Soap Making Workshop

Soap Making Workshop - Sydney Course

We offer training in face to face and/or online learning formats.

Please see scheduled class for delivery format.
Online classes delivered via livestream video over Zoom.

This hands-on soap making workshop will teach you all the basics of melt and pour soaps.

You will use different botanicals and exfoliants with colourful micas, scents and essential oils to perfect your very own natural soap.

The beauty of producing your own soap is that you know exactly what ingredients are used! You will leave the workshop with the skills and knowledge to create any soap you want.

By the end of the course, you will take home around 1-1.5 kg of handmade soap.

This workshop is designed for all levels, from beginners to advanced. No prior experience is required.

Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond, and Ryde. Enrol now!

Course Outline

By the end of this soap making workshop, you will:

Have the knowledge to make your own melt and pour soap bases
Understand the ingredients used in soap making, what is suitable and their properties
Know what botanicals and exfoliants to use in your soaps
Know the difference between fragrance oils and essential oils
Find out where to buy ingredients and equipment to continue with your soap making journey

Course Outcome

By the end of this soap making workshop, you will have created 1-1.5kg of your very own natural soap. You will have the skills and knowledge to know how to make more in the future.

What to Bring

Please bring:

Wear closed in shoes and no high heels for safety
Wear a long sleeve top (recommended) to ensure your arms/skin is protected
pen and notebook
a small box to take your soaps home

Delivery Mode

We offer training in face to face and/or online learning formats.
To check the delivery mode of the course you are interested in please view the class timetable.

Classroom based: experienced and engaging trainers will take you through the course material face to face.

Classroom based learning for this course includes:

Scheduled class times and sessions
Interaction with your trainer and other students

Please note: Government COVID-19 regulations and recommendations, including appropriate social distancing measures, hand washing and other hygiene protocols will be in place at all times and may result in course delivery changes.

Remote learning: experienced and engaging trainers will take you through the course material via interactive livestream video classes online.

Remote learning for this course includes:

Scheduled class times and sessions
Livestream video classes online
Interaction with your trainer and other students during livestream video sessions

Please note: You will need access to the internet and a smartphone, tablet, computer or laptop in order to participate in the livestream video classes.