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Soapmaker Teachers teach not only soapmaking, but also have classes on how to make all types of bath and body products. Currently there are classes upcoming in the following areas. (Click area name to display classes.)

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May 25, 2013

Cold Process Soapmaking 101

10am-1pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

Demonstration-style class - learn all about the basics of soapmaking and get comfortable with the process! We will walk through how to make a (perfect at-home size) 4-pound batch and you will leave with handouts and 2 bars to enjoy at home.

Class offered by Grimes, Jennifer
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Cold Process Soap 201: Make and Take

2:30pm - 4:30pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

This is the perfect follow-up to the beginner\'s class in the morning. After a lunch break, come back and customize your own batch of soap. We\'ll supply everything you need, including a soap mold that you can reuse again at home!

Class offered by Esteves, Ruth
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May 26, 2013

Soapmaking 101: Beginning Cold Process Soapmaking

12:00 - 4:00p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Learn to safely make soap by hand using the cold process method. Learn soapmaking safety and learn to formulate recipes and calculate lye quantities without using a lye calculator. Make soap during the class session and take home a bar!

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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June 2, 2013

Soapmaking 225: Water Substitution in Soapmaking

1:30 - 4:00p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Learn the dangers and secret techniques of substituting other fluids for the water portion of cold and hot process soap. Students learn how to safely replace water with beer, yogurt, fresh milk, fresh juices, herbal infusions, and hydrosols.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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June 9, 2013

Aromatherapy Natural Perfume Class

12:00 - 3:30p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Learn the basics of aromatherapy and natural perfumery. Unveil the secrets of blending essential oils. Create your own natural perfumes in the class and take them home.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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June 16, 2013

Soapmaking 101: Beginning Cold Process Soapmaking

12:00 - 4:00p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Learn to safely make soap by hand using the cold process method. Learn soapmaking safety and learn to formulate recipes and calculate lye quantities without using a lye calculator. Make soap during the class session and take home a bar!

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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June 23, 2013

Melt and Pour Class with Debbie Chialtas

11:00a - 3:00p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Learn how to artfully craft melt and pour glycerin soap base into intricate works of detailed beauty. With pre-made melt and pour soap, no lye or chemicals are required. Themed projects by Soapylove author Debbie Chialtas.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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June 28, 2013

Cold Process Soapmaking 101

6pm-9pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

Demonstration-style class - learn all about the basics of soapmaking and get comfortable with the process! We will walk through how to make a (perfect at-home size) 4-pound batch and you will leave with handouts and 2 bars to enjoy at home.

Class offered by Grimes, Jennifer
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June 29, 2013

CP Soap with Alternative Liquids

2:00pm - 5:00pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

Getting bored with your cold process soap? Juice it up! Dump the boring distilled water and get turned onto a variety of interesting liquids that can be used to make soap: coffee, tea, juices, beer & wine!

Class offered by Esteves, Ruth
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CP Soap with Alternative Liquids

2:00pm - 5:00pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

Getting bored with your cold process soap? Juice it up! Dump the boring distilled water and get turned onto a variety of interesting liquids that can be used to make soap: coffee, tea, juices, beer & wine!

Class offered by Esteves, Ruth
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Making Milk Soaps

10am - 1pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

Discover the creamy world of milk soaps! When used in place of distilled water, milk is a lovely addition to cold process soap. Let me take the mystery out of making beautiful milk soaps using various animal and plant milks.

Class offered by Esteves, Ruth
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June 30, 2013

FREE Field Trip to Lavender Farm

9:30a - 3:30p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Meet at the Soapmaking Studio in Lemon Grove at 9:30 am to carpool to the venue in Valley Center or meet the group at the Lavender Farm at 10 am. Free indulgences include guided tour & essential oil distillation demonstration.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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Make Transparent Soap from Scratch

10am-1pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

Have you ever wondered how transparent soap works or how they make M&P meltable? Come learn to make your own melt and pour soap base from scratch! Warning: solvents are required, but we keep it as natural as possible.

Class offered by Grimes, Jennifer
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Liquid Soap Making

2pm - 5pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

Liquid soap takes much more time and patience than bar soaps, but the rewards can be great. If you\'ve conquered bar soaps and are hungry for your next challenge, dive into the world of liquid soap.

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July 7, 2013

Lotion Making Class with Chemist Omar Jimenez

1:00 - 4:30p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Make luxurious lotions with Omar Jimenez. In class, make one lotion with a gentle preservative to prevent microbial growth and extend the product life and make one lotion without. Take home both lotions to enjoy and experience the differences.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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Soapmaking 210: Advanced Cold/Hot Process Soapmaking

9:00a - 12:00p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Learn the characteristics of different oils and fatty acids, which inexpensive oils may be used as substitutes for expensive oils, and various factors of trace/saponification speeds. Take home 5 soaps: Olive, coconut, palm, sunflower, castor.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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July 12, 2013

Cold Process Soapmaking 101

6pm-9pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

Demonstration-style class - learn all about the basics of soapmaking and get comfortable with the process! We will walk through how to make a (perfect at-home size) 4-pound batch and you will leave with handouts and 2 bars to enjoy at home.

Class offered by Grimes, Jennifer
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July 14, 2013

Hot Process in 2-day bootcamp

2days/10am-5pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

When one day of soapmaking is not enough, come take a 2-day intensive soap making workshop. Ruth covers Advanced Soap Design, Jen covers Hot Processed Soapmaking and David covers Big Batch Soapmaking.

Class offered by Grimes, Jennifer
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Soapmaking 215: Intermediate Liquid Soapmaking

12:30 - 3:00p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Learn to safely make clear liquid soap at home. Topics include safety, formulating soap recipes with potassium hydroxide, and the different choices of soapmaking oils, fragrance materials, and colorants. Students receive 2 ozs liquid soap.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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July 28, 2013

Soap Business 335: Shrink Wrapping Soap

12:00 - 1:30p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Learn the benefits of shrink-wrapping, which shrink films allow scent to come through, which films to use for soap, and which films to use for packaging bottles of liquid soap. Students may bring soap to shrink-wrap in class.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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Soap Business 340: Packaging and Shipping Soap Worldwide

2:30 - 4:00p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Learn to ship soap domestically, meet US Customs requirements for shipping soap internationally, the fastest shipping methods, and how to get discounted shipping rates. Package soap and purchase a shipping label during the class.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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August 9, 2013

Soapmaking 101: Beginning Cold Process Soapmaking

1:00 - 5:00p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Learn to safely make soap by hand using the cold process method. Learn soapmaking safety and learn to formulate recipes and calculate lye quantities without using a lye calculator. Make soap during the class session and take home a bar!

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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Soapmaking ♥ Heart Attack Weekend

1:00p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

August 9 - 11 at the Soapmaking Studio: One spectacular weekend crammed so full of soapmaking classes and business classes, it may give you a heart attack! ♥ Soapmaking 101, ♥ 210, ♥ 220, ♥ 225, and ♥ Soap Business 320.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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August 10, 2013

Soapmaking 220: Coloring and Scenting Soap

2:00 - 5:00p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

This class covers the colorants and scent materials for use in making soap, their manufacture and extraction methods, their effectiveness, and the strengths at which they should be used. Demos: Color swirling and essential oil distillation.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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Cold Process Soap 201: Make and Take

2:30pm-4:30pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

Take CP101 in the morning and come back after lunch to make your own customized two pound batch of soap (could a day be more perfect?) We supply everything you need, including a soap mold you can reuse at home!

Class offered by Grimes, Jennifer
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Soap Business 320: Forming a Legal Business Entity to Sell Soap

11:00a - 1:00p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Beginning class for anyone interested in forming a business. This class focuses on applications, fees, licenses, and permits required to form a business. Also learn how to determine costs, set prices for handmade products, and determine profit.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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Cold Process Soapmaking 101

10am-1pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

Demonstration-style class - learn all about the basics of soapmaking and get comfortable with the process! We will walk through how to make a (perfect at-home size) 4-pound batch and you will leave with handouts and 2 bars to enjoy at home.

Class offered by Grimes, Jennifer
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August 11, 2013

Soapmaking 210: Advanced Cold/Hot Process Soapmaking

10:00a - 1:30p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Learn the characteristics of different oils and fatty acids, which inexpensive oils may be used as substitutes for expensive oils, and various factors of trace/saponification speeds. Take home 5 soaps: Olive, coconut, palm, sunflower, castor.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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Soapmaking 225: Water Substitution in Soapmaking

2:30 - 5:00p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Learn the dangers and secret techniques of substituting other fluids for the water portion of cold and hot process soap. Students learn how to safely replace water with beer, yogurt, fresh milk, fresh juices, herbal infusions, and hydrosols.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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August 25, 2013

Soapmaking 105: Intermediate Hot Process Soapmaking

1:30 - 4:00p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Intermediate-level soapmaking class to teach students to make soap using the hot process soapmaking method. Covers situations when this is the preferred method. Class includes a demonstration and students take home the soap made in class.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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Soap Garden 224: Cultivating, Drying, and Adding Herbs to Soap

11:00a - 12:30p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Gardening! Students learn to grow, dry, crush, and add their own plant additives to soap and how much plant material to add for color and texture. Lecture includes sustainable gardening, toxic plants, fire resistant plants, and native plants.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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September 1, 2013

Soapmaking Workshop: Make 2 Lbs of Cold Process Soap (First Day)

1:00 - 3:30p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Choose your soap color and scent to make during this 2-day cold process workshop. On the first day, make the soap, pour it into the mold, and insulate it to saponify. Return on second day to remove the soap from the mold, cut, and take home.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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September 2, 2013

Soapmaking Workshop: Make 2 Lbs of Cold Process Soap (Second Day)

2:30 - 3:30p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

After making your choice of soap on the first day, return the second day to un-mold the soap, slice the soap loaf into 10 bars, decorate the bars with stamps, mica, and glitter, then take home your 10 bars to share with family and friends.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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September 6, 2013

Cold Process Soapmaking 101

6pm-9pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

Demonstration-style class - learn all about the basics of soapmaking and get comfortable with the process! We will walk through how to make a (perfect at-home size) 4-pound batch and you will leave with handouts and 2 bars to enjoy at home.

Class offered by Grimes, Jennifer
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September 8, 2013

Make Transparent Soap from Scratch

10am-1pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

Have you ever wondered how transparent soap works or how they make M&P meltable? Come learn to make your own melt and pour soap base from scratch! Warning: solvents are required, but we keep it as natural as possible.

Class offered by Grimes, Jennifer
See complete details.

Liquid Soap Making

2pm - 5pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

Ooh la la, liquid soap! Liquid soap takes much more time and patience than bar soaps, but the rewards can be great. If you have conquered bar soaps and are hungry for your next challenge, dive into the world of liquid soap.

Class offered by Grimes, Jennifer
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Soapmaking 101: Beginning Cold Process Soapmaking

12:00 - 4:00p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Learn to safely make soap by hand using the cold process method. Learn soapmaking safety and learn to formulate recipes and calculate lye quantities without using a lye calculator. Make soap during the class session and take home a bar!

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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September 15, 2013

Soapmaking 214: Intermediate Transparent Bar Soapmaking

12:00 - 4:00p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Learn to make hard transparent bar soaps that are clear and are made with the cold and hot process soapmaking methods using whole base oils. This is not a "Melt-&-Pour" class.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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September 21, 2013

Semi-Private Soapmaking Session

2:30pm-4:30pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

Make your own 4 pound batch of soap. Whether your household is too small for soapmaking or you just are not interested in loading up on supplies, come make a batch at the studio. I will walk you through it every step of the way!

Class offered by Grimes, Jennifer
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Cold Process Soapmaking 101

10am-1pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

Demonstration-style class - learn all about the basics of soapmaking and get comfortable with the process! We will walk through how to make a (perfect at-home size) 4-pound batch and you will leave with handouts and 2 bars to enjoy at home.

Class offered by Grimes, Jennifer
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September 22, 2013

Soap Business 350: Website Design and Internet Commerce

1:00 - 4:00p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Learn about domain names and hosting packages. Create your own website for free, optimize keywords, rank high on search engines, and verify your site code is valid. Setup PayPal payment buttons and start selling on the Internet.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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October 6, 2013

Soapmaking 225: Water Substitution in Soapmaking - Special Oktoberfest Edition!

1:00 - 3:30p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Learn the dangers and secret techniques of substituting other fluids for the water portion of cold and hot process soap. Learn how to safely replace water with beer, canned pumpkin, yogurt, fresh milk, juices, herbal infusions, and hydrosols.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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October 11, 2013

Cold Process Soapmaking 101

6pm-9pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

Demonstration-style class - learn all about the basics of soapmaking and get comfortable with the process! We will walk through how to make a (perfect at-home size) 4-pound batch and you will leave with handouts and 2 bars to enjoy at home.

Class offered by Grimes, Jennifer
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October 13, 2013

Hot Process in 2-day bootcamp

2days/10am-5pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

When one day of soapmaking is not enough, come take a 2-day intensive soap making workshop. Ruth covers Advanced Soap Design, Jen covers Hot Processed Soapmaking and David covers Big Batch Soapmaking.

Class offered by Grimes, Jennifer
See complete details.

Soapmaking 101: Beginning Cold Process Soapmaking

12:00 - 4:00p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Learn to safely make soap by hand using the cold process method. Learn soapmaking safety and learn to formulate recipes and calculate lye quantities without using a lye calculator. Make soap during the class session and take home a bar!

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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October 14, 2013

Soap Business 330: Soap Labeling and Marketing

10:30a - 12:30p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Class covers the federal and local regulations for labeling soap. Distinguish soap from cosmetics or drugs and appropriate labeling laws. Learn marketing tips to promote the sale of handmade soap. Bring a soap label for class discussion.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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Bath Bomb Class

1:30 - 4:00p: Soapmaking Studio, 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, San Diego , CA

Learn how to make bath bombs, bath fizzy tablets, and bath salts. This class includes the advanced technique used to create bath fizzies without oils, so they will not leave a dangerously greasy bathtub.

Class offered by A+ Soapmaking Studio
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November 16, 2013

Cold Process Soap 201: Make and Take

2:30pm-4:30pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

Take CP101 in the morning and come back after lunch to make your own customized two pound batch of soap (could a day be more perfect?) We supply everything you need, including a soap mold you can reuse at home!

Class offered by Grimes, Jennifer
See complete details.

Cold Process Soapmaking 101

10am-1pm: The Nova Studio, Point Richmond , CA

Demonstration-style class - learn all about the basics of soapmaking and get comfortable with the process! We will walk through how to make a (perfect at-home size) 4-pound batch and you will leave with handouts and 2 bars to enjoy at home.

Class offered by Grimes, Jennifer
See complete details.