A must have book of soapmaking! I became interested in making my own soaps recently and well taking a stab int he dark became a journey to find the right way to go about it Seeing all the details and having a step by step visual guide to go along with it I feel confident that I can do this on my own. If you ever felt the need or had the interest to make your own quality products this is it! I even loved the troubleshooting guide in the back.

Thank you to NetGalley and Storey Publishing for an electronic advance of this book.  I was so delightfully surprised!  I thought it would be about JUST milk, in the general sense of the word.  Instead, this book gives ideas and how to information for everything...cow's milk, goat's milk, but also coconut and almond milk.  Honestly this opened a whole new world for me.  Plus, the book is beautiful.  I really want to leap in and start making soap now.  Guess what everyone is getting for Christmas?

This book is amazing and will be going on my shelf as soon as it is released.  My thanks to #NetGalley for the opportunity to read #MilkSoaps in exchange for an honest review.

I give this book 5 stars.  It is beautifully written with clear directions, beautiful pictures and a lot of recipes.  As someone who is at the very beginning of soap making, I found the book immensely informative and envision using it many times to utilize the wonderful selection of recipes and tips it provides.  What a treasure.

This beautiful book contains 35 unique recipes making soap with milk! The first thing I'd like to point out is when referring to milk we're not just talking cows milk or goats milk, the book includes nut and coconut milk and discusses the drawbacks and the benefits of the different types.

The recipes have been designed to be nourishing to the skin and laid out in a simple format become more tricky as the book goes along. The book is great for people who want to progress from melt and pour soap making to something that is truly your own handmade soaps.

There are a number of different chapters before the recipes including a chapter on oils, giving a description of them and their uses. It goes on to talk about the pros and cons of the different types of molds that can be used to create the soaps. Safety is also covered, outlining the risks of using some materials.

The first recipe given is a shea and aloe bars, making 8 individual bars. Each recipe has details of any specialist tools needed, oil amounts, Lye-Water, Fragrance Oils, colourant and additives along with preparations, making the batter, mixing and pouring then the final steps.

As you dive deeper into the book the soaps become more challenging. Throughout the book, there are detailed pictures showing each process step by step to reassuring you as you progress through a recipe

The book ends with a glossary of the different terms that are used along with a question and answer section that is very helpful!

With thanks to Netgalley, Anne-Marie Faiola, and Storey Publishing for this Advanced Reader’s Copy.

There are a lot of books out there on soapmaking. This one stood out to me because it includes plant-based milks in the recipes. The author even includes instructions for making your own milk from grains, seeds and nuts and examples are shown of.soaps made with various milks to show the impact on color. Many recipes call for a specific type of milk, but it is noted that any type of milk can be used for these recipes. The properties of various oils, milks, fragrances and colorants are discussed, giving the reader the information needed to choose ingredients to produce soap with the desired qualities. There is an FAQ section as well that addresses common problems and explaining what likely went wrong. The recipes themselves vary widely so there's a bit of everything, from a shampoo bar to exfoliation bars to beautiful general use bars and more. Recipes are categorized by difficulty (beginner, intermediate, advanced) so the maker can choose an appropriate project to suit their skill and experience level. Recipes are accompanied by photo tutorials showing the steps to creating the different bar shapes and designs. There are some really beautiful designs here and it was fun to see the process. While I'm not sure I'll ever jump into soapmaking myself, I definitely have a better appreciation for the work involved in producing those bars I see at farmers markets and my local co-op! I think this would be a valuable resource for anyone wanting to learn to make soap.

Thank you to the author, Anne-Marie Faiola, Story Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. All comments are my own, unbiased opinion.

This is a truly a beautiful instructional book on making homemade milk soaps. The pages are so vivid with every color in the rainbow! It is a well written book which describes step by step on how to make these magnificent soaps and includes pictures of literally everything you need to be a successful soap maker! Honestly though even if you never wanted to make a milk soap in your life after reading and admiring this book, you surly will want to start immediately!

I really liked this how-to book. Making soap with milk is a whole new thing to me and I love to try new crafts! 
This book took me step by step through the process and was easy to follow. I loved that it was arranged by difficulty so I knew not to get in over my head. Thanks to this book, I know what everyone is getting for Christmas!

This is such a lovely book.  I could tell how the author really cared about making soaps.  You could feel her passion and her love pouring into this book as she describes the milks, PH balance, scents and colors.  I love how she listed the ingredients  and explain why we need the the items.  She also lists the pros and cons of the ingredients .  Explains safety precautions are to be heeded.  This book is easy to follow and I found myself wanting to make some homemade soaps in the near future!  I am looking forward to it.  Only problem  is I need to wait for this print to published first so I can purchase it.  The photos are beautiful along with step by step instructions.

I received  this beautiful  copy of ARC from Stoney Publishing, LLC through Net Galley in an exchange for my honest review .

I was curious and I thank the publisher for approving the ARC, but one look at all the gadgets, the fact that sodium hydroxide (lye) can burn / blind you, isopropyl alcohol spray, the complicated / meticulous process, and a wait-period of 4-6 weeks before using a single soap, made me wonder what people did before in the simple by-gone days. 

Good layout, well-done informative how-to step-by-step pictures, well-thought out, professional effort. I liked it.

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  
From the publisher --- 


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 colour 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. 

An interesting book that is for sure --- I have always wanted to make my own soaps, all which will smell like pumpkins, coconut and vanilla (I have made those scents as bath bombs for years)!  The author explains how cold-process soap making works but I am personally very leery of using lye on my own at home. Oooh! a soap making workshop to make Christmas gifts at would fly!
Great advice and wonderful photos make this book gorgeous and educational - great book!

As much as I was interested in reading this book, i am unable to open in the format provided.  I will look for the book when it hits shelves as I am an avid soapmaker.