Handmade soap is made extra-special with the addition of milk! Soaps enriched with milk are creamier than those made with water, and milk's natural oils provide skin-renewing moisture and nourishment. In Milk Soaps, expert soapmaker Anne-Marie Faiola demystifies the process with step-by-step techniques and 35 recipes for making soaps that are both beautiful and useful. She explains the keys to success in using a wide range of milk types, including cow, goat, and even camel milk, along with nut and grain milks such as almond, coconut, hemp, rice, and more. Photographs show soapmakers of all levels how to achieve a variety of distinctive color and shape effects, including funnels, swirls, layers, and insets. For beginners and experts alike, this focused guide to making milk-enriched soaps offers an opportunity to expand their soapmaking skills in new and exciting ways. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA. Expert soapmaker and best-selling author Anne-Marie Faiola shares her accessible techniques for making visually beautiful, skin-nourishing soaps enriched with animal, nut, and seed milks. Anne-Marie Faiola is the author of Milk Soaps, Pure Soapmaking, and Soap Crafting. She is the owner of Bramble Berry, a company that sells soapmaking supplies at brambleberry.com, and offers soapmaking advice and inspiration through her blog and on her YouTube channel, Soap Queen TV. The recipient of several small business awards, Faiola was named a Best Boss in America by Fortune Small Business, and is a member of the Coalition of Handcrafted Entrepreneurs (COHE). She can be found online at anne-mariefaiola.com. Handcrafted Nourishment for Your Skin Soaps made with milk lather luxuriously and cleanse gently without stripping skin of its natural oils. Expert soapmaker Anne-Marie Faiola guides you through the process of creating your own moisturizing soaps using a wide variety of milks, from cow and goat to vegan nut milks, and shows you how to achieve decorative effects including swirls, insets, and layers. The result? A bounty of visually stunning, fragrant, all-natural bars that you and your skin will love. Introduction Chapter 1: Why Make Soap with Milk? Chapter 2: The Soapmaking Process Chapter 3: Properties of Different Oils Chapter 4: Adding Color & Scent Chapter 5: Recipes Beginner Shea and Aloe Bars with Yogurt Calendula-Infused Buttermilk Bars Textured Rose Clay Bars with Nonfat Milk Exfoliating Lemon Bars with Coconut Milk Layered Clay and Oat Milk Bars Charcoal Facial Bars with Whole Milk and Aloe In-the-Pot Swirl Buttermilk Castile Textured Turmeric Bars with Banana Milk Hand-Sculpted Soap Stones with Split Pea Milk Faux Funnel Pour with Camel's Milk Intermediate Drop Swirls with Kefir and Rose Petals Cupcake Soaps with Whipped Cream Loofah and Swirls with Sheep's Milk Dead Sea-Salt Brine Bar Poppy Seeds and Swirls Hangered Drop Swirls with Colloidal Oatmeal and Honey Layered Coffee and Cream Bars Layered Mica Lines with Almond Milk Cubed Swirls with Almond Milk and Honey Round Peacock Swirl with Goat's Milk Shampoo Bars with Hemp Milk and Apple Cider Vinegar Pink Himalayan and Dendritic Salt Bars with Flax Milk Advanced Super Rainbow Swirl Embedded Pencil Wave with Donkey's Milk Linear Swirl with Sour Cream Floral Layers Goat's Milk Bars Circling Taiwan Swirl with Matcha Tea Squirty Swirls with Whey Piped Hanger Swirl with Soy Milk Concentric Circle Swirls with Cashew Milk

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