Reddit mentions of Pure Soapmaking: How to Create Nourishing, Natural Skin Care Soaps

Holy Crap! I forgot to watch the draw...maybe it's good I did!

Here are my votes:

Opinel Knife (not the orange one) - $19.50

Wine Travel bottle protectors - $20.95

Soap Making Book (for the wife) - $13.56

 

Will edit in more when I decide what

 

Agent Carter Funko - $15.72

Son of Zorn Funko - $4.94

Have you looked over the Soap Queen's website? https://www.soapqueen.com/

I've been learning how to do this via her site, her book, and advice from my mother. I picked up her book Pure Soapmaking Friday and I love it. Things that I did not understand are sorting themselves out. She explains what each of the oils do, so you can understand why you would use them, goes over tips and tricks, explains why weird stuff happens to soap, goes over equipment...pretty much it's been an amazing starting point. The first 1/4 of the book is all the basics and the rest is recipes.

Full disclosure, this author also owns Bramble Berry, which is a US (not sure if you can order from the UK) soap supplier site. Having said that, most of my stuff I've purchased from other sources and it hasn't made a bit of difference. The site also does a lot of video tutorials.

I really suggest looking up YouTube videos, too. YouTube has been a huge help in sorting out what trace is, what different sorts of trace there are, and design info. I think YouTube soap stuff is addicting. Be careful. Search "soap making challenge" and get ready to watch a zillion of the most amazing videos. :)