Candle and Soap Making Book & Product Reviews

The Art of Soap - edited by Debbie Chialtas - features inspiring stories from soap makers around the world.

Information about the wonderful "The Beekeeper's Bible" - information about bees, beekeeping and more.

Overview and review of C. Kaila Westerman's "Melt and Mold Soap Crafting"

If you want to make soap from scratch, and you want a book to help you do it, here are my recommendations and reviews of the best soap making books available.

A unique and inspiring book from Great Britain. Wonderful, natural recipes for soap, bath bombs and massage melts.

You probably have to be a pretty dedicated soap maker to really appreciate and enjoy the history and traditions of soap making. But I've never really been satisfied just knowing how to make soap...I wanted to know why to make soap, or rather, what has motivated soap makers throughout the centuries.

I do it every morning...one reference I found said the average man will shave 20,000 times over the course of his life. If you're involved in shaving - either for yourself, or someone else - enough to make your own shaving soap, then you should definitely be using that carefully crafted soap in the best way possible…

A list of recommended candle-related books to inspire candle makers

Whether you're a soap maker looking to inspire/groom the little soap makers in your house - or just a parent with an inquisitive child, these books will give your kids great information, projects, science lessons, experiments, and overall soapy fun.

Review of Milk-Based Soaps by Casey Makela

Review of Soap and Cosmetic Labeling by Marie Gale

Review of 300 Handcrafted Soaps by Marie Browning.

Review of Blissful Bath compiled by Dawn Anderson

Overview of The Art of Aromatherapy by Pamela Allardice

A collection of wonderful historical soap and cosmetic recipes compiled by expert soapmaker Marie Gale.

All about essential oils and their special characteristics - from Valerie Ann Worwood.