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    Fun Foodie Soap Crafting
    Fun Foodie Soap Crafting
    Fun Foodie Soap Crafting
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    Fun Foodie Soap Crafting

    By Lisa Maliga

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    Create stunning soap that looks like food – or contains various fruits and vegetables. Working with melt and pour and/or hand-milled soap bases, you can easily craft your own soap in less than an hour. In Fun Foodie Soap Crafting, you’ll receive more than a dozen original and tested recipes, pretty packaging and labeling tips, 40+ photos, mistakes to avoid, and numerous supplier resources.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLisa Maliga
    Release dateSep 7, 2014
    ISBN9781502296399
    Fun Foodie Soap Crafting
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    Lisa Maliga

    Lisa Maliga is an American author of contemporary fiction, psychological thrillers and cozy mysteries. Her nonfiction titles consist of how to make bath and body products with an emphasis on melt and pour soap crafting. When researching her latest cozy mystery, she discovered the art of baking French macarons. She continues to bake macarons, always trying new flavor combinations. When not writing, Lisa reads, watches movies, and is a huge fan of "The Walking Dead." Links: http://www.lisamaliga.com https://twitter.com/#!/lisamaliga https://twitter.com/#!/everythingshea http://pinterest.com/lisamaliga https://www.youtube.com/user/LisaMaliga

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      Book preview

      Fun Foodie Soap Crafting - Lisa Maliga

      INTRODUCTION

      This book is for those of you who wish to make soap with ingredients you like to eat, or to make soap that looks like food. You’ll discover that your local discount store, supermarket or pantry will have many of the items that you need to make your own bars of soap. Some of the items are quite easy to find, others you might have to order online. In the back of this book is an extensive resources section.

      Most of the photos and recipes in this book are new. After my hard drive crashed in June 2014, I lost a lot of information and photos. Fortunately, I didn’t lose any recipes as I always handwrite those first before inputting them into a special .DOC file. So, what you’ll see here are many new photos along with new recipes and more helpful tips and guidelines for you—no matter if you’re a beginner or a seasoned soaper.

      What inspired me to write about foodie soaps? When I was writing How to Make Handmade Shampoo Bars, I went to the supermarket to buy a package of tapioca pearls. All I found was instant [granulated] tapioca, and small tubs of readymade tapioca pudding. I even strolled down the baby food aisle, hoping to find some. No luck, there. Until I suddenly stopped at stared at the square packages of baby food and thought—wow those would make great soap molds. Then another thought—hey, bananas that are already pureed, why not make some banana soap with that extra rebatch base I have? Next, I noticed the carrots and thought they’d be great in soap for the color and the beta carotene. Sweet potatoes—what a lovely orange color, lots of natural vitamin A. Peaches? I want to try in some soap.

      Strolling down supermarket and discount store aisles will allow you to find all kinds of additives and soap molds that only cost a few dollars. Near the bread section was a small display containing plastic containers shaped like sandwiches. Of course, I saw a potential soap mold, going by the size it would probably yield two or four bars of soap.

      Then there’s an array of ingredients. Not just tapioca pearls, which you’ll be able to find in some stores, especially those geared to health food. Herbs and spices, dairy products, honey, fruits and vegetables and beverages ranging from imported teas to beer and wine.

      Whenever I used to mention trying a recipe with a food item such as chocolate, my mom would always tell me that I was odd. She knew that people used soap and other bath and body products with over the top scents like mango, peaches, strawberry, pumpkin, watermelon, etc., but she wasn’t interested in washing herself in something like that.

      However, we all use fruits and vegetables in our soaps most of the time. Think about olive oil, coconut oil, or even sweet almond oil. Granted, these oils tend to smell more neutral than a bar of hand crafted soap chockfull of pureed strawberries highlighted with strawberry fragrance. So we do wash ourselves with food...and now we can really take it to the literal level as if you go to Etsy or Pinterest, chances of finding soaps that resemble food are increasingly easy to find. I call these imitation foodie soaps because they look like the real thing, especially if you only see photographs of them online.

      I’ve been to some stores markets that sell them and I always do a double take. You’ll see soaps shaped like cookies, doughnuts, strips of bacon, sandwiches, cupcakes, cinnamon rolls, and more. I’ve seen soaps that look so real I want to take a bite out of them, and you probably have, too. The soap cakes that I now see have decorations, swirls of icing, and can come in whole cakes or slices. Realistic looking foodie soaps always need to be prominently labeled DO NOT EAT!

      While I have created some imitation foodie soaps for you, most of the recipes in this book are for nice looking soaps that happen to contain some skin-lovin’ ingredients derived from Mother Nature’s fruits and vegetables.

      No matter what your budget is, you can find most of the items you need in your local supermarket, health food store, coop, or discount store. Many times, I’ve found soap molds and packaging for less than one dollar! The same goes for foodie additives—they’ll be found at a farmer’s market to a corner grocery shop.

      In Fun Foodie Soap Crafting, you’ll see recipes for both melt and pour soap and rebatch/hand-milled soap bases. To me, these types of soap bases are the easiest to work with and don’t require the use of lye.

      CHAPTER 1 ~

      Be a Fun Foodie Soap Crafter!

      Initially, this book was going to be all about soap crafting for the frugal. The problem is—I’m not a frugal person when it comes to soap crafting. For me, it’s worth it to spend a certain amount of money to get the right ingredient or mold or whatever’s needed to make soap. Sure, if it’s on sale, that’s a bonus. I’ve even stocked up on ingredients that are on sale that I ended up giving away because I had no use for them.

      Then I thought about supermarket soaping and essentially that’s what this book is all about – using ingredients that you can find in your local supermarket. I’m a fan of watching cooking and baking shows. So, I’ve learned a lot about the process a chef goes through to make an exquisite dinner or a show stopping dessert. Yes, I’ve watched Master Chef, Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, Food Network Star, Cake Boss, and Save My Bakery—along with several other foodie type shows on various channels. I’ve seen people cook in fancy restaurant kitchens, in small food trucks, and over campfires and grills.  And that’s when it hit me, write a book that’s dedicated to those who love food AND soap!

      In Fun Foodie Soap Crafting, you’ll learn what food can be added to soap, and how to make soap that looks like food. There’s a special section on pretty packaging and labeling so you can present your soapy gifts, and much more. As with my other soap crafting books, all the recipes have been tested. I’ve even used a new melt and pour soap base so that I can offer feedback on it for those of you who want to try it.

      There are so many different varieties of soap we can make, so many endless combinations, so much room to harness our creativity. As always, I encourage this as it benefits your creative side and those who use your soapy products. Fun foodie soap crafting is a great way to spend time with an interested child and give them the opportunity to learn a new skill. It’s nice for people of all ages to make and later package as gifts for just about any occasion. You might want to make lots more soap after trying this wonderful hobby. I say, go for it!

      Finally, I’d like to promote a wonderful free site that inspires soapy creativity: Pinterest. I started a board that is dedicated to Talented Soapmakers and it has thousands

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