Wild Craft Soaps & Herbal Salves

$870.00

Full

Soap Making

Brasstown

Week (Sunday-Saturday)

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09:00

Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week

Schedule Description: Daily

Sessions: 7

Session Hours: 7.00

Program Area: Soap Making

Instructor: Colleen Trickett

Studio/Location: Lower Keith House

Student Materials: Please bring the following: - Apron - Safety goggles - Face mask (optional) - Rubber dishwashing gloves - Stick blender, if you own one - Plastic spoon - Rubber spatula - 2 Glass or sturdy plastic measuring cups (Pyrex) -- one 2- to 4-cup, one 4- to 8-cup or larger - Measuring spoons - 2 baby-food jars, or other 2 oz glass or plastic containers for salves - 8-12 empty 1-quart waxed-cardboard containers to use as soap molds. (Paper containers, not plastic -- the kind used for half & half, milk alternatives, soup broth/stock, etc.) - Saran Wrap - Crate, bowl, basket, basket filler, ribbon...items to decorate your gift basket or box. - If you would like to purchase oils, lye, and other soap making and salve supplies for continuing projects at home, please bring appropriate containers to fill. (Optional): If students have certain essential oils or fragrance oils they want to use in soap, bring them. Same with special colors, herbs, etc.. If you are flying or having a problem finding items, please notify the instructor so that she can bring extras. The school has stick blenders, measuring spoons, plastic measuring cups, spatulas, spoons, aprons, safety goggles, rubber gloves for shared use. - Materials fees are for lye; bottles, jars, and tubes; and oils, herbs, colorants, essential oils, and fragrances used in class. This is payable to the instructor at the end of the week.

School Fee & Materials: Need tables covered with paper.

Instructor Materials: Instructor Materials - - Oils, herbs, colorants, essential oils, fragrances, jars, etc... - Lye -Recipes, Charts, Handouts

Equipment Needs: Equipment Needs - Planned for the studio in Keith Lower, with kitchen (max 8). - Tables & chairs for students and instructor - Cooktops for heating oil - Kitchen thermometers - Stick blenders - Scales (digital) - ACCURATE ones that weigh in grams, ounces, and pounds. -Food dehydrator -1-2 quart saucepans for melting oils -Measuring spoons - Paper towels - Soap drying racks, OR paper grocery bags, OR cardboard trays from soda, bottled water, etc. PROGRAM OPS: Let Housekeeping know in advance about Soap class Make sure there are enough floor mats for each student Also, ask for trash pickup midweek.

Skill Level: All levels

Total Materials Fees: $168-$252

Lower Keith
1 FOLK SCHOOL RD
BRASSTOWN, NC 28902-8008

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Discover the art of soap making and salves with an instructor who brings 25 years of expertise to the craft. Work with milk and blend food-grade oils, lye, herbs, scents, colorants, and exfoliants to create beautiful, skin-nourishing soaps and herbal salves for everyday wellness. This hands-on class will walk you through safe, easy-to-follow techniques and even help you formulate your own custom recipes with natural and unconventional elements. All levels welcome. $

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Discover the art of soap making and salves with an instructor who brings 25 years of expertise to the craft. Work with milk and blend food-grade oils, lye, herbs, scents, colorants, and exfoliants to create beautiful, skin-nourishing soaps and herbal salves for everyday wellness. This hands-on class will walk you through safe, easy-to-follow techniques and even help you formulate your own custom recipes with natural and unconventional elements. All levels welcome. $

$168-$252

Colleen Trickett started making handmade soap in 1999, sparked by environmental and animal advocacy activism, an urge to create beautiful and practical gifts, and a desire to use and promote eco-conscious and cruelty-free products without the harsh chemicals found in commercial body products. With a desire to make original formulations, she studied cosmetic chemistry, herbology, and FDA requirements. Colleen is the author of Soap Revolution, sharing a wealth of knowledge and easy DIY recipes. She creates and teaches natural soap and body products under the Green Girl Basics LLC in her retail space and working studio in Roswell Georgia.

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