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Soap Making for Beginners

A beginners guide to cold process soap

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What you will learn

How to make cold process soap
How to select fragrances, colour and additives

How to pour, mould and cut soap

About this course

Pouring soap is deeply hypnotic and satisfying, whilst the selecting of fragrance, colour and natural additives make it a truly artistic and personal process. Whether you’re keen to make beautiful soap for your home, create handmade gifts for friends and family or fancy building your own soap empire this course has got you covered!

We’ll talk you through the principles and methods of soap making as well as exploring the benefits of different ingredients for the skin and skincare so you have the confidence and knowledge to make your own soap safely from your own home. Sustainability is a cornerstone of Dook’s process and we’ll recommend how you can source ethical and sustainable ingredients.

Chapter Chapters

  • Health and Safety
  • Planning and Making: Part 1
  • Oils & Butters
  • Fragrances, Colours and Additives
  • Planning and Making: Part 2
  • Planning and Making: Part 3
  • Bonus Chapter: The History of Soap

Meet your mentor

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Dook is a small, artisanal soap maker in Edinburgh, Scotland. They make salt soap in small batches from a workshop by the coast using organic ingredients, essential oils and natural colours. Each batch is mixed and poured by hand resulting in distinctive, high-quality hand and body soap.

Sustainability and plastic reduction is central to their manufacturing and retail approach. The main oils used in the soap are organic and from sustainable sources. Plastic is kept to a minimum during manufacture and all our packaging and shipping materials are made exclusively of recycled and recyclable materials.



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The Village School

The Village School is a place to learn and be creative from the comfort of your own home. A series of beautifully shot online workshops and learning experiences that will take you on a journey into the lives of inspirational artists, creatives and artisans. As well as learning skills in these well-paced masterclasses, you’ll also gain an insight into our charismatic mentors’ homes, workspaces and influences. These are more than just workshops – these are lessons for life.


Our carefully curated roster of mentors explore food & drink, creative & business, health & wellbeing and education.


Our easy-to-follow pre-recorded courses range from 1.5hrs to 3 hours in length, broken down into manageable chapters, and can be taken at your own pace. You’ll have lifelong access so you can return to them next week, next year or even next decade! We also provide a class toolkit with templates, reading lists and recommended tools of the trade.

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