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Report copyright infringementby Jan Berry (Author)Create Fabulous Modern Soaps the Truly Natural, Eco-Friendly Way With this comprehensive guide, herbalist Jan Berry offers everything the modern-day enthusiast needs to make incredible botanical soaps. Beginners can join in the sudsy fun with detailed tutorials and step-by-step photographs for making traditional cold-process soap and the more modern hot-process method with a slow cooker. Jan presents 50 easy, unique soap recipes with ingredients and scents inspired by the herb garden, veggie garden, farm, forest and more. Sample soap recipes you won't want to miss include: - Lavender Milk Bath Bars- Sweet Honey & Shea Layers Soap- Creamy Avocado Soap- Citrus Breeze Brine Bars- Mountain Man Beard & Body Bars- Classic Cedarwood & Coconut Milk Shave Soap Featured resources are Jan's handy guides to common soapmaking essential oils and their properties, oil and milk infusions with healing herbs and easy decoration techniques. The book also contains Jan's highly anticipated natural colorants gallery showcasing more than 50 soaps that span the rainbow. Soap crafters of all levels will enjoy referencing this book for years to come. *All recipes are sustainably palm-free!* Expand your herbal product collection with these other books in Jan Berry's bestselling series: - The Big Book of Homemade Products for Your Skin, Health & Home- Easy Homemade Melt & Pour SoapsAuthor BiographyJan Berry is the soapmaker and herbalist behind The Nerdy Farm Wife. She's also the author of 101 Easy Homemade Products for Your Skin, Health & Home. Jan lives on a small farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia with her husband and two teenagers, where she enjoys gardening, crafting pretty herbal concoctions, caring for a menagerie of farm animals and, of course, soapmaking. Number of Pages: 192 Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.9 x 8 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: August 08, 2017

Report copyright infringementby Janet Hurst (Author)Goats are the hottest animal today to raise for hobby farmers, commercial farmers, and members of both 4-H and FFA. But using the products from a goat requires special skills, handling, and recipes. Here's The Whole Goat Handbook, chock full of recipes, crafting projects, advice, and more. Cooking with goat meat requires special, adapted recipes because the meat is so strong in flavor; there's no devoted goat-meat cookbook on the market--until now! Included are recipes for making cheese with goat milk as well as goat-milk soap. And for those raising goats for fiber, here are hard-won recommendations on crafting, knitting, and weaving. This book will shows you how to do all this--and more. Back JacketAmong both hobby and commercial farmers, goats are today's hottest trending animals. With "The Whole Goat Handbook," author Janet Hurst provides a wealth of useful advice and more than 50 recipes and crafting projects that help the reader make the most of their adventure as a goatkeeper. From cheeses, meat dishes, and soaps, to knitting, weaving, and felting projects, this completely illustrated guide is an essential resource for anyone considering goat ownership, as well as those who have already embarked on this rewarding path.Author BiographyJanet Hurst has been a home artisanal cheesemaker for twenty years and is a certified cheesemaker through the University of Vermont's Institute of Artisan Cheese. She writes on cheesemaking for Mother Earth News, Mary Jane's Farm, Dairy Goat Journal, Countryside, and more. Number of Pages: 192 Dimensions: 0.5 x 9.9 x 6.9 IN Publication Date: January 14, 2013