We have two soapmaking courses that have been developed by cosmetic scientists and teach you step-by-step how to formulate soap like a professional.
We also support you along the way, answering your questions as they come up. Our experienced formulation tutors do regular Tutor Q&As within our online classroom.
Our Certificate in Cold Process Soapmaking will teach you how to make cold-process soap. You’ll learn to make a wide range of custom-made, gentle, natural soap bars for gentle skin cleansing using gorgeous butters and oils plus extras like natural colorants, fragrances, and exfoliants!
In this 4 module course you’ll learn how to make:
- Simple Castille Soap
- Pure Coconut Soap
- Balanced Beginners’ Soap
- Palm Oil Free Soap
- Exfoliating Gardener’s Soap.
- Charcoal Purifying Soap.
- Rose Clay Soap.
- African Black Soap-inspired Soap.
The course modules are as follows:
| Module 1: | Soapmaking theory | 100 credits |
| Module 2: | Making soap | 50 credits |
| Module 3: | Advanced soap recipes | 50 credits |
| Module 4: | Advanced Soapmaking Techniques | 50 credits |
You can find out more about the course here: https://www.schoolofnaturalskincare.com/club/cold-process-soapmaking/
We also have the Diploma in Soap Making. It is the most comprehensive online soapmaking course available.
The Diploma in Soap Making has 4 parts, which I have set out below:
Part 1: Cold Process Soapmaking
You will begin your soapmaking journey with cold-process soap bars. Learn all the essential soapmaking theory and make your first bars of soap by following our recipes and video tutorials. Then move on to adding advanced ingredients like colors, exfoliants, clay, milk, and honey to your soap, create your own soap recipes, and make cupcake soaps.
Part 2: Advanced Soapmaking: Soap Swirling Techniques
Soap swirling techniques will allow you to take your cold process soapmaking skills to the next level. Learn 10 techniques to create 10 different soap designs; the results are so beautiful it is like making soap art! For a look at the designs, you will learn to create, head over to our blog Cold Process Soap Designs: 10 Soap Swirl Techniques to Try.
Part 3: Advanced Soapmaking: Hot Process Soap
Hot process soap is made at higher temperatures than cold process (usually 50-100°C) and a slow cooker (or crock pot) is used to ‘cook’ the oil mixture while it saponifies.
The soapmaking process can be very quick, even 30 minutes from start to finish, depending on the temperature you are working with. In hot process soap, you can control the post-cook superfat, which means you can make very nourishing soaps.
Part 4: Liquid Soap Making
Once you’ve mastered making bar soap, liquid soap making is an exciting next step! There are similarities but also important differences between liquid and bar soap which we cover in detail.
Liquid soap recipes can be really simple, in some cases using just three ingredients: olive oil, lye, and purified water. Depending on the recipe used you can make liquid soap for the hands and body or even as a household cleaner for dishwashing.
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