The Art of Soap Making ~ One Day Course SUBJECT

Join Jan - Director of the Institute of Aromatherapy - for a class in making herbal and vegetable based soaps. Together we shall make an excellent basic herbal soap recipe and a batch of a surprise exotic soap. We shall explore different ingredients, methods and sources that you might use to make a variety of exciting soaps. You will learn about simple equipment necessary to make soap, some trouble-shooting tips, a few historical tidbits and ways of decorating/icing your soaps. Please bring your most outrageous apron and 'cool' eye protection (sunglasses will do).

OBJECTIVE

To complete training in soap making, enabling students to make personalized soap for sale to clients - and for personal use.

DESCRIPTION

(A) Theoretical

1 - History of Soap Making.

2 - Uses of Essential Oils.

3 - Ingredients for making natural Soaps.

4 - What ingredients to avoid.

(B) Practical

1 - Tools of the trade.

2 - Basic Herbal and Vegetable based Soaps.

3 - Exotic Soaps.

4 - Trouble-Shooting.

5 - Soap Decorating.

LENGTH of COURSE

1 Day Workshop * 11:00am - 4:00pm *

COST

$95.00 CDN