Milk Soaps

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 soap maker 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 soap makers of all levels how to achieve a variety of distinctive color and shape effects, including funnels, swirls, layers, and insects. 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.

Expert soap maker 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.

Soaps made with milk lather luxuriously and cleanse gently without stripping skin of its natural oils. Expert soap maker 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.