Form & Lather: Cold-Process Soap Making

Discover the craft and chemistry of traditional cold-process soap making in this hands-on workshop. Participants will learn how oils and a lye solution combine through a process called saponification to create natural, handmade soap.
Following a guided recipe, participants will prepare and mix their ingredients before experimenting with colour, fragrance and surface design to personalise their soaps. The workshop will cover the essential safety procedures required when working with lye, as well as the correct methods for pouring, moulding, unmoulding and cutting soap.
Participants will also learn about the curing process and how to store their soaps correctly before use. No previous soap-making experience is required, and all materials will be provided.

Why Choose This Workshop?
Discover the craft and chemistry behind cold-process soap making.
Understand how oils and lye transform through saponification.
Learn essential safety procedures through guided practical making.
Explore colour, fragrance and surface-design techniques.
Create a personalised batch of handmade soap to use or give as a gift once fully cured.

Workshop Outcomes
Understand the basic principles of cold-process soap making and saponification.
Identify the role of the main ingredients used in a soap recipe.
Recognise and follow the essential safety procedures for handling lye.
Prepare, mix, pour and mould a batch of soap.
Apply colour, fragrance and decorative surface treatments.
Understand how to unmould, cut, cure and store handmade soap correctly.