Soapmaking For Fun & Profit : Make Money Doing What You Love! (For Fun & Profit)

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Summary: Good book for the business info
Review: This book is great if you already know how to make soap and want to start a business. It goes through the legal info you need to know to register a business name, get a bank account, accept credit cards, get a website, etc. And it is pretty decent for beginners learning how to make soap. There are a lot of suppliers listed and the instructions are pretty good. The only bad thing is that the book focuses more on melt & pour or hand milled soaps rather than true cold process soaps. The cold process recipes are very limited... one using just lard, one using just tallow, and one using just vegetable shortening. Yuck! If you *really* want to start a soap business, you're going to need a book that gives you recipes using coconut, palm, and olive oil - the basics for making soap. So get this if you already know the basics but have no clue where to start business-wise. If you are completely new to soapmaking, get The Handmade Soap Book by Melinda Coss.

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Summary: Great book
Review: This book is the best book that I have purchased pertaining to the soap making business. Though this book lacks on recipes, it is very informative on how to start your own business and it gives you vital resources to help you along the way. It is packed with alot of useful information. I recommend this book for those just getting started and thinking of starting a home based business making soaps or other crafts and don't know where to begin. This book is definately a must have!

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Summary: Absolutely terrific
Review: This book provides easy steps as to how to go about producing your own soaps for "fun and profit". I would know since I am exploring soapmaking as a home business. Highly recommended by Barbara Brabec. I believe that she was absolutely right! Thank you Maria your book has given me a lot of encouragement.