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Ancient wisdom meets modern craft: create soulful, natural soaps.
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Craft Your Own Natural Soap

A Guide to 20 Recipes with Food, Flowers, and Herbs Inspired by Chinese Wisdom

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    148 pages

  • Release Date

    30 November 2026

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Summary

The art of cleansing embodies the Chinese aesthetic of finding beauty and meaning in everyday life. Over three thousand years ago, Chinese people used wood ash water for cleansing. By the Wei and Jin dynasties (220–420), bath beans (zaodou) had become popular among the elite. Today, with the advance of modern science and technology, we’ve entered the refined world of cold-process soap-making, rediscovering purity in a new form. In this book, the author blends classical Chinese philosophy, tra…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781632880840
ISBN-10:1632880849
Author:Wenxin Yang
Publisher:Shanghai Press
Imprint:Shanghai Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:148
Release Date:30 November 2026
Dimensions:184mm x 260mm
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Craft Your Own Natural Soap by Wenxin Yang - ISBN: 9781632880840
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About The Author

Wenxin Yang

Yang Wenxin specializes in promoting traditional cold-process soap-making culture. Guided by the belief that “soap and food share the same origin,” she incorporates Chinese medicinal herbs and everyday ingredients into her creations. Drawing on classic formulas from Traditional Chinese Medicine, she continually refines the cleansing experience, infusing ancient craftsmanship with modern vitality.

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