Beginner's Cold Process Soap Making

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Learn to make your own soap from start to finish. This is a hands-on class for the beginner soap maker, no prior experience is required. The soap making process taught is Cold Process, Thermal Heat/Room Temperature technique. You will make a log of soap, approximately 30 oz prior to curing.

Objectives of class: To gain an understanding of the following:

Understanding lye safety.
Learning how to correctly measure raw materials using grams and ounces.
What is a soap calculator and why it is used.
How fats and oils become soap.
What is super fatting?
Essential Oils and Fragrant Oils: How they differ?
Handout will contain the following information: soap making instructions, lye safety instructions, equipment requirements and reference books and websites resources.

General Information
Participants need to bring the following items; participation is prohibited without the necessary equipment.

Full Apron
Heavy Rubber Gloves (i.e., Playtex Long Line)
2 old heavy towels to keep your soap warm
Soap Making attire: (1) Closed toes shoes; (2) Long sleeve shirt (high collar); (3) Long pants (these can be old, something that you do not mind getting soiled); (4) Tie back for long hair.
Bag that will accommodate soap being wrapped in the two towels.
What you will take home: (1) Class handout with curing instructions, conversion calculations, starter soap recipes and other information; (2) One log of soap approximately 30oz prior to curing; (3) Confidence; (4) A big smile.

* A $40 materials fee (Cash Only) is due to the instructor at the beginning of class.

Instructor: Venessa Phipps,Certified Soap Maker & Teacher, owner DeGanya Aromatics

Cold Process Soap Making

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