Whether you're looking for some skin condition relief or you just want a luxurious, moisturising bar of soap. Made with your own secret blend of Essential Oils, Clays and other beneficial ingredients.

Come along and create your very own high-quality natural soap!

In this hands-on workshop you will explore;

A brief history of soap
Chemistry of soap making
Necessary materials and equipment for cold process soap making
Safety - working with sodium hydroxide
Choosing Oils for your soap
Benefits of adding and how to add ingredients such as Ess. Oils, Creams, Milks, Scrubs, Clays, Herbs, Spices and Botanicals.
Colouring soap naturally
Preparation of your moulds and moulding options
Cutting, curing and storing your finished soap

You will be learning the "cold process" hands-on method

On completion of the workshop, you will take home:

Approx. 6-8 bars of your very own soap
Knowledge and skills to create your very own soap recipe variations

Trainer Bio:

Anna Struth has been passionately exploring the craft of soap making for around 15 years. She began this journey through her love for the environment and her determination to find new ways of protecting it. Always looking for ways to promote a less wasteful lifestyle, Anna relishes the opportunity
to empower others by sharing her skills and knowledge in a fun and
meaningful way.
Anna currently runs a micro business, ‘The Singing Soaper’, specialising in vegetable-based soap and body care products with eco-friendly packaging. Having worked in a laboratory for many years, and also as a professional singer, Anna has found a perfect balance in soap making’s fulfilment of her two major interests; science and creativity- an addictive combination whose foundations Anna’s workshops will help you to explore so that you may begin your own journey of discovery.

What you will learn

How to use other oils in the creation of your own soaps
How to make soap bars
Benefits of adding and how to add ingredients

What you will get

Freshly crafted soaps
Workshop handout

What to bring

Notepad and pen, apron, rubber gloves
2 x clean, 1 litre milk carton or tetra pack
25mls Essential Oil or 25mls Essential Oil Blend (not fragrance oil) - optional

What to wear

Casual, clothes you don't mind getting dirty. Closed-toe footwear

Appropriate for

Anyone interested in making their own natural soaps

Photos/Recordings of the event and attendees

During events, photographs or recordings may be taken and by attending, you consent to be photographed or recorded and having your photos or recordings used for CERES promotional purposes only. Please speak to the event presenter should you wish to be excluded.