COLD PROCESS SOAP MAKING Expired

This one day workshop will introduce you to the traditional art of soap making. Spend time learning the age old method of this craft.

Unlike a simple ‘Heat and pour’ method, on this course you will learn the basics of cold process soap making. This is proper soap!

Traditional soap is made from natural ingredients that may include both plant and animal products, including items as animal fat, such as tallow or from vegetable oil; castor, olive, or coconut oil. Soap may have derived its name from Mount Sapo in Rome. The word sapo, Latin for soap, first appeared in Pliny the Elder’s ‘Historia Naturalis’. The early references to soap making were for the use of soap in the textile industry and medicinally in about 2800 BC by the Egyptians and Babylonians.

Ancient Greeks and Romans made soap by mixing  oils, fat and salts. Soap was not used for bathing or personal use but for cleaning cooking utensils and household goods.

The base ingredients you will use are  plant oils, sodium hydroxide with essential oils and botanicals.

Guided by professional soap maker Alex Dudal, you will produce a kilo of soap to take home, so that’s a lot of luxurious presents sorted although you may feel like keeping it all for yourself.

You will be using traditional ingredients which include some careful mixing of Lye, which is caustic, please wear clothes with long sleeves and legs and shoes that cover your feet. You could buy a disposable paint overall/ boiler suit if you choose. You will be taking  warm soap home to continue curing so please bring a bag with a small towel (or something) to wrap the soap in to keep it warm. All other use of tools and materials are provided.

You will be using traditional ingredients which include some careful mixing of Lye, which is caustic, please wear clothes with long sleeves and legs and shoes that cover your feet. You could buy a disposable paint overall/ boiler suit if you choose. You will be taking  warm soap home to continue curing so please bring a bag with a small towel (or something) to wrap the soap in to keep it warm. All other use of tools and materials are provided.

Perfect for absolute beginners.

Dates for this workshop/Course

•  30/06/2019
   10:00 am - 5:00 pm