Soapmaking: Easy Melt & Pour Creations

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Product Description Few crafts are as much fun and rewarding as soapmaking. And melt and pour soap is the easiest, quickest and most creative type of soapmaking there is. You can create unique and individual soaps in just minutes and at a fraction of the cost of fancy, store-bought soaps. Included in this program are recipes and demonstrations for making green tea soap, oatmeal and lavender soaps, healing soaps, moisturizing soaps and much, much more. Once you learn how, you may never buy another bar of soap again. (P.S. Soap makes great gifts, too!) Also included is a Special Features section with soap recipes, materials and tools list, diagrams for making soap gift boxes. The recipes, diagrams plus a materials and tools list are also available in PDF versions, and can be downloaded from the DVD disk. Review Sharyn Pak offers an excellent introductory lesson in the craft of melt-and-pour soapmaking, a quick and safe method for creating a variety of soaps. The step-by-step instructions for each of the 13 projects are easy to understand, and the chapters are arranged from easiest to most diffi cult projects. Pak includes tips and suggestions to help make the crafting experience enjoyable, safe, and productive. Oatmeal, moisturizing, scented, and decorative are some of the types of soaps made. A list of materials and tools (microwave, measuring cup, knife, plastic molds, green tea, oatmeal, shea butter, lavender, etc.) and soap recipes are included in the Special Features segment. This excellent, creative demonstration of soapmaking techniques would be suitable for classes, crafting clubs, or at-home use. --School Library JournalCraft expert Sharyn Pak is back in this instructional program on making soap. Citing the fun and economical benefi ts in home soapmaking, Pak provides a brief history of soap from its origins in ancient Babylon and explains the various methods used, including hot and cold press, hand-milled, and the approach demonstrated here: the safer and even kid-friendly melt and pour technique. Emphasizing the basics, Pak preferences her presentation for each style of soap with a pictorial illustrating necessary add-ins, materials, and tools. Viewers learn how to make soaps that look like fruit slices, hearts, confetti; a Peace, Love and Lathers soap; soaps melded with decorative loofahs; and even a Hardworking Hands soap with cornmeal for exfoliating the vitamin E for healing. Concluding with ideas on gift wrapping, packaging for ultimate freshness, and making decorative, fi tted boxes out of cardstock. Easy Melt & Pour Creations... is defi nately recommended. (3 stars) --Video Librarian