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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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Beginner's Cold Process Soap Making 
251065 		18y and up N/A Sa  03/22/2025
01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Newtown Township Administration Building 		$50.00 R, $60.00 NR
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