{"product_id":"digital-product","title":"The Beginner’s Soapmaking Workbook: Learn by Making","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGo from never having touched lye to making your own soap recipe. This is a hands-on workbook, so you won’t just read about soapmaking. You’ll do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe workbook takes you through twelve short lessons and three guided projects. Each lesson takes 30–60 minutes and covers one idea at a time. You get practice tasks, quick self-checks with answers, and a checklist to finish before you move on. By the end, you’ll have made three batches of cold-process soap and designed a recipe of your own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat’s inside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSafety first.\u003c\/strong\u003e You set up your safety station and practice the lye-handling routine before you ever open a container.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecipe math made simple.\u003c\/strong\u003e Step-by-step lessons cover oil percentages, lye amounts, water, and sizing a batch to your mold. Worked examples and practice problems come with full answers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThree guided projects.\u003c\/strong\u003e Make a plain bar, then a scented and colored bar, then a two-color layered bar. Each has a printable run sheet and a log to fill in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCuring, judging, and troubleshooting.\u003c\/strong\u003e Learn when your soap is ready, how to score it fairly, and how to tell a cosmetic flaw from a batch that shouldn’t be used.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYour own recipe.\u003c\/strong\u003e A capstone project with simple guidelines helps you design, check, make, and evaluate a soap that’s yours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReference and records.\u003c\/strong\u003e Quick-reference cards cover safety, formulas, lye values for common oils, conversions, and a glossary. Copyable batch logs and cure trackers keep every batch documented.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e41 pages, US Letter, printable PDF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFill-in tables and checklists throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned as a companion to \u003cem\u003eThe Soap Business Toolkit\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePerfect for curious beginners, crafters moving on from melt-and-pour, and anyone who wants to learn soapmaking properly from the start.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: This workbook teaches the process and the math, so every recipe should still be checked in a soap lye calculator before you make it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cascade Native","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67815377600793,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/9672\/3481\/files\/Screenshot2026-10-15at9.28.53AM.png?v=1792081816","url":"https:\/\/cascadenativesoaps.com\/products\/digital-product","provider":"Cascade Native","version":"1.0","type":"link"}