Soaper

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title: "Soaper" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["hobbies", "industrial-occupations", "soaps"] description: "Person who makes soap" topic_path: "general/hobbies" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soaper" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Person who makes soap ::

[[File:Zeepzieden.jpg|thumb|19th-century print of soapmakers]] A soaper is a person who practices soap making. It is the origin of the surnames "Soper", "Soaper", and "Saboni" (Arabic for soap maker). Roads with names like "Sopers Lane," "Soper Street," and so forth often were areas where soap makers worked.

Historically in England and in the United States, a chandler is a person in the soap and/or candle trade.{{cite book | last = McDaniel | first = Robert | title = The Elegant Art of Handmade Soap: Making, Scenting, Coloring, and Shaping | publisher = Krause Publications | location = Iola, WI | year = 1997 | isbn = 0-87341-832-8 }}{{cite book | last = Miller Cavitch | first = Susan | title = The Soap Maker's Companion: A Comprehensive Guide with Recipes, Techniques, and Know-How | publisher = Storey Books | location = North Adams, MA | year = 1997 | isbn = 0-88266-965-6 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/soapmakerscompan00cavi | title = The Merriam-Webster Dictionary | publisher = Merriam-Webster, Inc | location = Springfield, MA | year = 1994 | isbn = 0-87779-911-3 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/merriamwebsterdi00merr

Craft-scale soap making has a variety of adherents, both those who practice it as a hobby and to keep traditional soap making methods alive, and consumers who prefer traditional handmade products as alternatives to mass-produced industrial offerings and as a contribution to a more sustainable means of living.

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