I’ve just added a new Category named Soap. That would seem to be one of the more obvious and essential subjects for a rebuilding Society but early on I had a lot of problems finding books on the subject.

There are, of course, a number of chapters and sections in other books like ones on Homemaking and Home Economics and similar areas but I really had a hard time finding books on the specific subject when I looked a few years ago. Fortunately since that time there have been a number of them digitized and showing up in various collections.

There are about a dozen and a half and most lean toward that manufacturing side rather than making a few bars in your kitchen or utility room. But the information is much the same on formulas, ingredients, chemistry and includes a lot of processing information that would be just as useful to someone making large batches by hand.

The .ZIP file is included of course and they can be found in either the Category page or on the Last 30 Days page.

The Librarian