A full day workshop led by our qualified chemist and experienced soap designer and maker, Clara. Suitable for anyone with some knowledge and experience of cold process soapmaking and an enthusiasm to learn more.
Join us in our Malton, North Yorkshire laboratory and workshops for a full day, with a light lunch included. We will start promptly at 10.00am and expect to finish around 5.00pm or a little later if questions and discussions on the day require. For those travelling from further afield, requiring recommended accommodation options nearby, we are happy to help.
In this workshop, you will learn how to design your own cold process, natural soap bar, to your own unique specification, create your recipe and make a test batch.
We will also cover:
The chemistry and practice of soapmaking (intermediate level)
Product design, ingredient selection and recipe-making
Lye/saponification calculations
Recipe design
Exfoliants, fragrances and colouring
Fragrance blending approaches (high level)
Safety considerations
Milk (goats milk) soap techniques demonstration
High level overview of the legal framework for soapmakers in the UK including safety release, government portal registration and good manufacturing practice.
After this session, you may feel confident enough to move forward to develop your own custom recipe soaps for gifting to friends and family and preparing to navigate the processes associated with for safety release, certification, registration and sale of your soap range.
Feel free to connect with us on service@cosycottagesoap.co.uk if you want to discuss whether this is the right workshop for you.
Numbers are limited on these in-depth workshops to ensure plenty of time for questions and discussion.
If you think a beginners workshop may be more suitable for you, please see our original soap making workshops HERE
Tickets can be bought in-store or online: £180pp