Milk Soapmaking: The Smart Guide to Making Milk Soap From Cow Milk, Goat Milk, Buttermilk, Cream, Coconut Milk, or Any Other Animal or Plant Milk

Smart Soap Making #2

by Anne L. Watson

Do you love the feel of milk soaps but shy away from the cost? Are you looking for a special kind of gift you can make yourself? Or do you already make soap and want to try something new?

Anne L. Watson's -Smart Soapmaking- was the first book based on modern techniques that eliminate the drudgery and guesswork from home soapmaking. Now, by popular demand, she continues her soapmaking revolution with the first practical, comprehensive book on making milk soap from scratch.

Experience the rich, soothing, luxurious feel of milk soap you've made yourself. Your skin will thank you for it.

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Anne L. Watson is the first author to have introduced modern techniques of home soapmaking and lotionmaking to book readers. She has made soap under the company name Soap Tree, and before her retirement from professional life, she was a historic preservation architecture consultant. Anne and her husband, Aaron Shepard, live in Friday Harbor, Washington.

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-Beautiful in its simplicity. . . . A definitive book for experienced as well as beginning milk soapers.- -- Rebekah Bailey, The Original Soap Dish, South Whitley, Indiana

-An easy to read and understand book that will take the mystery out of milk-based soapmaking and debunk some of the myths surrounding it. It contains some great basic formulas to get you started making milk soaps of any kind, and fuel to let your imagination run wild when you are ready to formulate your own creations. A good source of information for new soapmakers, and also suitable for more experienced soapmakers who want to start making milk soaps but thought it would be too difficult.- -- Amanda Guilfoyle, Bodelicious Bath & Body Products, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

-As always, Anne is up to her usual excellence. This book demystifies milk soapmaking so everyone can have the luxury of a truly decadent bar of soap *easily*. LOVE this book!!!- -- Susan Kennedy, Oregon Trail Soaps, Rogue River, Oregon

-If you have an interest in milk soaps, this is the book for you. . . . Debunks much of the popular wisdom that may have discouraged some soapmakers.- -- Kevin M. Dunn, Author, -Scientific Soapmaking- and -Caveman Chemistry-

-As uber-soapmaker Anne L. Watson demonstrates, milk soaps made properly are [rightfully] well-known for a quality of luxurious buttery softness that is undeniable. . . . Anne once again acquits herself ably as a scholar of the suds and a natural communicator.- -- Wishing Willow (blog)

-Full of information that milk soapers, whether novice or experienced, could use to make better milk soaps. Anne writes in a conversational style that made me feel as though I were sitting down with her in her kitchen. . . . Anne details what seems to be everything there is to know about the subject. Rather than simply offering her opinions and favorite practices, Anne did extensive testing and experimenting, learning how to make the best milk soap bars that could be made. Soapmakers will be impressed with the amount and quality of Anne's research and observations. . . . That leaves the question: Can a neophyte made good cold-process milk soap? I now say yes, with the caveat they have 'Milk Soapmaking' in hand.- -- Beth Byrne, -The Saponifier, - Sept.-Oct. 2010

Genres: Crafts, Nonfiction

106 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2008

Reviews

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is very good for beginners, but it is basically a complete repeat of Smart Soap making word for word in some cases.

[Kimberly Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much fun!

I have really enjoyed this book. I never made soap before so when I had a surplus of goats milk I thought I would give it a try. My first batch turned out great until I tried to get it out of the mold. Guess I forgot to read the part on getting the soap out of the mold! She has very basic recipes you can almost make with what you have at home. There is also more expensive recipes. I am buying the ingredients for them a little at a time so I have not tried them yet.

[Body By Chic]

The book is written efficiently, The benefits of goat milk are way more than any other milk. I have strong research in goat milk products goat milk products. The products normally made by goat milk are soaps, lotion, and bath bombs having numerous benefits to the human skin.

[Amy B · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was hoping to get some definitive answers on milk soapmaking, but this book was really more about basic soapmaking with two ways of handling any milk/dairy product in soap. I was also hoping for some really luscious recipes, and there are some, just not enough for my liking.

[Holly H · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anne made a possibly confusing a tricky process very understandable and clear. A very useful reference book for anyone wanting to make milk soaps.

[Mary Skorstad · Rating 5 out of 5]

EXCELLENT

Finally!!!! Someone who knows what they are talking about. Learned SO MUCH. THANK YOU. Learning and comprehending was most valuable

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good intro to milk based soaps. Use as a basis for future recipes.