soap molecule away, it takes the grease with it.
History of Soap Making
Early origins
Crude forms of soap, consisting of fats boiled with ashes, have been found in Ancient Babylon excavations from around 2,800 B.C., but the mixture would have been used to clean wool and cotton for textiles, rather than the body.
Just a few hundred years later, in 2,500 B.C., the Sumerians noted on their clay tablets that they used soap to remove grease from wool and cloth before dying, but their original mix was a simple slurry made only of ash and