'I ask the internet the difference between something being too close to the bone and something being too close to home.' This funny and terrifying book is a study of what and how things mean, and don't, in our latest machine age. In it something unforgiveable has happened. The main character, seemingly numbed but bristling with blade-sharp understanding, is only just holding things together and trying to work out how to heal. So she travels to Japan in a search for the other half of a frag...

Soap Manufacturing Technology, Second Edition, is the most authoritative and up-to-date book on soap technology available today. Editor and contributing author Luis Spitz leads a world-renowned team in providing comprehensive information on all components of soap manufacturing including formulation, performance evaluation, cleansing systems, and more. This new edition includes two new chapters, Integrated Saponification and Drying Systems and Laundry Bars, and the others are completely rev...

"Dishing the dirt on what it's really like to work in a vet clinic." Dr. Philipp Schott DVM, author The Accidental VeterinarianWith years of experience as a Registered Veterinary Technician, Frannie O'Callaghan offers an unapologetic window into the daily encounters of the humans who take care of pets. This whip-smart but darkly humorous confessional spans from the Patients who bite, claw, urinate, or defecate in scrub pockets. Are the few and farther in-b...

Poucher's Perfumes Cosmetics and Soaps has been in print since 1923 and is the classic reference work in the field of cosmetics. Now in a fully updated 10th edition, this new volume provides a firm basic knowledge in the science of cosmetics (including toiletries) as well as incorporating the latest trends in scientific applications and legislation which have occurred since the 9th edition.This edition will not only be an excellent reference book for students enteri...

With basic ingredients and standard kitchen tools you can craft your own transparent soaps that are milder, richer, and creamier than any commercial product. Eschewing complex methods and expensive equipment, Catherine Failor uses a simple, dependable process that makes beautiful transparent soaps every time. Failor’s easy-to-follow photographic instructions are accompanied by proven recipes and plenty of suggestions for colorful and sweet-smelling variations. You’ll soon be creating your ...

Soap is a salt of a fatty acid used in a variety of cleansing and lubricating products. In a domestic setting, soaps are surfactants usually used for washing, bathing, and other types of housekeeping.This Kindle book contains all of the Cold Process Soaps Recipes and Tutorials from the Soap Queen blog in 2015. Included in this Kindle version is the Back to Basics series, Sea Clay Swirl Cold Process Recipe, a Wedding Favor Tutorial, Natural Colorant Rainbow Recipe, Charcoal & Cedar ...

"Soap Recipes" is a detailed and easy to follow soap making recipe book with more than 50 unique recipes, aimed at the beginner or anyone looking to increase their soap making repertoire.Includes FREE, BONUS CONTENT that can be downloaded from our website as an exclusive gift to make Soap Recipes even better value - a beautiful, print friendly PDF copy of the book, so you can print a copy, add your own notes to the prints and personalise your soap recipes even further."Soap...

It is now fifteen years since the last edition of this reference volume appeared and during this time new materials have appeared and some have fallen into disuse. The present edition is the result of much revision and some deletion and an effort has been made to bring the information up-to-date and in conformity with current practice. Of recent years several speciality materials have appeared, and a number of these are included where their chemical composition is known. Speciality materia...

During the past decade there have been many changes in the perfumery industry which are not so much due to the discovery and application of new raw materials, but rather to the astronomic increase in the cost of labour required to produce them. This is reflected more particularly in the flower industry, where the cost of collecting the blossoms delivered to the factories has gone up year after year, so much so that most flowers with the possible exception of Mimosa, have reached a cost pri...

During the past decade there have been many changes in the perfumery industry which are not so much due to the discovery and application of new raw materials, but rather to the astronomic increase in the cost of labour required to produce them. This is reflected more particularly in the flower industry, where the cost of collecting the blossoms delivered to the factories has gone up year after year, so much so that most flowers with the possible exception of Mimosa, have reached a cost pri...

Don't miss a romcom manga like no other! In an office romance, there's a fine line between sexy and awkward… and that line is where Asako-a woman who sweats copiously-met Kotaro-a perfume developer who can't get enough of Asako's, er, scent. Asako's living her dream, working at the toiletry maker Liliadrop. Little do her coworkers know, the reason she loves the company so much is that she's ashamed of her body odor, and their soap is the only thing that does the trick. So when the company'...

Making soap is similar to cooking, find a recipe and use only the best ingredients. Making healthy, natural soaps, is a craft, one that we will show you in this book. This is a beginner’s guide, no experience necessary, we will provide you with knowledge. Learn about the tools of the trade, that you will need to start making your own soap. We will show you how to make soap bars, and liquid soaps. Learn how to add scents, colours and exfoliates to make your deluxe and natural soaps. Become ...