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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...

Star of a popular soap opera, Mary Lisa Beverly plays the woman everyone loves to hate. But the drama hits close ot home when someone tries to kill her and she must turn to the last man she'd expect for help.

A certified herbal therapist and aromatherapy and Ayurveda instructor shows you how to make your own soaps through 45 all-natural recipes using 100% pure essential oils and botanicals, including olive oil, manuka honey, rose hips, Yuzu Matcha mint, lemoneucalyptus, seaweed and clay.

Maybe you've made melt-and-pour soap and want to move on to something more challenging and rewarding. Maybe traditional soapmaking appeals to you, but you figure it's too difficult or dangerous. Or maybe you're alredy doing it, but outmoded ideas and methods are complicating the process and slowing you down. No matter which of these fits you, you'll find Smart Soapmaking practical, helpful, and refreshing. Written by a former professional soapmaker,...

An inspiring exploration of the goodness of chemical- and additive-free soap.

Soapmaker Sophie Mae Reynolds finds the nieghborhood handyman dead on her workroom floor.

While investigating the mysterious death of matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of a famous soap empire, Andy Mills is seduced by the safety and freedom found in Lavender House, where a queer family lives honestly and openly, until he becomes a pawn in their deadly game.

Provides information on different types of cleaning products for every room in the house and offers suggestions for eco-friendly alternatives.

There's no shortage of experts to cheerfully advise you on how to declutter, organize, and clean your home. But do they know what YOU want and need? Or are they only pushing rigid, quirky systems that ignore people's differences and how we really live? With insight, wit, and common sense, "Smart Housekeeping" cuts through the clutter of questionable and often silly advice to offer practical keys to reclaiming and maintaining your home.