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<div>{{Short description|Person who makes soap}}<br />
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{{More citations needed|date=June 2024}}[[File:Zeepzieden.jpg|thumb|19th-century print of soapmakers]]<br />
A '''soaper''' is a person who practices [[Soap#Soapmaking|soap making]]. It is the origin of the [[surname]]s "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.<br />
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Historically in England and in the United States, a [[chandlery|chandler]] is a person in the soap and/or candle trade.<ref>{{cite book<br />
| last = McDaniel<br />
| first = Robert<br />
| title = The Elegant Art of Handmade Soap: Making, Scenting, Coloring, and Shaping<br />
| publisher = Krause Publications<br />
| location = Iola, WI<br />
| year = 1997<br />
| isbn = 0-87341-832-8 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book<br />
| last = Miller Cavitch<br />
| first = Susan<br />
| title = The Soap Maker's Companion: A Comprehensive Guide with Recipes, Techniques, and Know-How<br />
| publisher = Storey Books<br />
| location = North Adams, MA<br />
| year = 1997<br />
| isbn = 0-88266-965-6<br />
| url-access = registration<br />
| url = https://archive.org/details/soapmakerscompan00cavi<br />
}}</ref><ref>{{cite book<br />
| title = The Merriam-Webster Dictionary<br />
| publisher = Merriam-Webster, Inc<br />
| location = Springfield, MA<br />
| year = 1994<br />
| isbn = 0-87779-911-3<br />
| url-access = registration<br />
| url = https://archive.org/details/merriamwebsterdi00merr<br />
}}</ref> Soapmaking and candle-making use both similar ingredients and similar instruments.<br />
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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.<br />
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