1929 Perfumes Cosmetics Soaps Making Recipes Tips

Look at this ebay auction: a soap making book from 1929. Ain't that
a beauty? since not much changed since 1929 - handmade soaps are still
very much the same - this book can be very handy for the right buyer. The bid right now is around $26. I wonder how much will be the winning bid...

Just look at the pictures:

eBay: 1929 Perfumes Cosmetics Soaps Making Recipes Tips Illus (item 330003716017 end time Jul-09-06 18:18:03 PDT)

Soap Making Oils For Creating Your Own Specialty Soaps

There is an almost endless supply of oils you can include in your soap making process. Each of these oils have it's own advantages. The most commonly used are:

• Avocado Oil
• Coconut Oil
• Olive Oil
• Vitamin E Oil
• Palm Kernel Oil
• Palm Oil
• Almond Oil

And a few words on using them:

Do you want to give your handmade soaps that uniqueness that others will marvel at? Want to create soap for special needs like moisturizing? Then, you need to understand the various soap making oils and learn what they can do for your soap. To get you started, let's take a look at some very popular ingredients that you can use to make your soap extra special....

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Soap Making Oils For Creating Your Own Specialty Soaps

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Tools of the trade - Mitre box for cutting the soap bars

Another tool for soap makers is the Mitre box. Here are some more details about a good miter box. Again from soapwizards.com:

Mitre Boxes Our mitre boxes are designed for cutting loaf soaps. They are made from 16 gauge, food grade, brushed finish, and stainless steel. We have two mitre boxes for you to choose from. Each mitre box is designed to meet specific needs. You know your needs better than anyone else and now you have the choice. The double slot mitre box will cut 1" and 2" thick slices. The single slot cuts a 3/4" thick slice. The thinner cut is often selected by overseas soapers because it will yield more slices from the loaf.

Soap Wizards Soap Making Tools- Melters, Cutters, Mitre boxes and more

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Tools of the trade for soap makers - metlers

The melter is maybe the essential most basic tool for soap makers. Of course you can use ordinary home appliances for melting, but a proffesional melter is best for that perpose.

Here's an example from soapwizards.com:

Melters - Find it yourself or buy it from us. The first tool most soapers will need is the melter. We find that the electric roaster is ideal for most starting M&P soapers. It holds 4-1/2 gallons of soap, has no hot spots to burn the soap, and runs off household current. A great way to start. When you are ready to enter the big leagues, we also sell 10 gallon, 25 gallon, and 70 gallon, professional, water jacketed melters. We think ours are the best and the least expensive.

Soap Wizards Soap Making Tools- Melters, Cutters, Mitre boxes and more

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