Intermediate Level Cold Process Soapmaking Workshop
A full day workshop led by our qualified chemist and experienced soap designer and maker, Clara. Suitable for anyone with some knowledge and experience of cold process soapmaking and an enthusiasm to learn more
Saturday 16th May 2026
Join us in our Malton, North Yorkshire laboratory and workshops for a full day, with a light lunch included. We will start promptly at 10.00am and expect to finish around 5.00pm or a little later if questions and discussions on the day require. For those travelling from further afield, requiring recommended accommodation options nearby, we are happy to help.
In this workshop, you will learn how to design your own cold process, natural soap bar, to your own unique specification, create your recipe and make a test batch.
We will also cover:
- The chemistry and practice of soapmaking (intermediate level)
- Product design, ingredient selection and recipe-making
- Lye/saponification calculations
- Recipe design
- Exfoliants, fragrances and colouring
- Fragrance blending approaches (high level)
- Safety considerations
- Milk (goats milk) soap techniques demonstration
- High level overview of the legal framework for soapmakers in the UK including safety release, government portal registration and good manufacturing practice.
After this session, you may feel confident enough to move forward to develop your own custom recipe soaps for gifting to friends and family and preparing to navigate the processes associated with for safety release, certification, registration and sale of your soap range.
Feel free to connect with us on service@cosycottagesoap.co.uk if you want to discuss whether this is the right workshop for you.
Numbers are limited on these in-depth workshops to ensure plenty of time for questions and discussion.
If you think a beginners workshop may be more suitable for you, please see our original soap making workshops HERE
DELIVERY INFORMATION
Many customers opt to shop by telephone and we can be contacted on 01653 693555 if you wish to do this and create a special personalised gift package by telephone.
Please note: If you are shipping to a country outside of the UK, there may be customs charges that you need to consider before your purchase.
RETURN POLICY
We are currently unable to accept returns for our items unless they are damaged and hence unuseable.
If your order is damaged, please contact us within 14 days and we will send a replacement or offer a refund. Please get in touch with a photograph of your damaged product and we will notify you of the approval or rejection of your refund or replacement.
If a refund is the way forward, your refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment, within a certain amount of days. Alternatively, we will send out a replacement item to be arranged with you.
Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your replacement product to reach you may vary.
PAYMENT METHOD
Payment can be made with credit/debit cards, ApplePay, Google Pay, the Shopify Payments system or by PayPal either via your own PayPal account or by debit/credit card as a PayPal guest at checkout.
WHOLESALE INQUIRIES
We have great relationships with many wholesale customers including hospitality, retail and health and beauty outlets. Please contact Clara or Shelley via wholesale@cosycottagesoap.co.uk to discuss wholesale prices and requirements.
