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Soap Making Resources

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Detailed here are resources to help you get started on your own soapy journey. I have listed books, blogs, videos, and other sundry resources that I've found helpful, entertaining, or both over the course of learning to make soap. I hope that you find them as valuable as I have. :) 

Disclaimer:​ Please note that I am not paid to promote nor am I affiliated with any of these books/websites. They are just resources I have learned from and enjoyed on my personal quest to be a good soaper!

Books:

​I have arranged these resources based on the soaping category under which they fall. This way, you know what subject matter you're getting into with each book.
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Cold Process Soaping:
  • Pure Soapmaking by Anne-Marie Faiola (AKA Soap Queen)
  • Soap Crafting, also by Anne-Marie Faiola (AKA Soap Queen)
  • Smart Soapmaking by Anne L. Watson
  • Milk Soapmaking by Anne L. Watson
  • The Soapmaker's Companion by Susan Miller Cavitch
  • The Everything Soapmaking Book by Alicia Grosso
Melt & Pour Soaping:
  • Soapmaking the Natural Way by Rebecca Ittner
  • 300 Handcrafted Soaps by Marie Browning
Manufacturing & FDA Guidelines:
  • Good Manufacturing Practices for Soap and Cosmetic Handcrafters by Marie Gale
  • Soap and Cosmetic Labeling: How to Follow the Rules and Regs Explained in Plain English by Marie Gale

YouTube:

These are my favorite channels for watching, learning, or just getting inspiration from others (and watching their genius and their own inspiration)! Click one (or all) of the links below to be directed to their channels. 
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Learning to make Soap:
  • Soap Queen TV
  • ​Soaping 101
Watching Others Create (also a good way to learn!):
  • ​Vibrant Soap
  • Royalty Soaps
  • Spicy Pinecone
  • La Fille de La Mer
  • Stargazer Soaps
  • Kapia Mera Soap Co
  • Dean Wilson
  • Misty Springs Bath & Body
  • Missouri River Soap​​
  • ​Handmade in Florida
  • Yellow Cottage Soapery

Websites:

Below are blogs and forums I've found helpful (and they have a million thousand answers for almost every conceivable issue you could possibly run into when soaping).

Blogs & Forums:​
  • Teach Soap
  • Modern Soapmaking
  • ​Soap Queen Blog
  • Soap Making Forum
  • Lovin Soap Studio

Supply Resources:
  • Bramble Berry
  • Nature's Garden
  • ​Wholesale Supplies Plus
  • ​Mad Oils
  • Workshop Heritage
  • ​Kiwi Company
  • Nurture Soap Supplies
  • Soap Guild Where To Buy
  • ​Amazon

Last updated: 6/20/2016
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