Soaps fragrant with cinnamon, painted with natural colouring, stamped or laminated, that fizz in the bath, and even have a written message are included in the 300 easy-to-make soap recipes in this volume. All use a simple melt and pour technique, and any craft, grocery, health food or pharmacy should have the supplies you need: a glycerine or coconut soap base, fragrances, additives (such as flowers or green tea), colourants (spices, dried herbs, cosmetic-grade colour) and moulds. Special recipes include bee-shaped fruited honey bars; deliciously scented lemon sage scrub; a heart swirl with smaller decorative pieces embedded inside; a French cameo; the leaf-shaped mountain therapy blend with gold lustre powder; and many more.

Marie Browning's articles and designs have appeared in Handcraft Illustrated, Better Homes & Gardens, Canadian Stamper, Great American Crafts, All American Crafts, and in numerous project books. She is the author of four other books published by Sterling, Beautiful Handmade Natural Soaps; Handcrafted Journals, Albums, Scrapbooks, & More (0806922672); Making Glorious Gifts from the Garden (0806925159), and Memory Gifts (0806939338).