The Cold Process Soap Making class was super fun, informative, and educational. It felt like being in a chemistry class all over again, with products that you actually get to take home and use. The space was small and cozy, with a parking lot right across the street and bus stop just steps away. There were 12 people in our class, and it started promptly. Our instructor was very knowledgeable and emphasized safety first (had to wear safety goggles, rubber gloves, and mask as the mixture of some of the ingredients produced toxic fume temporarily). The class was divided into 3 phases. The first phase, mixing the distilled water with lye (sodium hydroxide), was done outside for 1 minute to let the toxic fume evaporate. The other 2 phases were done inside - measuring and mixing the different ingredients together. In the last phase, we got to smell the different scents available for us to use that day (neroli, bergamot, lemongrass, peppermint, lavender, orange, frankincense, eucalyptus, etc.) so we could decide whch scent(s) to use for our soap. We could mix different scents together, or use just one. After all the ingredients were mixed and ready, the mixture was poured into a mould to let sit and solidify. The instructor provided information on what to do after taking it home, when to take it out of the mould and cut the bar soap (after 1-3 days), when it's ready to use (after ~4 weeks to complete the 'cure' / hardening process), and precautions needed in the first few days (to use gloves as it could still be toxic and corrosive in the first 48 hours). It was a great DIY experience - learned a lot about soap making! read more

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We went as a group of 12. There was no problem booking the class online. We chose the Candle Making & Fragrance Mist class. We sat in a large room and the staff brought out all the fragrances they had. There were perhaps 16 in total? They passed out some papers and pens so we could "test" the smell - place a drop of the oil on the paper and write down the scent. We were told you need to have 20 ml of scent. It could be one or it could be a combo, but no more than 20 ml. There was no lecture on how to choose or suggestions of "good combos". Just go ahead and choose. I was hoping for a little guidance and perhaps a little lesson on the scents and what they mean or do for you physically. Once our scents were chosen and poured in the candle cups were were given - 2 candles per person - the staff walked around and poured the soy candle wax into our cups. Then, you wait for them to harden. While the candles are hardening, we selected from the same oils, a scent we would like to have in our fragrance. The fragrance is an alcohol-based liquid that you can use on skin or perhaps spray in your car or bathroom. For this, all we had to do was select the spray and pour it in the little bottle of alcohol using the funnel provided. Labels were handed out at the end so we could label the scents we chose. Labels were given for the 2 candles and the spray. Overall, it was fun. However, I was hoping for a little education that didn't happen. Also, clearly some of the scents are the "popular ones" as they smell really good. They ran out of one and had no more so some of our group were not too happy with that. read more

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A small and cozy location located on Yonge Street! There were a few parking lot options near, which was great for my friend who drove. It was accessible to reach via public transit too. My friend and I booked the 2 candles & fragrance class. We got to make one 8oz candle, two 4ox candles, a fragrance, and a wax ornament. The candles all have a wooden wick. There was a decent selection of scents to choose from. We got to decorate the candles and wax ornament with a choice of camomile, lavender, rose, cornflower, and another flower- which name I am admittedly forgetting. For the ornament, there were a few silicone molds to pick from a heart, star, and ornament shape. The instructors were calm, and easygoing. They directed us how to make our candles. They assisted us in melting and pouring the hot waxes into jars and molds. read more

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I could not stop laughing the entire time being here. Some of the scents were SO unbelievably strong (of course they would be but sometimes we get taken aback). So like the idiots we are, we put it right under our nose since some scents are not as strong as the others. I would sniff one and start coughing by how strong it is and then give it to my friend to sniff and they would cough. Then the couple next to us was curious and tried to smell it, and they ended up coughing. Was a pretty funny experience. Everyone was really friendly including the instructor. We were late by 20 minutes and she kindly got us seats. We got to choose different food colorings for everything and learned what each thing consists of. We made bath bombs (you can add rose petals), soaps and chapsticks. You can mix and match with the colors as well to make a beautiful design. The instructor was really nice and would help us find where the scents are if someone asked and served us tea and water. read more

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Bought a Groupon deal for soap making for two. The store is relatively small, but cozy. The instructors were welcoming and hospitable and ensured we were comfortable through the entire process. (Free tea and cupcakes were also a nice added touch). The package we purchased consisted of making two bath bombs, two soaps, one body scrub, one lip balm per person. All the materials were pre-made, but we were given the option to choose the flavor/scent. Soooo unbelievably strong! We would then add the scented drops into the mix and mix everything together, before pouring it into mold for it to harden. This was a unique experience that felt like a trip down memory lane. Would definitely recommend the deal for two! read more

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Amazing experience, holy bang for your buck!!! We made bath-bombs, soaps, lip chap and body scrub, which was way more then we expected! I purchased the soap making workshop for my mom and I for Christmas and boy am I glad we did as we had such a great day with Catherine. Catherine was so knowledgeable and fun! Thanks again! We will be back :) read more

Let's Make It! - Art Classes Near Me - Richmond Hill, Ontario

Highly recommend it as a girls night out. We didn't exactly make soaps, it was more like we were given ingredients to mix together, put scent and colour in and that's it. It was fun, relaxing and knowledgeable overall. It was a room full of girls and the instructor was great at telling us about soap, what a natural soap is all about. In the end, they provided tools for us to make our products packaged like the pros. As mentioned on the pictures, the hardest part was deciding what scent to use, because you have to pick for your soap, bath bombs, hand scrub and lip balm. There were so many scents to choose from! You can find a deal on Groupon, or you can ask if they'll honor the Groupon price and you just pay them directly. They said they are mobile. If you organize a big group, they can come to you and charge about $25 per person. I guess it's if you have a really large group. The only thing I highly suggest is before you use the soap, test it on small area of your skin. I got a crazy reaction to it, making my skin really dry and itchy. But, a couple of my friends who used the soap are fine with it. So ya, just be careful with that part if you have a crazy sensitive skin. Last note, if you're attending the class, or any class for that matter, please come early or at least be on time. When people are late, everyone has to wait. That's not cool. Aside from that, check them out! read more

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Wonderful experience with the Groupon Soap Making Purchase! We ended up making so many more things than was expected. There was about 15 people all together for the workshop, and everything was very hands-on and simple for us. In the first little bit of the workshop, there was a great explanation on the different types of scents, products that we were creating and what made it different from other creations. While we were learning, we also got to smell probably 50 different scents and wrote down what types of scents we liked for later. We created 2 soaps, 2 bath bombs, 1 body scrub and 1 lip balm. Everything was set up for us, we got to choose our scents, and mix the mixtures of all of these products together to create our products. Although it wasn't making everything from scratch from the beginning, I'm very pleased with the amount of products that we created. This would be a great place to host a fun night out workshop of some kind in the future. read more

Did a soap making class with my girlfriend this past weekend! We had a blast! There was so much more than just soap! We were taught ways to make the products, and physically made them. A very hands on evening, with a final product you can take home! The instructor was very knowledgable and fun. She took the time to learn each persons name and, to my amazement, remembered the names and used them throughout the class. The materials used allow for all natural products, with your choice of scent and colour. We were given packaging for the soaps as well as containers for the scrubs, bags for the tea bath bags, and cool lip balm containers for the lip balm! The studio is located in downtown Richmond Hill and very easy to find. We are very happy with our experience and will be looking into other classes at Lets Make It. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! read more

Let's Make It! - The final products for two people! Lip balm, soap, bath bombs, sugar scrubs and tea baths! - Art Classes Near Me - Richmond Hill, Ontario

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My husband and I booked last minute as we were visiting from out of town. Catherine was so accommodating. She was able to fit us in to her very busy schedule and we were so glad she did! We had an amazing time learning about making soap, making our own soap learning about all the ingredients and how important it is to stop using the soap sold in stores. Catherine was an amazing teacher and taking us step by step thru the process. We now plan on making our own soap and soap shampoo, and my husband ran out tonight to get ingredients for making his own toothpaste. This was a really great time. Thanks Catherine! read more

We got the groupon for the soap making class and it turned out to be so much more than that. We ended up making bath bombs, hand scrubs, and lip balms as well. The woman who was running the class was very knowledgeable and helpful. You get to choose your colours and scents for your products and there are a lot to choose from. It was a lot of fun making the hand scrub and it's probably my favourite thing to use out of all the things I took home. Everything smells amazing but the scrub leaves my hands feeling so soft even when I only use a little bit at a time. I went last month and I still have quite a bit left. Totally worth it. read more

Let's Make It! - Soaps, hand scrub, bath bombs, and lip balm. - Art Classes Near Me - Richmond Hill, Ontario

"Let's Make It" gives back to the community by working with / hiring individuals with barriers to employment and the workshop seeks to educate you about soap (particularly sodium lauryl sulfate or "SLS") before you actually get into making it. Admittedly, the place is a little shabby looking, like you're stepping into someone's barren kitchen. However, it doesn't affect the experience. With the Groupon, we made the following: -- 2 x Soap -- 2 x Bath bombs -- 1 x Body scrub in a mason jar -- 1 x Lip balm I was surprised by how much we got for our money and because it's on Groupon, it's an even greater deal if you can grab the coupon during a sale. (We did have to pay the owner tax on the Groupon in person, which I didn't expect, but was happy to given the great experience we had.) With the soap-making groupon, it isn't making soap from scratch the way I thought it would be, but it was fun nonetheless. You get to add colours, scents (essential or fragrance oils), and embellishments (lavender or flower petals), and melted soap is poured into a mold with all of these things together. You aren't involved in making the melted soap mixture. The same applies to the lip balm: a melted mixture is poured into a mold with your choice of scents.The bath bombs and body scrub are more involved. You mix the ingredients yourself before adding the essential oils. It was a fun activity to do with friends and family. I'd definitely recommend it. read more

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A really enjoyable experience that was very hands on with a warm and lovely instructor. We made the following products: - Soap that you got to fill into cute, fun molds - Body scrub made from sugar, grapeseed oil and a little bit of clay and mixing in beautiful lavender or rose petals - Lip balm you could customize by adding in choices from more than 5+ flavors - Bath bombs you could customize by tinting it with different colors and mixing with lavender or rose petals There was a lot of product made so it was very fun and hands on and you got to customize the above by adding your own scents (30+ scents to choose from) and layering in different colors and lavender/rose petals. With the cute packing provided, it made for a really lovely end product that works well for gifts and shows you how easy it is to make your own DIY skincare! I thought the instructor did a really nice job in trying to make it a really fun, hands on activity so you could take home a number of different products in very pretty packaging. We also had a special unexpected treat with some nice tea and cupcakes. I would definitely recommend this as a fun afternoon out - the only reason I couldn't give a full 5 start rating (otherwise this would definitely would be) is I'm a stickler for ultra cleanliness and sanitization when it comes to skin care but I think if you use all the products within a few weeks, you should be good! A really great small business that we should all support! read more

I was so impressed with this class. It is worth the money. Wesley L's review on 1/14/2017 was pretty much spot on. The only thing I wanted to add was that I was kind of dreading going because I thought there was going to be a hard sell to sell you other products, but the class is genuine. There was no hard sell (in the class I went to) on any other products. For those who want to learn more about the science of soap-making you should make the sure the class is right for you. Some reviews here mention that you just mix ingredients, and yes for the shorter classes, that is what you do. But if you want to learn more, look into one called the science of soap-making or something like that. We found this place because of GroupOn, but it's worth the money to pay in full because it supports the community and you walk away with genuine products. I was pleasantly surprised. read more

Everything that I know about soap making comes from the 1999 hit film, FIGHT CLUB. So when I saw that there was a Groupon available to make soap, you can bet that my inner Tyler Durden started to jump for joy! I went here on Nov 28 2015 and had an awesome time! The workshop, titled 'Soap and More...' is really cozy/friendly and hands on. Participants will make: soap, bath balls, hand scrub, and lip balm! Also, the instructor is awesome and super friendly. Tips: * If you are scent sensitive- this may not be your cup of tea. * Wear casual/comfy clothing * There is free parking available all over that side of Yonge street. Verdict: Highly Recommended! read more

I had the most unpleasant experience with this shop owner. I swear to my 9-year-old daughter, who was there, so as her assistant. I parked the car right in front of the shop as instructed by the shop owner. However, I didn't feel comfortable with the sign. I was willing to park somewhere else, but since I didn't want my daughter to be late for the class, I asked the lady (the shop owner), not once, 3 to 4 times. Every time she assured me that it was ok to park there. After she noticed the parking ticket half way through the class, she took the responsibility and said that she would pay for it. To make the story short, I sent two follow-up emails since I didn't hear from her for over a week. Then on the third email (three weeks after the class), I wrote that this would be the last email from me and expressed how much I was frustrated. (not a nasty way, of course. I can share entire email conversations with anyone.) In the end, I received the payment, but also a visit from a police officer!! Apparently, she reported to police that I was harassing her!! I could not believe my ears. Even though, the police officer I spoke to said to me that some business owners are not very nice, it didn't make me feel any better. I really wish that she had just refused to pay for the ticket from the beginning. Then I wouldn't have experienced this much stress. Be aware! She might acts as a good instructor for her business, but she was neither responsible, nor reliable, not to mention honesty. read more

I went to the soapmaking class with 3 girlfriends and had a great time! I thought we were making one bar of soap but was pleasantly surprised to learn we were not only making soap, but bath fizzies, tub tea, a body scrub and lip balm on top of that. We were ooohing and ahhing and entire time. Catherine was great! She was warm, kind, knowledgeable and a great instructor. No issues with parking. We parked in a nearby lot for free and walked over. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend this class! :) read more

I went to the soap making class with a friend this weekend and was very impressed! We made soaps, bath bombs, a face scrub, tub tea and lip balms and came out of there smelling sensational! Catherine is a great instructor, she is friendly, professional and very informative. I would definitely recommend this class for anyone who wants to try something a little different. The only downside is there is not much to do in the area - by the time we finished the class we only had 2 choices for dinner. read more

I attended a soap making workshop with my Mom this past Saturday and it was awesome! Catherine taught us how to make bath bombs, soap, salt scrub, lip balm and bath tea. It was a ton of fun and I can't wait to take more classes with Catherine and the Let's Make It! team. I was extremely impressed with the warm welcome, the exceptional teaching and with the final product. In few words - a totally amazing experience! Thank you so much! read more

I took the soap making course and had a blast! I was pleasantly surprised by the quality and knowledge of this course. It is an excellent choice for a unique activity. read more