Table of Contents

Introduction Soapy Facts Materials and Equipment Precious Oils Colours to Dye For Making Scents Fillers and Additives RECIPES: Cocktails: Tequila Sunrise * Bucks Fizz * Pina Colada * Vodka on the Rocks Appetizers: Avocado Soap * Seaweed Soap * Sushi Seafood in Aspic * Melon * Herb and Nut Pates Rosehip and Patchouli * Dock Leaf, Mint and Lemongrass Walnut and Orange Loaf * Buttered Lavender Patisserie Chocolate Lime Slice * Peppermint Cream * Strawberry Gateau Flower Delights * Stained Glass Slices * Silk and Shea Butter Passion Fruit Cake * Petit Fours * Soap Leaves Soap En-croute * Jasmine Cream * Sweet Hearts * Banana Loofah a la Carte Bath Fizzers * Sea Salt Soak * Lotion Bar * Lip Smackers Soap Pebbles * The Soap Biz Suppliers Index

About the Author

Melinda Coss is a soap-making pioneer. She runs The Handmade Soap Company in West Wales and her products are sold at the exclusive L'Atelier du Savon in the Marais district of Paris; she also supplies some of the most prestigious hotels and stores in London. A regular contributor to magazines, she has also appeared on television and is the author of a wide range of craft books including The Handmade Soap Book, also published by New Holland.