How To Make Soap Without Burning Your Face Off

Raleigh Briggs, author of the popular Microcosm title Make Your Place, is back with another pamphlet on better, healthier living. This time around, she tackles soap-making basics, and teaches us how to create silky handmade soaps at home. How To Make Soap contains basic directions, recipes, a list of resources, and assorted tips and tricks to make your homemade soaps special. Raleigh takes a seemingly arduous task, and makes it breezy and fun, with her charming hand-drawn illustrations and easy to follow directions. A great guide (at a great price) for the beginning soapmaker, looking for a place to start.

Raleigh Briggs is an herbalist, potion maker, DIY homemaker, and the author of Herbal First Aid, Make Your Place, and Nontoxic Housecleaning. She lives in Seattle.