Soap Naturally is indeed a fantastic book, jam-packed with everything you need to know, written in an easy and concise format. Most importantly, it leaves you with a clear understanding of the whole concept to the art of soapmaking from newbie status to experienced alike. I found it invaluable to see a book that is up to date with methods and containing several topics that are not even mentioned in other books.
Ersilia Vitale, Sydney
This is a good book! Not since The Soapmaker's Companion have I seen a book of this detail and quality. It has answered some questions I have had for a long time. Thank you Anne (Anne Lee's, US distributor) for distributing it--it really is a find! Thanks for being so fast, too!
Jean-Marie, Daisycakes Soap
I was delighted to recommend your book, there are far too many books with lots of pretty pictures but very little good information whereas yours is the other way around which is much better in my opinion.
Pat Silver, United Kingdom
This is the one soap book you won't want to put down, even to go make soap. An easy to read, easy to follow book that will greatly appeal to beginners and newbies, yet full of interesting suggestions to attract and satisfy expert soap makers. Even I learned quite a few new tricks!
Anne Morgan, Anne Lee's Soap & Toiletries
This book is very comprehensive and will be a good reference for newbies and the more experienced who want to learn more. Patrizia and Marina have not missed a beat!
Rebecca Midkiff, Aromatics & More (NZ)
Soap Naturally is really interesting right from page one. It really is different from other soap books, and very valuable for anyone wanting to know the nitty gritty of soapmaking.
Janice Ferrante, Skin Care Naturals
I LOVE IT!
I have just started CP soapmaking, and had bought another book (which was my starting point), but as a beginner, I found it to be lacking in a lot of areas, such as how to set up and clean up, etc. (Though it is good otherwise.) Your book is SO comprehensive that all the points I had previously wished to be covered in the other book, are well and truly covered in your book - and then some!! It is obviously very well thought-through, and it shows. Having a husband who is completing his PhD in Environmental Science, I am also impressed with your environmentally aware and responsible attitude. It's so important to promote at least the awareness! Your book will result in many more good deeds for the planet than you'd expect, I'm sure. So, for many reasons, you have created a wonderful book - thank you!
Magda :-))), Australia
Soap Naturally is clear, well organized, jam packed with info on just about every soap topic imaginable, easy to read, and, knowing Marina, I can actually trust that the recipes & techniques work (unlike most other soap books I've read, which can be really misleading). It's truly a book for soapers, not one of those glossy table books full of gorgeous photos and not much else. If you could only buy one soap book, this would have to be it. All the latest techniques & knowhow are in there. I'll be recommending it to all the newbies who ask me how to start, and I'm learning stuff myself - eg. all those amazing & evolving varieties of hot process that I've never tried - how they compare, which might be best for me to try. It confirms lots of practical knowhow I've figured out all by myself but have never seen written down, and it saves time when you're wanting to try something new. I also think it's an organized distillation of everything that's been talked about haphazardly in the Soapnatch mailing list over the past few years. So I'm just thinking that if I were starting out now, the book would save me quite a few years of trial and error! The other thing that comes shining through for me is the truly generous and sharing vision behind this work. It's about sharing the author's knowledge freely in a spirit of cooperation, trusting that the world needs more of us, and that we are far better off helping each other than fighting, competing & keeping our secrets to ourselves.
Alison Southern, Hidden Valley Handcrafts (Broome, Australia)
I received my copy of Marina & Patrizia's book; decided to take a peek at 10pm one evening and....... I finally put it down at 2am! I was sooooo riveted - I couldn't put it down. No, it's not a murder mystery, nor a love novel but perhaps, a combination of the two - let me explain... Basically, this book teaches you how not to murder the batch of soap you make; how to unravel all of those mysterious questions you may be wondering about, and how to love your soaping in a very unstressful way. The only thing it doesn't have is a pilates section showing the best positions for using your soap on a rope.... All jokes aside, let me give you a few adjectives and descriptive phrases which sum up this book:
Hummingbird Medicine (sharing of recipes and joy)
Wonderful,
Comprehensive,
Concise,
Descriptive,
Sooooo easy to understand,
Useful, useful, useful
Easy reference
Best ever,
Amazing,
Informative,
Educational
Do yourself a favour and purchase a copy of this ab fab, brilliant book. You won't be disappointed.
Kel in Victoria - proud owner of The Soap Bible