Natural Soap Making Class with our Founder

Learn how to make artisanal luxury soap using the cold process method with Sonia

Sonia has 15 years of experience in soap and natural skincare making.

Join Sonia for the Green Elephant Skincare Manufacture`s founder and soap maker for this artisan soap making workshop in Nailsea (close to Bristol) and learn how to make your own natural, skin-nourishing soap bars. 

As you mix and pour your ingredients, you'll feel a sense of joy and creativity that comes from making something truly unique with your own hands.

You'll have access to a wide array of high-quality ingredients and essential oils, allowing you to customize your soap with delightful scents and beautiful colours.

During the day (10am-2pm), you will learn how to make soap using the cold process method. Discover how to work safely with lye, how to mix your ingredients and how to incorporate aromatic essential oil blends and beautiful botanicals. By the end of the class, you'll not only have learned the secrets of soap making but also have a collection of fresh, natural soaps to take home and enjoy or gift to friends and loved ones.

You will be able to make your own soap at home after this event.

Recipes are all palm free and suitable for vegans.

Your soap will need to cure for a day in the mould so we will post the soaps (UK) after we unmould and cut them.  It will continue to cure and harden for a further six weeks before you can use it.

 What you’ll learn:

• The basics of soap chemistry (saponification process)
• Safety precautions when handling lye
• How to select and use oils, butters, essential oils, and natural colourants
• Cold process or melt-and-pour soap-making methods
• Moulding, curing, and packaging your soaps

What’s included:

• All materials and equipment (ingredients, safety, equipment)
• Step-by-step instructions from an experienced soap maker (Sonia the founder and soap maker of the Green Elephant Skincare Manufacture)
• A take-home batch of your handmade soaps (RRP over £65)
• Workshop notes and recipes to recreate the soaps at home

Please wear closed in shoes and long sleeves.

Please note: Public dates for this class requires at least 6 guests to run. In the unlikely event that we don't reach this number of students, we'll cancel the class and fully refund your deposit and inform you via email. So please watch your email/SMS a few days prior to the class.

Knowledge required

This workshop is suitable for absolute beginners with no prior experience necessary. This is a beginner-friendly class.

Suitable for adults and children (age over 13). For children participating this class parents need to be there also with a workshop ticket.  

 This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, birthday or hens party.

Refreshments (tea, coffee, biscuits) are also provided during the day.  We are serving different teas during the workshop like herb tea (lavender, mint, rosemary) or we have traditional black English tea.

If you have any special dietary please bring your own refreshment and food.

 We are looking forward to teaching you this lovely, traditional craft and make a happy, relaxing and inspiring day.