Pat Collins Workshop Natural Soaps, Shampoos and Washing Gel

Soaps, shampoos and washing gel

Learn how to make your own soaps from a basic recipe. You'll learn to create a large variety of soaps using various herbs, clays, natural colours, base oils, honey, essential oils and milk. We will look at the ingredients in commercial bath products and learn how they affect our health. Create your own shampoo, hair conditioner and lots more.

• Six soaps
• Nettle hair conditioner
• Shampoo
• Washing gel
• Soap balls
• Liquid soap
• Castille soap
• Hair conditioner

A light morning tea is provided with some light refreshments, tea and coffee (please advise of any dietary requirements at time of booking). Please bring your own lunch and afternoon snacks to enjoy as a picnic in the gardens.

These workshops are only run with a minimum of 12 people attending and a maximum of 20, so we strongly advise if you are wanting to come along, to purchase your tickets early so we get the numbers for the workshop to proceed.

Pat's workshops are based on 23 years of teaching and 20 years of Practice as a Herbalist.

All workshops can be taught as a one off. However to do this each workshop must have a minimum of 12 and maximum of 20 students.

All workshops have a similar structure. We start by learning about the herbs, related subjects and the items we’re making and later on we make our products. After deciding what you’d like to make we break into groups and create the products which are divided up for everyone to take home. For a class of 12 students there will be 6 items made and if the class is larger we will make more items unless a certain project needs more students.

You will make approximately $60 worth of products to take home. Costs may vary if travel is extensive or if I have to pay for the venue.

All ingredients are included in the cost, you only have to bring your own jars or bottles or buy them from me at cost price. A cutting board and your own sharp knife are optional as I do bring some. I will supply labels and sealable bags.

Wear clothes you feel comfortable in and don’t mind getting dirty.

Bring a sense of humour, your thirst for new knowledge and your ability to share your own knowledge with others. I have outlined each workshop and included what we make. This may vary according to the seasons and availability of the materials, e.g. herbs.