Making soap is so easy when someone sells you all the supplies.
So my friends and I are trying to be more healthly... As we get older, we're starting to get concerned with parabens and dyes and harmful chemicals. Such was not the case in our youth, but when you get to a certain age you start to do things so you can cling to said youth. I've started to spread my crazy and making my own soap seemed like a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
It's a drop in class, so you can show up at any time. You just have to give her a few minutes to set up. Go get a coffee or a gelato. There's lots to do at River Market while waiting. Or go outside and walk the seawall for a bit. We come back and she has set up a workstation in her tiny shop. For $12.50, you get a pound of glycerin and access to all her molds, essential oils, mineral powders and dried flowers. It's a lot of fun deciding the different combinations. I left some of mine plain because again, don't want to muck it up with scents and colours I don't need. Don't worry though, the colours are minerals and not like the dyes you buy to dye your Easter eggs... I made some plain and vanilla flower soaps and a huge brick with lavender oil and lavender buds. A little essential oil goes a long way: when she says three drops, listen to her. My friend made one with a lot of gold dust that smells like citrus. I'm not sure because she hasn't used it yet, but I'm guessing it's going to paint her skin gold too. Like I said, listen to instructions. My friend put way too much gold powder in and it coated my hands when I was trying to unmold it for her. Our other friend made a whole lot of small ones to use when she travels. There are so many things to add and different shapes... super fun! And plus, you don't have to buy all the supplies... just use a little here and there. In theory, it would be nice to make my own at home, but at the same time that's a huge investment to buy all the different molds, oils and flowers.
You do have to wait for your soap to harden though. Since we came late in the day, she put ours in the fridge to speed up the process. So much fun and really easy to do... just melt, use all her supplies and mold. If you're too lazy to make your own soap, she also sells soap she makes. She also has shampoos, lotions and castile soap. Most of them had way less chemicals that what you find at your regular store if you're interested in stuff like that. read more