Cold-Process Soap Making *In-Person*
Learn to make cold-process soap from scratch using vegetable oils and lye. You'll pick up the basics while making a batch of honey-oatmeal soap, and then experiment with colors and fragrances. We'll discuss proper usage and storage of lye, mixing lye and water, oils for soap making, fragrance oils, essential oils, superfatting, additives and exfoliants, coloring, molding, and curing. A $30 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the first class. Instructor: Barbara Thomas
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SOAP-FA24.01
2 Sundays, 11am-2pm. Oct. 27 & Nov. 3
A $30 materials fee is payable to instructor at the first class.
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This class will meet in-person at CCAE with a limited student capacity. Please note that COVID-19 proof of vaccination is required. Please view our In-Person Class Guidelines.
Instructors: Barbara A. Thomas
Instructor
Barbara A. Thomas
Barbara A. Thomas is the owner of Artifact Soapworks, LLC. True to the company’s name, Artifact Soapworks, Barbara's soaps depict "artifact” shapes such as the Venus of Wildendorf and the ancient Egyptian goddess, Hathor. She regularly designs her own soap molds. Barbara holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from MIT.
When Barbara told friends she was making soap, they arched their eyebrows and asked her if she realized that soap could be purchased at the supermarket. But as a Chemical Engineer, what would they have her do as a hobby, refine used motor oil?
Barbara has enthusiastically taught her craft throughout Massachusetts for 20+ years. She designs and tests all recipes using the scientific methods she learned at MIT. There is no animal testing. She enjoys exploring a variety of soap-making techniques for the home soap maker. Her soaps are vegetarian or vegan-based.
More info at www.artifactsoapworks.com