Ayako Umehara is a certified senior herbal therapist, aromatherapy instructor and Ayurveda instructor and the director of the Tree of Life Handmade Guild. A member of the Aroma Environment Association of Japan (AEAJ), the Japan Medical Herb Association (JAMHA), the Sri Lanka Ayurveda Medical Association (SLAMA) and the Japan Ayurveda Promotion Association (JAPA), she is the author of How to Make Natural Soap and other books. She lectures and teaches at Tree of Life and other venues throughout Japan.
""Profusely illustrated throughout…an ideal 'how-to' introduction to the art and science of soap making…highly recommended for personal, professional, community, and college/university library Soap Making and Ayurveda Medicine collections."" —Midwest Book Review