The Handbook of Soap Manufacture

The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by H. A. Appleton and W. H. Simmons is a guide to household and toilet soap production in a modern factory setting. The book likely focuses on the practices and machinery used around the time of its publication, though it acknowledges advancements in soap making techniques over the preceding decade.

Here are some key points about the book:

• Covers various methods, ingredients and cultural aspects of soap making [1].
• Aims to describe the process of manufacturing household and toilet soaps in a contemporary, well-equipped factory [4].
• Discusses advancements made in soap making over the past ten years, while acknowledging a lack of revolutionary changes [4].
• Freely available online as an eBook [4].