Liquid Soapmaking: Tips, Techniques and Recipes for Creating All Manner of Liquid and Soft Soap Naturally! Paperback – Illustrated, November 4, 2014

I've been making solid CP soap for some years but was interested in trying liquid soap, especially so I could make my own dish soap and laundry detergent. This book is an outstanding introduction to the process, covering different methods in clear detail, and includes lots of pictures so you can make sure you're on track. As someone with a science background I especially appreciate the explanations of chemical reactions and interactions, which are simple enough for your average layperson to follow but much more clearly grounded in actual science than some of the slightly questionable claims made by the crunchy-granola side of the soap making community (I love you crunchy-granola moms, but sometimes you're wrong, sorry!) I also found the section of fragrances incredibly helpful, both in terms of understanding how to create a lasting scent and understanding usage rates for oils that are more irritating. Thank you for this wonderful book!

This book does a wonderful job of explaining why the chemical process for KOH soap making is different; she makes sure to emphasize that a 'neutral' or balanced soap is not pH neutral 7, but merely a completed chemical reaction with no leftover lye or excess fat. If you need to understand why something works before you can accurately follow a recipe, this is the book for you. I do wish that she would cover paste and liquid soaps that aren't clear, though; she definitely values a transparent liquid soap, and really doesn't cover traditional liquid soap making (for example, old Appalachian methods) at all. I'd hoped to find more about using potash with late, or tallow, and goat or sheep milk, in this book. If she had ventured further into historical methods and how to include them in modern small batch homemade soap making (after all, that's a lot of the interest for most small crafters), it would make this book perfect. As it is, the book is still excellent; I recommend it, whether you're new to soap making or just new to potassium hydroxide soaps.

This book is a difficult read for me as it is complicated! I hope I can figure out how to make liquid soap at some point...edit is in order..Ive been reading this book carefully and its a great book, once the brain fog lifted I can say I love it. Still complicated but very informative.

This is a great book. I read it from cover to cover before I decided to give the laundry and dish washing liquid recipe a try. I was unclear about the dilution procedure for the no paste method so after I couldn't figure it out I got Jackie's email address from some of the comments she had made to the reviews here and emailed her. Within the hour she had emailed me back and clarified the procedure for me. Also, as I was cooking the paste using the no paste method (I was cooking it on top of the stove, don't do that) it got this thick foam on top and I couldn't get rid of it. I emailed Jackie about it and she helped me with that too. Her help was invaluable.This book is a great companion to Failor's book. Truthfully it is more valuable to me because I do NOT like making the paste for liquid soap. Once I get over the learning curve and get more comfortable with the no paste method I will be making everything recipe in this book. Thanks again Jackie for you help. It saved my paste!

If you want to really learn liquid soap making and general chemistry, this is the book for you. It's an easy read but it has a lot of information for the DIYer wanting to start their own business.

I love this book! I’ve been making bars soap for some time but was struggling with the consistency of my liquid soap. I watch video after video and read hundreds of posts on the topic but I just couldn’t get the soap where I wanted it. Then this beautiful little book showed up and I figured out my issue.Does anyone know if the author has any videos available? I’ve search YouTube but haven’t turned up anything.

I am a cold process soap maker by heart and I had been wanting to try my hand at liquid soap. Most of the liquid soap books I had read made the process seem so complicated. This book is an easy read, very clear and easy to follow. I love the recipes in the book. The book details a paste method, no paste method and gel method. The no paste liquid soap method is my favorite. If you want to try to make liquid soap and have felt frustrated by other books (like me), I highly recommend this book.

This book has a lot of great information and I recommend it to anyone interested in making liquid soaps. Any negative review must be from someone who didn’t understand the process and took it out on the book. The author is very clear and thorough in her instructions so it’s easy to understand. I’m grateful