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Barcode30293102402067
StatusIn Processing
LocationClark County
Call No668.12 Merc
TitleSoaper's formula bible: bench-side guide : oils, butters & process choices / Laura Mercer.
AuthorMercer, Laura, author.
CollectionNF
Total Circ0
NumReserves1
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LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc StatusTemp Loc
Clark County30293102402067668.12 Merc11/12/2026 In Processing 

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9798173042859 (pbk.)
Personal Name Mercer, Laura, author.
Title Statement Soaper's formula bible: bench-side guide : oils, butters & process choices / Laura Mercer.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice [Place of publication not identified] : BookSquare Publishing, 2026.
Physical Description 192 pages : black and white illustrations ; 28 cm.
General Note "Formulate your own balanced, skin-loving soaps or adapt recipes to what you have for ideal lather, longevity & skin needs"-- Title page.
Formatted Contents Note Welcome -- How to use this book -- Access the formulation workshop -- The bench practice that protect[s] every formula -- From borrowed recipe to intentional formula. The result-to-recipe method ; The chemistry behind the decision ; Read a formula before you change it ; Make the calculator verify your decision -- The oils and butters decision library. Primary liquid oils: choosing the foundation ; High-solubility oils: building lather without losing balance ; Structure-building fats and butters ; Specialty and supporting oils: when a small addition has a real job ; Choose, buy, and keep oils fit for soap ; Infused oils as modified carrier oils -- Design the bar you actually want. Lather, cleansing, and skin feel ; Hardness, longevity, cure, and working time ; Design scent for the cured bar ; Adapt recipes without losing the bar ; Simplify the formula without weakening the bar -- One formula, two processes. Cold process or hot process: what actually changes? -- You batch insurance toolkit -- Diagnose the problem and choose the next move. Before you change the oil formula ; When the finished bar feels wrong ; When the bar will not set, cure, or last ; When the batter or paste misbehaves -- Conclusion -- Glossary.
Summary, Etc. Stop crossing your fingers every time you pour a batch. You spend hours playing around with SoapCalc, pour your expensive oils, and wait 6 weeks... only to end up with a bar that slimes in the shower or dries out your skin. A calculator can check your math. It cannot predict your soap. Most soapmaking books just hand you recipes. But the moment you're missing an oil or want a creamier bar, you're back to playing percentage roulette. Soaper's Formula Bible changes the game. Inside, you'll discover how to reverse-engineer your soap. Start with the exact sensory experience you want in the shower, then use our plug-and-play templates to build the perfect formula backward. No gambling. No wasted oils. No disappointments. When you know why each oil is there, you stop gambling your ingredients and start making the exact soap you had in mind. It pays for itself: If this guide saves just one future batch of expensive oils from the trash, it has already paid for itself. Start with the bar you want. Build the formula to match.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Handicraft.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Natural products.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Soap.
Index Term-Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.

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