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Liquid Soap Making

Learn to Make Your Own Natural Liquid Soap!

Have you heard? Soap savant David Critchfield has been underground in his soap cave all winter (and spring), working on liquid soap formulations until the wee hours of the morning, and he finally emerged and didn't see his shadow! He's ready to share his method exclusively with students at The Nova Studio!

Ever wonder why not many people make liquid soap when compared to bar soaps? It's because it takes much more time and patience than bar soaps - but the rewards can be great. Finished liquid soaps are relatively inexpensive to make (they are up to 75% water), but careful measurements and quite a bit of patience are required to obtain nice results.

Come learn how to make liquid soap in this 3-hour demonstration and discussion class. We will use the paste method to make a gallon of thick, luscious, liquid soap in a slow cooker (or a crock pot) from plant-based vegetable & nut oils. Because liquid soap cannot be made from start to finish in 3 hours, David will use a batch of paste that was made on a prior day, but show from the beginning how that paste was made. We'll use phenolphthalein to test the pH of our soap and adjust the pH as necessary.

Disclaimer: This is the first time we are offering this class, so students who sign-up for this session should expect a few kinks! Each student will take home a 4 oz. bottle of freshly made natural liquid soap, which they can custom scent with essential oils provided by the instructor. Handouts include the recipe made in class as well as step by step instructions.

This intermediate soapmaking class is designed for students who have either taken our Cold Process 101 class or who have experience making soap from scratch on their own. If you have never made soap from scratch before (cold process or hot process), you must take our Cold Process 101 Soap Class which demonstrates soapmaking using a 4-pound batch and teaches all the basics (including lye safety) needed for all beginning soap makers.

ABOUT THE TEACHER:
Veteran Soapmaker and owner of Mission Peak Soap Products, David Critchfield began soapmaking in 1995 when his wife presented him with a beginning soapmaking book. From the early days of ugly soap and vanishing fragrances, David now makes a steady stream of fine, aromatic, handcrafted soap for fund raisers, local health food stores and specialty retailers. Mission Peak Soap is also a supplier of soap making supplies. In addition to teaching this class, David co-hosts the Hands-On CP Soap Lab and teaches his "Big-Batch" soap class as part of our popular 2-Day Intensive Soap Making Boot Camp.