Discover the secrets of how to make your own soap

Hi - I'm Shona O'Connor. I going to take you step by step through exactly what you need to know to make your own soap. Let me tell you a little bit about myself. After all, You're probably wondering what makes me the right person to teach you how to make soap. My background is as a fully qualified nurse, something that I still do, but I have chosen to specialise in beauty treatments, holistic therapies, and aromatherapy in particular. I run my own successful holistic and beauty business, as well as sell my own range of soap and bath products.

By coming on this course you will find out how you can make novelty soaps for ANY occasion. You don't have to be restricted to plain soap bars. I will show you how you can make soaps that are perfect to sell in each of the seasonal markets, and much much more.

See for yourself how YOU can create some of the fanciest, most amazing soaps ONCE YOU'VE BEEN SHOWN HOW. Once I've shown you what you need to know, there is no limit to what you can create. I'm sure you've looked at, and admired, some of the soap creations that others have made. I will show you how you can do them, and a lot more !

The Course Days

Day 2 - Making fizz bombs, bath salts, and other bath products. This course, like the soap making course, covers packaging, pricing, marketing, and selling your products. I will also cover the legal information that you need to be aware of.

You can opt to do either, or both days. They are run as completely independent, standalone courses. However, I feel that once you have done one day you will almost certainly want to do the second. Both days complement each other, and doing both gives you with the ability to create a diverse and marketable range of products. There is a £10 discount if you decide to do both days.

Have a look at what Day 1 - The Soap Making Course covers.

The course will include:

• Types of soap
• Basic methods of soapmaking
• Types of moulds
• Use of colours
• Fragrancing, including use of essential oils
• Use of botanicals
• Use of gitters
• Layering
• Loaf soap effects
• Cameo effects
• Embedding
• Shaping soap - curls, twists, scrolls
• Double pour technique
• Swirling
• Tube moulds
• Exfoliating bars
• Loofah soaps
• Hints and tips

Learning to make soap, and how to do it correctly, is only part of what you will be getting from this course. Once you've made a bar of soap, what then ?

Have a look at some of the other essential things that this course covers, most of which others don't even bother to tell you !

• Find out the best way to wrap and store your soaps
• The mistakes that almost everyone makes when trying to make soap. And you will too unless you find out what from me what to avoid.
• Learn what the law says about soap makers and how it directly affects you.
• How to establish the best price point for your products.
• Considered selling your products on the internet ? I'll give you the facts.
• Where are the best places to sell your products.
• Find out the shortcuts you can take when making soap.
• How to recover from soap making mistakes.
• And much more ...

Day 2 - The Fizz bombs & other bath products course.

This course covers the following :

• Bath bombs
• Fizzy fairy dust
• Bath salts and crystals
• Bath miks
• Herbal soaks
• Salt scrubs
• Bath teas
• Bath melts
• Massage bars
• Gels
• Lip salves
• Colouring and fragrancing
• Use of moulds
• Use of botanicals
• Use of emollients
• Use of essential oils
• Therapeutic effects of products
• Packaging
• Legislation and record keeping

What you will get from these courses

The courses will offer practical demonstrations, plenty of opportunity for individual participation, with help and supervision. You will have a chance to get hands-on experience at every stage and to experiment with various methods and techniques. Advice will be given re packaging, presentation, suppliers, business opportunities, pricing and marketing. There will be ample time to ask questions and you will receive a full set of course notes. You will also be able to contact me after the course with any future problems or questions.