On Saturday, January 30th we held our first
session of the Soap Makers Workshop. Participants learned the craft
of making soap from scratch using every day ingredients. Soap making is a
little science, a little math, a little cooking and a whole lot of fun.
All the participants took turns measuring and weighing out our oils, butter and
additives we used in the recipe . We then combined the
ingredients with a stick blend.
Christine McCarthy added the Sodium Hydroxide to the oils
and stick blended until emulsified.
Colleen & Michele continued to stick blended until we
achieved light trace.
We divided into four separate pitchers and added color.
Then Jennifer Slack helped pour the soap into our loaf
mold.
We then placed
the soap in a safe location and let it sit for 48 hours before unmolding.
The group then proceeded to discuss our process over some
pizza for lunch. Everyone is excited an looking forward to another
session in a few weeks!!!
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