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Smart Soap Making #3
Smart Lotionmaking: The Simple Guide to Making Luxurious Lotions, or How to Make Lotion That's Better Than You Buy and Costs You Less
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Do you love the feel of a good lotion but find yourself unhappy with the cost, or wary of the chemical ingredients? Do you ever wonder if you could make it for yourself at home? Are you afraid to try because the lotion might not turn out well, or might even be unsafe?
Anne L. Watson's "Smart Soapmaking" was the first book based on modern techniques that eliminate the drudgery and guesswork from home soapmaking. Now, by popular demand, she continues her handcraft cosmetics revolution with the first practical, comprehensive book on making lotion from scratch.
Whether you want to make lotion for personal use or to sell, Anne allays any fears with methods that are proven safe and approved by experts, yet simple and easy enough to perform in your kitchen. You'll soon be making lotion that's better than any you've been buying, and at a fraction of the cost.
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Anne L. Watson is the first author to have introduced modern techniques of home soapmaking and lotionmaking to book readers. She has made soap under the company name Soap Tree, and before her retirement from professional life, she was a historic preservation architecture consultant. Anne and her husband, Aaron Shepard, live in Friday Harbor, Washington.
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"The definitive guide to lotionmaking." -- Donna Puizina, Ekoaromas, Lafayette, New Jersey
"Spells out everything and makes it easy to understand." -- Cheryl McCoy, Emerald City Soap, Haven, Kansas
"Anne makes it so much fun, and so easy." -- Mary Jean Hammann, Grandma Jean's Soaps and Lotions, New London, Ohio
"So logical and easy to understand that my first batch was a success AND a sell-out!" -- Susan Dinion, Holiday Farm & Handmade Goods, Berlin, Massachusetts
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CONTENTS
A FEW FIRST THOUGHTS
LIES AND LOTIONS
(Myths About Lotion and Lotionmaking)
LOTION LINGO
(Learning the Jargon)
WHAT IS LOTION, ANYWAY?
(What It Is and What Goes Into It)
THE TWO WAYS TO SANITIZE LOTION
(And How to Choose Between Them)
WHAT DO I PUT IT IN?
(Choosing Your Bottles)
WHAT DO I USE TO MAKE IT?
(Gathering the Equipment You Need)
STEP-BY-STEP LOTIONMAKING
(From Prep to Cleanup and Beyond)
TESTING YOUR LOTION
(Making Sure It's Safe)
MORE RECIPES!
(Different Lotions You Can Try)
MILK LOTION RECIPES
(Treating Your Skin to Milk)
DESIGNING YOUR OWN
(How to Create Great Recipes)
TROUBLESHOOTING
(Tricks, Tweaks, and Fixes)
MAKING IT A BUSINESS
(How to Go Pro, Not Bust)
WHY? WHY? WHY?
(Frequently Asked Questions)
WHERE TO READ MORE
WHERE TO GET TESTING
WHERE TO GET SUPPLIES
Do you love the feel of a good lotion but find yourself unhappy with the cost, or wary of the chemical ingredients? Do you ever wonder if you could make it for yourself at home? Are you afraid to try because the lotion might not turn out well, or might even be unsafe?
Anne L. Watson's "Smart Soapmaking" was the first book based on modern techniques that eliminate the drudgery and guesswork from home soapmaking. Now, by popular demand, she continues her handcraft cosmetics revolution with the first practical, comprehensive book on making lotion from scratch.
Whether you want to make lotion for personal use or to sell, Anne allays any fears with methods that are proven safe and approved by experts, yet simple and easy enough to perform in your kitchen. You'll soon be making lotion that's better than any you've been buying, and at a fraction of the cost.
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Anne L. Watson is the first author to have introduced modern techniques of home soapmaking and lotionmaking to book readers. She has made soap under the company name Soap Tree, and before her retirement from professional life, she was a historic preservation architecture consultant. Anne and her husband, Aaron Shepard, live in Friday Harbor, Washington.
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"The definitive guide to lotionmaking." -- Donna Puizina, Ekoaromas, Lafayette, New Jersey
"Spells out everything and makes it easy to understand." -- Cheryl McCoy, Emerald City Soap, Haven, Kansas
"Anne makes it so much fun, and so easy." -- Mary Jean Hammann, Grandma Jean's Soaps and Lotions, New London, Ohio
"So logical and easy to understand that my first batch was a success AND a sell-out!" -- Susan Dinion, Holiday Farm & Handmade Goods, Berlin, Massachusetts
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CONTENTS
A FEW FIRST THOUGHTS
LIES AND LOTIONS
(Myths About Lotion and Lotionmaking)
LOTION LINGO
(Learning the Jargon)
WHAT IS LOTION, ANYWAY?
(What It Is and What Goes Into It)
THE TWO WAYS TO SANITIZE LOTION
(And How to Choose Between Them)
WHAT DO I PUT IT IN?
(Choosing Your Bottles)
WHAT DO I USE TO MAKE IT?
(Gathering the Equipment You Need)
STEP-BY-STEP LOTIONMAKING
(From Prep to Cleanup and Beyond)
TESTING YOUR LOTION
(Making Sure It's Safe)
MORE RECIPES!
(Different Lotions You Can Try)
MILK LOTION RECIPES
(Treating Your Skin to Milk)
DESIGNING YOUR OWN
(How to Create Great Recipes)
TROUBLESHOOTING
(Tricks, Tweaks, and Fixes)
MAKING IT A BUSINESS
(How to Go Pro, Not Bust)
WHY? WHY? WHY?
(Frequently Asked Questions)
WHERE TO READ MORE
WHERE TO GET TESTING
WHERE TO GET SUPPLIES
154 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 21, 2011
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June 12, 2025
This really gives a thorough overview of lotion making with precise instructions. It’s a resource I plan on going back to if I ever really want to make lotion (instead of creams, face moisturizers, etc). It is pretty specific to only lotions — classified by a small percentage of oils suspended in a much larger percentage of water — and only those meant for hands and body.
January 21, 2014
A good start for my potential new hobby of lotion making. I'm looking forward to trying it out.
September 9, 2017
The book is the holy grail for my lotion making.
I have used recipes from blogs to make lotion. Even though they would come out creamy, they didn't moisturize my skin. Since reading and following the recipes from this book, I finally made lotion that works for me and the family. Thank you Anne Watson!
I have used recipes from blogs to make lotion. Even though they would come out creamy, they didn't moisturize my skin. Since reading and following the recipes from this book, I finally made lotion that works for me and the family. Thank you Anne Watson!
January 14, 2019
Amazing information!
I'm so glad someone pointed me in the right direction of this book. I've been trying lotion recipes for almost 2 years and this is by far the most helpful and informative I have come across. I will be experimenting very soon
I'm so glad someone pointed me in the right direction of this book. I've been trying lotion recipes for almost 2 years and this is by far the most helpful and informative I have come across. I will be experimenting very soon
June 9, 2018
Awesome
This book was simple,helpful, and didn’t make me feel as if I were in a chemistry class. I understood perfectly every point she made
This book was simple,helpful, and didn’t make me feel as if I were in a chemistry class. I understood perfectly every point she made
March 14, 2016
The instructions are a bit too intimidating for a hobbyist.
This is a good book to own if you plan to make and sell lotion professionally. If you are simply making lotion for your own home use, which is my intention, this book might be too complicated for you. It certainly is for me.
If you want a simpler book on lotion making, I recommend another book that I also purchased: Organic Homemade Lotion Recipes by Jasmine Wood.
This is a good book to own if you plan to make and sell lotion professionally. If you are simply making lotion for your own home use, which is my intention, this book might be too complicated for you. It certainly is for me.
If you want a simpler book on lotion making, I recommend another book that I also purchased: Organic Homemade Lotion Recipes by Jasmine Wood.
April 4, 2016
I have recently started making my own lotion & I found this book helpful & informative.
The explanation of some of the terms & its purpose as well as the how to step by step instructions were great.
The guide on how to create your own recipes & the properties of fats table was a great added bonus.
The explanation of some of the terms & its purpose as well as the how to step by step instructions were great.
The guide on how to create your own recipes & the properties of fats table was a great added bonus.
April 14, 2015
Smart lotionmaking
I was disappointed in this book for me because I already had made herbal lotions. There was too much information for me but someone who had never made any it might be okay.
I was disappointed in this book for me because I already had made herbal lotions. There was too much information for me but someone who had never made any it might be okay.
January 14, 2014
Very educational. I enjoyed learning about this subject.
May 26, 2015
Need pictures
April 30, 2017
Just what I was looking for.
I am a beginner but this book seems to have all the basics, some recipes and theory so I think I learned enough to improvise with confidence.
I am a beginner but this book seems to have all the basics, some recipes and theory so I think I learned enough to improvise with confidence.
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