Is this book good for someone who has never made soap?

Yes. It assumes no experience and walks through equipment, lye safety, a first recipe and curing.

Does it cover melt-and-pour soap?

Barely. The focus is cold-process soap made from scratch with oils and lye.

Yes. They use herbs, spices and essential oils rather than synthetic fragrance oils, though some call for specialty oils and butters.

It runs 220 pages with a broad set of beginner recipes and variations; the exact count varies by edition.

Yes, a digital edition exists alongside the paperback, which is handy for following along in the kitchen.

Craft and hobby books often dip around gift-giving season; the current $10.99 at Kobo is already near the low end of its range.

At Kobo, for $10.99, as of our latest check.

6 stores we checked sell it, including eBay, Kobo, Walmart, Booksamillion, Target.

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