{"product_id":"2940152438994","title":"Beyond Beginners: Advanced Soapmaking for the Rest of Us - Books One \u0026 Two","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Beyond Beginners: Advanced Soapmaking for the Rest of Us, author Darren Jorgensen gives his considerable soapmaking knowledge to us. A soapmaker for many years, Jorgensen knows the ins and outs of making soap - including using all kinds of alternative liquids and additives that change a good soap into a great soap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Book One, Jorgensen concentrates on the art and craft of soapmaking. Here he details all kinds of information that will help not only the novice soapmaker but the considerably more advanced soapmaker will find lots to chew on, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Book Two of Beyond Beginners: Advanced Soapmaking for the Rest of Us, Jorgensen takes us through \"Exercises\" that teach us how to not only make a perfect layered soap, but also how to work with all kinds of alternate liquids and additives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom foodstuffs to coffee grounds, from liquid goat milk to powdered goat milk, Jorgensen teaches us how to work some of the harder elements of advanced soapmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it's not just his recipes - or exercises as he calls them - but his prose on the soapmaking world and how to navigate its many pitfalls. Whereas in Book One he teaches so much about soapmaking as a craft and an art, in Book Two he teaches so much about soapmaking as a business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom farmers markets to craft fairs, from trade shows to medium-scale clients, Jorgensen adds his observations, his critique and his helpful advice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBOOK ONE REVIEW: \"Great book. It is a must read for soap makers. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found it extremely helpful.\" - Nancy Perkins\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darren Jorgensen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102934057200,"sku":"2940152438994","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152438994_p0.jpg?v=1764020818","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152438994","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}