Wed 02 Sept
|Westbury Arts Centre
Botanical Soap Making For Beginners - 2 hour workshops
A beginner-friendly 2-hour workshop introducing participants to the beautiful craft of botanical soap making in a calm and supportive environment
Time & Location
02 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST – 28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
Westbury Arts Centre, Foxcovert Road, Shenley Wood, Milton Keynes MK5 6AA
About the Event
ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP:
Spend a slow, hands on morning learning the beautiful craft of botanical cold process soap making. This beginner friendly workshop is designed to take the overwhelm out of soap making and replace it with calm, confidence and a bar of soap you made yourself.
You will learn the real fundamentals of the craft: how to handle lye safely, how oils and butters behave, how to recognise trace, and how botanicals and pure essential oils bring a bar to life. Everything is broken down step by step, so no chemistry background is needed. Just curiosity.
The session is practical from start to finish. After a full demonstration, you will make your own batch of botanical soap with guided support at every stage and plenty of time for questions along the way. Your soap goes home with you to cure, along with guidance notes so you know exactly what…