Honey & Shea Soap Workshop, Sunday, Nov. 16th, 11am

Make a soap that is full of soothing local honey and organic shea butter. This bar will leave your skin soft and moisturized with its rich later. Advanced step is adding a cocoa powder pencil line between layers. If this sounds great for your skin and fun to your brain, join us!

Date: Sunday, November 16th, 2025

Time: 11am

Address: Inside The Neighborhood Hive 2065 E 2100 S, SLC, Utah 84108

Details: This workshop will last approximately 1.5 hours

Safety: Please wear (or bring) long sleeves and closed toe shoes to work in.

           Minimum age requirement is 15 years old.

Cancellation policy: 1 days notice for any cancellations. No refunds.

🧼 Workshop Title:

"Honey & Shea: DIY Soap-Making Experience"

📅 Event Overview

• Duration: 1 to 1.5 hours

• Audience: Adults or teens (15+), beginner-friendly

🧪 Goals of the Workshop

• Teach the basics of cold process soap making

• Let attendees customize soap with scent.

• Explain saponification and safety protocols

📝 Workshop Agenda

1. Welcome & Safety Briefing (15 mins)

• Hand out gloves, goggles

• Go over lye safety and workspace rules

2. Intro to Soap Making & Saponification (20 mins)

• Brief talk on:

  • What is saponification? (fat + lye → soap + glycerin)

  • Basic chemistry behind it

  • Types of oils and their properties

  • Lye handling and measuring

3. Demonstration (20 mins)

• Facilitator performs the first batch

• Show each step from oil blending to trace and pouring

4. Hands-On Soap Making (40 mins)

Participants:

• Choose a scent (e.g. lavender, peppermint, citrus, cedarwood)
  

• Mix oils, add lye solution (pre-measured for safety)

• Blend to trace

• Add honey

• Pour into mold

5. Labeling & Wrap-Up (15 mins)

• Label their soap with ingredients

• Discuss curing time (4–6 weeks)

• Take-home info sheets: curing tips, safety, recipes

This class will include all materials and ingredients to make 1.5lbs of CP soap (4 normal size bars) using Olio's Castille Soap Recipe.  

You will be leaving class with the soap you created to cure for 30 days and then use or share.