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Soap Making with Pumpkin at Pace Family Farms
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Artisan soapmaker Evelyn Wool will teach hands-on soap making focusing on the cold-process method. Learn to make soap with natural ingredients like tallow or lard, goat milk, olive oil, coconut oil, and essential oils, as well as common kitchen items like pumpkin and spices.
What You’ll Learn
Yoy will gain a firm understanding of the entire soap-making process, including:
- The definition of saponification, or the chemical reaction needed to create a solid bar of soap
- Ingredients needed for soap-making
- Safety measures, equipment, and materials required, including preparing the work area, preventing mishaps, and using the proper equipment and tools for weighing, heating, and mixing ingredients
- The properties of goat milk, various fats and oils, colorants, and scents, as well as their impact on the resulting soap’s properties
- The benefits of using animal fats, along with information about beneficial vegetable oils
- How to incorporate fresh foods, such as pureed pumpkin in soap making
Soap Making Takeaways
You will receive a comprehensive list of safety tips and materials, together with a goat milk soap recipe and detailed instructions for creating your own nourishing bar of goat milk soap at home.
Soap Making Bonuses
Workshop participants also receive several bonuses as a special thank you for attending our workshops, such as:
- Tallow balm or other skin care recipe
- Soap gift box with workshop soaps
- A discount QR code for use at The Wool Family Farm’s online Farm Market & Soap Shop
This Soap Making Workshop with Pumpkin is a ticketed event.
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