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Organic Cold Process Soap Making

Discover the art of creating botanical soaps and unleash your inner alchemist in this immersive soap-making class at Back Porch Soap Company. Learn how to use organic, natural ingredients to craft beautiful and inspiring soap from scratch. Join master soapmaker Marla Bosworth in this hands-on experience and create your custom batch to take home.

  • All levels
  • 18 and older
  • $198
  • 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY
  • 2 hours & 30 minutes
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  • $198
  • Little Shop of Crafts @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025
  • 2 hours & 30 minutes
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What you'll learn in this soap making class:

In this 2.5-hour immersive soap making class taught by master soapmaker Marla Bosworth, students will learn how to use plants and other organic, natural ingredients to make soap from scratch using the cold process method. Each student will design and create their own batch of soap to take home.

What in nature inspires you? What can you share through a beautifully designed botanical soap to inspire others? It might be locally grown produce or honey from the farmer's market, wildcrafted elements from a nature hike or water from a river or stream. This is just a sampling from where we can source our inspiration.

What makes this class special? With our guidance, you will create your very own batch of soap by selecting botanicals, colorants and making very own essential oil blend. Marla is keeping this class small to work side-by-side with you. You'll also have the pleasure of meeting other interesting and like minded people.

Students will receive hands-on experience, an information-packed class handout with instructions, recipes and valuable supplier list and of course get to take home a custom batch.

What we will cover:

  • How to work with lye safely (you're going to measure and mix your own)
  • How to formulate a great soap recipe
  • Where to buy supplies and everything "cold process" that you want to know!

More of What Makes This Workshop Unique:

  • A small, intimate class.
  • Each student will bring out their inner alchemist by making their own batch of soap from scratch. You'll select wildcrafted botanicals as well as create your own essential oil blend.

This class is taught by Marla Bosworth of Back Porch Soap Company. She will share from her 24 years in business formulating soaps and plant-based skincare products. Marla creates highly experiential workshops - a holistic perspective of learning by transforming new information. If you've ever attended any of her classes you know the energy she creates is positive, supportive, educational and fun.

Refund Policy

  • In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.
  • This excludes same-day class signups.
  • After 24 hours of registration, we do not offer refunds or class transfers due to our event rental space and travel situation.

If for some reason our class is cancelled (this has only been due to major snowstorms), we will promptly refund your registration in its entirety.

Reviews of Classes at Back Porch Soap Company (162)

(4.8-star rating across 162 reviews)
  • Organic Cold Process Soap Making

    Reviewed by Susan L. on 1/24/2024
    The class was great and informative. Marla provided information on soap making and addressed all our questions. The first half of the class was going over the process, how to calculate , and ingredients. The second half was the hands on with making the soap that we took home. Would recommend this class for those wanting to learn.
  • Organic Cold Process Soap Making

    Anonymous review on 9/27/2023
    Fun and very informative; safety emphasized!
  • Organic Cold Process Soap Making

    Reviewed by Thomas C. on 6/28/2023
    Great class. Learned a lot
  • Organic Cold Process Soap Making

    Anonymous review on 3/8/2023
    Great class. I liked we used natural ingredients. I really enjoyed learning how to make the soap.
  • Organic Cold Process Soap Making

    Reviewed by Peter P. on 11/17/2022
    It was a small class which afforded plenty of 1:1 attention. The instructor gave good instructions with lots of supporting information on the process of soap making. The setting was very comfortable.
  • Organic Cold Process Soap Making

    Reviewed by maylina G. on 10/27/2022
    The class was excellent.the teacher take time and go through the process of getting us as students to learn the basics of making soaps.it was worth it thumbs up.
  • Organic Cold Process Soap Making

    Reviewed by Orlando R. on 5/26/2022
    Myself, not a chemist but Marla made it so that I did not feel out of my element. Class was informative, enjoyable and overall fun. Definitely, a hobby I will find therapeutic to immerse myself in. Looking forward to partaking in future classes.
  • Organic Cold Process Soap Making

    Anonymous review on 2/20/2022
    We really enjoyed the soap making class, very informative, hands on, we made our own soaps which we brought home.
  • Organic Cold Process Soap Making

    Reviewed by Tyest B. on 2/20/2022
    It was an awesome and informative class.
  • Organic Cold Process Soap Making

    Reviewed by Kettie H. on 12/12/2019
    Excellent class !
  • Organic Cold Process Soap Making

    Reviewed by Fabiola N. on 9/26/2019
    I loved this class and learned a lot. Looking forward to the next one!
  • Organic Cold Process Soap Making

    Reviewed by dana P. on 8/23/2023
  • Organic Cold Process Soap Making

    Reviewed by Carolina D. on 6/12/2023
  • Organic Cold Process Soap Making

    Reviewed by Susan B. on 1/27/2023
  • Organic Cold Process Soap Making

    Reviewed by Roseydi C. on 2/20/2022
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Students found the classes at Organic Cold Process Soap Making to be informative, enjoyable, and fun. They appreciated the focus on safety, and enjoyed using natural ingredients to create their own soap. The small class size allowed for plenty of individual attention, and the instructor was praised for giving clear, supportive information on the soap-making process. Students learned the basics of soap making, and several mentioned planning to continue with this new hobby even after leaving the class. Sutdent's didn't feel lost thanks to the teaching methods and materials provided. Even better, everyone took home soaps they made. Quotes: 1. "Fun and very informative; safety emphasized!" 2. "I really enjoyed learning how to make the soap." 3. "Class was informative, enjoyable and overall fun. Definitely, a hobby I will find therapeutic to immerse myself in."

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Question from Flerida D.
Hello, is this class good for beginners? This will be my first one , what do you recommend? I am very interested. Thank you
Answer from Katie K.
This is a great place to start if you're a true beginner.
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Question from Jorge Mario V.
Do you have spanish class?
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Unfortunately not at the moment.
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Question from Belinda
I wanted to find out if this class is thought in a classroom session because I don't want an online one
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This is in person.
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Question from Cindy L.
I'm 6 months pregnant, is it safe for me to attend the Cold Process Soap Workshop?
Answer from Marla B. Verified Educator
We use sodium hydroxide/lye for cold process soapmaking. Although I keep the room well-ventilated and all the students wear masks, I would recommend checking with your ob/GYN doctor first. My instinct is to say no, but I have had pregnant women choose to attend in the past.
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Question from Kat
The purchase option says the teacher is Angela Carillo, but the description states Marla Bosworth teaches. Will we be taught by Marla?
Answer from Brenda L. CourseHorse StaffCourseHorse Staff
Hi Kat! The instructor for the December workshop is Angela Carillo.
Answer from Marla B. Verified Educator
Marla Bosworth was the instructor for this class. :)
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Back Porch Soap Company was founded in 1998 by Marla Bosworth. Ms. Bosworth leads workshops, brand activations and corporate events to share her knowledge of how to formulate natural skincare products, soaps, candles and perfumes. She is passionate about the organic beauty industry and sharing her knowledge...

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