Course price £ 60.00
You might have already tried to make soap and want to improve your skills, or you are a beginner but want to learn more and don’t want to restrict yourself to basic soap making instructions. Then this course is perfect for you.
This course will turn you into a seasoned soap maker! You will get detailed information about how to make different types of soap, 15 soap formulas to start with, and will teach you how to make your own formulas.
Book now and enter the wonderful world of natural soap making.
What will you learn
Understand the basic chemistry of soap and how to make it
Make fabulous soap from luxurious ingredients (shea butter, coconut oil, cocoa butter)
Create unique soaps by learning how to use a soap calculator to make your own formulas
Learn to make Castile (olive oil soap), Aleppo (olive oil and laurel berry soap), milk, exfoliating and honey soap
Master working with lye and how to protect yourself
Understand how to avoid mistakes and how to save your soap if it didn’t turn out well
Course details
Suitable for beginners and intermediate
Online, no pre-requisites
Enroll anytime, home study and self-paced
8-9 hours study, fun demonstration videos added all the time
Includes 15 successful soap formulas to make at home
Sign up from anywhere in the world, 1 year access
Check out some of the units for free (click on the unit name below)
Module 2 Unit 2 Different methods used to make soap
Module 3 Unit 3 Water and other liquids
Module 6 Unit 2 Why and how to use a soap calculator
Module 13 Unit 1 What are natural additives and how to use them
Module 18 Unit 1 Cutting, storing and curing the soap
Come learn how simple it is to make a fantastic bar of soap!
Course price £ 60.00
| Module 1 | Introduction |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Diploma in Natural Soap Making – Introduction |
| Module 2 | The science of soap making |
| Unit 1 | Short chemistry of soap |
| Module 3 | Types of soap and methods to make them |
| Unit 1 | Types of soap |
| Unit 2 | Different methods used to make soap – Preview |
| Module 4 | Main ingredients used to make soap |
| Unit 1 | Oils and butters |
| Unit 2 | Sodium Hydroxide |
| Unit 3 | Water and other liquids – Preview |
| Module 5 | Equipment used to make soap |
| Unit 1 | What equipment do I need to make soap |
| Module 6 | Where to buy ingredients and equipment |
| Unit 1 | Where to buy ingredients |
| Unit 2 | Where to buy equipment |
| Module 7 | Creating a formula |
| Unit 1 | Creating a soap formula |
| Unit 2 | Why and how to use a soap calculator – Preview |
| Unit 3 | What are superfat and lye discount |
| Unit 4 | How to apply a water discount |
| Module 8 | Working with lye |
| Unit 1 | Precautions to take when working with lye |
| Module 9 | Soap making process |
| Unit 1 | Preparing to make soap and clearing up |
| Unit 2 | What is soap trace and how to recognise it |
| Unit 3 | Soap making checklist |
| Module 10 | How to make milk soap |
| Unit 1 | How to make animal and vegan milk soap |
| Module 11 | Olive oil soaps |
| Unit 1 | How to make Castile soap |
| Unit 2 | How to make Aleppo soap |
| Module 12 | Colouring your soap |
| Unit 1 | How to use natural colours in soap |
| Unit 2 | How to use man-made colours in soap |
| Module 13 | How to fragrance your soap |
| Unit 1 | Using essential oils in soap |
| Unit 2 | How to combine essential oils |
| Unit 3 | How to use fragrance oils in soap |
| Module 14 | Using natural additives in soap |
| Unit 1 | What are natural additives and how to use them – Preview |
| Unit 2 | How to make exfoliating soap |
| Unit 3 | How to make honey soap |
| Module 15 | Gelling your soap |
| Unit 1 | What is gelling |
| Unit 2 | To gel or not to gel soap |
| Module 16 | Decorating the top of your soap |
| Unit 1 | How to decorate the top of your soap |
| Module 17 | Decorating the interior of your soap |
| Unit 1 | How to decorate your soap |
| Module 18 | Successful formulas and instructions to make them |
| Unit 1 | Carrot juice and orange essential oil soap formula |
| Unit 2 | Cucumber and avocado soap formula |
| Unit 3 | Mint tea, eucalyptus, mint essential oil and dried mint soap formula |
| Unit 4 | Coconut milk and mango butter soap formula |
| Unit 5 | Almond milk and cocoa butter soap formula |
| Unit 6 | Goat’s milk and citrus soap formula |
| Unit 7 | French lavender Castile soap formula |
| Unit 8 | Vanilla and Shea butter soap formula |
| Unit 9 | Honey and mint soap formula |
| Unit 10 | Oat bran lemongrass exfoliating soap formula |
| Unit 11 | Patchouli, shea butter and sustainable palm oil soap formula |
| Unit 12 | Jojoba oil and jasmine soap formula |
| Unit 13 | Pure soap with almond milk and almond fragrance formula |
| Unit 14 | Amber and Argan oil soap formula |
| Unit 15 | Apricot kernel oil and basil soap formula |
| Module 19 | What moulds to use |
| Unit 1 | Moulds you have at home |
| Unit 2 | Professional soap moulds |
| Module 20 | Curing and packaging your soap |
| Unit 1 | Cutting, storing and curing the soap – Preview |
| Unit 2 | How to package your soap |
| Module 21 | What to do when things go wrong |
| Unit 1 | How to repair your soap |
| Module 22 | Conclusion |
| Unit 1 | Start making your own soap |
| Module 23 | More soap making videos! |
| Unit 1 | More soap making videos! |