Soapmaking 102

Keep It Interesting! Soap Making 102

Discover how to create your own unique soap recipe.
So, you’ve taken Keep it Clean! Soapmaking 101. Now what?

Learn how to use math and chemistry to change ingredients to create your own soap recipes? There is quite a science behind soapmaking ingredients. In this class find out how to be successful at soap making using just about any kind of fats/oils, and liquids. You will be given charts with math values and will learn how to easily use them to adjust the lye, liquid and fat amounts to vary ingredients and batch sizes. Discover which fats/oils and additives do what.

You do not make soap in this session, you learn how to develop your own personal soap formulas.

Adult $26

Soapmaking 101

Keep It Clean! Soap Making 101

Learn to make soap filled with interesting natural ingredients.
Using the original heritage soapmaking ingredient, lye, learn to make your own soap.

This is not melting glycerin and pouring into shaped molds, this IS true soapmaking. Learn how to adjust ingredients for your needs. For example: Ground cloves and coffee make a fantastic kitchen/garden bar for the scent and scrubbing factors; and using honey and oatmeal work together for a wonderful complexion bar. Don’t like scented things? Don’t add any! These wonderfully artisan hand made soaps make fabulous gifts!

Each guest takes a mold (about 4-6 bars depending on how they are cut) of soap with them and full instructions on how to make it again.

You will be using Chef Valerie’s foundation “recipe” and adapting it. Be sure to sign up for Soapmaking 102 to learn how to create your own foundation recipe.

Adult $45

Child (age 10-17 with an adult) $48

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These class fees range from $15 to $24 (with the exception of soapmaking 101 at $39).