Cold Process Soap Making
201: Swirls & Layers

** PREREQUISITE:Our Cold Process 101 Class OR Equivalent Experience Required **

Two-time winner of "Best in Show" at the Handcrafted Soap Makers Guild Annual Conference (2006 & 2007) reveals her methods for creating award winning soap. (See Lori Nova's award winning swirled CP soaps here.)

Cold Process Part II (or CP 201) will cover more intermediate information about CP soap - namely swirling and layering your soap to rival any commercial soaps you see at the store. We will also be making a "double batch" (8 pounds of oil) and discuss using alternate liquids like herbal teas and aloe, more great recipe ideas and scent combinations, and how to use an On-line Lye Calculator to get you more comfortable with making your own recipes.

Due to the nature of making soap from scratch, this class is mainly demonstration style. As with all our classes, you'll leave with thorough handouts, enough information to take your CP soap to the next level, and one full-size bar of soap (your choice of the soap we have curing). This class uses only vegan / vegetarian ingredients.

NOTE:
This is an age 18+ class since making soap from scratch involves working with lye (aka sodium hydroxide). Also, cold process soap needs about a month to cure before using (hot process can be used within a few days and melt & pour soap can be used within a few hours). To take part in stirring the soap, please wear or bring a long-sleeved shirt. You'll also need rubber gloves and safety goggles. There will be several pairs of goggles and gloves to share, but if you prefer your own please bring them to class.

PREREQUISITE:
Our Cold Process 101 Soap Class or experience making CP soap on your own. This is so that we do not waste class time repeating the basics. Instead, this class will allow time for a more in depth look at soap making from scratch.