Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: First time user friendly.

This is "the" book to begin making soap. The recipes are just the right size to make a variety of soaps and they are reliable. The only one that doesn't compute is the "Blowin' in the Wind" laundry soap. Having made it twice and neither time did it work - I recalculated the lye to oils ratio and one or the other is wrong. Other than that it is a facinating and informative book - one to fall in love with soapmaking!! I highly recommend it.