Make your own bar soap from scratch using ingredients that are good enough to eat!
In this hands-on workshop you will learn the basics of soap making. Together we will go through the steps of making a soap base safely and get acquainted with all the equipment essential to the process. There will be discussion of the different emollients and their benefits.
Then the fun starts, allowing us to play with color, scents, and decoration to customize your soap bar to your liking.
All materials required to make soap are provided during this workshop; organic oils, lye, water, soap molds, mixing containers, essential oils, natural color additives like clay, dried flowers, spatulas, scale and immersion blender
You will take home a soap mold filled with soap and the soap recipe.
Alex Jimenez, nutritionist & herbalist
Alex Jimenez spent 17 years as an organic farmer during which time she learned a lot of useful skills. She has since transitioned from farmer to homesteader, putting all those skills to use at her home and sharing them with others via workshops. She runs a business that offers nutrition coaching and meal prep at Holistic Approach and she brings foragers and Homesteaders together with the Hunterdon Homesteaders club. She spends most of her time on the River, in the Forest, and at her home with her Dog and Ducks. Learn more at Holistic Approach LLC
