Articles on Soaps, Including - Soap, Lye, Saponification, Sodium Tallowate, Antibacterial Soap, Popish Soap, Oil of Guaiac, Soaper, International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients, Castile Soap, Melt and Pour, Glycerin Soap, Resin Soap (Paperback)

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