Learn the art of traditional cold process soap making and create your own beautiful, skin-loving soap from scratch!

In this artisan-led workshop series, we’ll guide you through the traditional cold process method of soap making, helping you create luxurious, skin-loving soap using beautiful natural ingredients you can feel good about.

Whether you’re completely new to soap making or returning to explore new recipes and techniques, our workshops are designed to inspire creativity while building your confidence and understanding of this rewarding craft.

Each workshop focuses on a different soap recipe, offering its own unique ingredients, colours, textures and making experience.

What You’ll Learn

How to make soap using the traditional cold process method
How to safely work with lye (caustic soda)
The role of oils, butters and additives in soap making
How different ingredients including essential oils, clays, botanicals, salts and exfoliants are used in cold process soap making (depending on the workshop you choose)
The equipment and tools needed to make soap at home
How to de-mould, cut, cure and store your soap

What You Get

All materials to make a full loaf of luxury soap
A reusable silicone mould (yours to keep)
Premium oils, butters, clays, exfoliants and essential oils
Detailed notes emailed with Rebecca’s go-to recipe and supplier list
Tea, coffee and light refreshments
A warm, welcoming space to learn and create

Our Soap Workshop Collection

Each soap in our collection offers a different making experience, introducing you to new ingredients, techniques and styles of cold process soap making.

Some workshops focus on colour and creativity, while others explore gentle formulations, natural additives, mineral-rich salts or exfoliating textures.

✨ Luxury Marbled Soap Workshop

Our most popular and foundational soap workshop. Learn the fundamentals of cold process soap making while creating beautifully marbled artisan soap using natural clays, essential oils and decorative botanicals.

🐐 Goat’s Milk & Honey Soap

Rich and gentle, this creamy bar uses goat’s milk and honey for extra nourishment and a luxurious lather - ideal for dry or sensitive skin.

🥥 Coconut Milk & Aloe Vera Soap

A fresh, soothing and revitalising soap enriched with nourishing coconut milk and skin-loving aloe vera. Participants can personalise their soap using a curated range of fresh and uplifting essential oil blends.

🌿 Botanical Colour Soap Workshop

Explore the magic of natural colour in soap making using plant powders and infusions such as indigo, annatto and rhubarb root. This layered soap workshop explores how botanicals behave in cold process soap and how pH influences natural colour transformation.

🌊 Mineral Salt Spa Soap Workshop

A mineral-rich spa-style soap made with Himalayan salt and pink clay. This unique bar creates a dense, creamy lather and a beautifully smooth feel on the skin.

🌾 Makers Scrub Soap Workshop

Designed for hardworking hands, this exfoliating soap combines natural scrubs, nourishing oils and rich butters to create a deeply cleansing yet luxurious bar with beautiful texture and earthy character.

🤍 Gentle Facial Bar Workshop

A minimalist, skin-loving facial and body bar formulated with gentle oils, creamy clays and soothing ingredients selected for delicate or easily irritated skin. A beautiful introduction to thoughtful, understated soap making.

As our soap workshops rotate throughout the year, we recommend booking early if a particular recipe interests you.

Returning Makers – Bring Back Your Mould

All participants receive a reusable silicone mould to keep and reuse at future soap workshops.

Returning guests are welcome to bring their mould back and book using our Refill Workshop option, a discounted ticket available to repeat attendees. It’s a small way to reduce waste while encouraging continued making and experimentation with new recipes.

Important Information

We recommend wearing:

Long sleeves
Long pants
Enclosed shoes

Please bring:

A towel
A sturdy reusable shopping bag with a flat rectangular base to safely transport your soap home

Cold process soap making involves working with lye (caustic soda), a strong alkaline substance that requires careful handling and attention. Safety equipment is provided and we will guide you through the process step-by-step to ensure you feel confident and supported throughout the workshop.

Because of the materials used, this workshop is not suitable for children under the age of 16.

Participants aged 16–17 must attend with a participating adult also booked into the workshop.

Workshop Venue

Made by Me Workshop
100A May Street, St Peters, NSW 2044
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Why Join Our Soap-Making Workshop?

At Made By Me Workshop, we believe craft is about calm, creativity and connection. Our soap workshops are warm, hands-on and thoughtfully designed to help you slow down, learn something new and create something truly useful and beautiful.

Whether you attend on your own, with friends, a partner or a support person, you’ll be welcomed into an inclusive and inspiring environment — and leave with a luxurious handmade soap you’ll feel proud to say was truly “Made By Me.”

Cancellation Policy

Reschedule with at least 7 days’ notice. We don’t offer refunds, but you may send someone else in your place if you can’t make it. If a workshop is cancelled due to low bookings, you’ll receive a full refund or the option to reschedule.