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Online Class: Soap Making 101

If you've been looking for a easy to follow beginning soap making class, this one will meet your needs. Best of all, it's self-paced and online so no parking or scheduling problems and no babysitter issues. Why not join and learn a refreshing skill?

Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish. An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions. This class has been officially reviewed by our Course Review Committee that scrutinizes course content and instructor participation. This course has received our Committee's highest rating: 4 stars.

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1.0 CEUs

Course Description

Learn how to make your own soap in our self-paced online course. If you've always wanted to try different soap-making recipes, create your own signature items for personal use, for gifts or for profit, or just learn about what goes into making a soap, this class is for you!

With or without any experience you will learn the foundations of soap making: the history behind the craft; basic melt and pour techniques, popular cold-process methods; how to create your own recipes (using a simple set formula); how to create signature soaps, basic aromatherapy, special soaps and what to do when your recipes need a little fine tuning.

Best of all the course has video demonstrations of the soap-making techniques as well as photos, step-by-step instructions and your instructor will not only be grading quizzes and assignments but is available through our class email to answer questions.

"Handmade" things are springing up everywhere -- in stores, boutiques, as take out food and in health care items. People are returning to the retro feeling of "home made" from home decor to high end, custom embellished clothing to homey foods. Soap can be a big part of this retro trend. Take advantage of this marketing trend and profit from your tiny investment in this class.

Soap making is actually easy. The lessons provide recipes for soaps in several lessons. They have been tested. You can use them "as is" or, at completion of the course, feel confident about personalizing the recipes to make them your own. Included are marketing ideas to get you thinking about how to name, how to make them special with your package and styling and how to price them for both wholesale and retail applications.

Learn a new creative 'art'! Try Soap Making today!

This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.

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Course Lessons

Lesson 1: Soap Making History - The history of soap. Basic ingredients and tools needed.
Lesson 2: The Science of Making Soap - The materials and science of making soap. Fillers and fragrances. water/fat ratios.
Lesson 3: Making Soaps: Basic Recipes - Instructions and ingredients of basic soaps. Making Fruit Soaps, Vegetable Soaps, Spicy Soaps.
Lesson 4: Signature Soap Recipes - Creating a signature soap that appeals to friends, family or customers. Aromatherapy, colors, and herbs. Recipes to try.
Lesson 5: Special Soaps - In this lesson you will add other knowledge to your basics to give you more choices in your soap making. Topics will include how to make shampoos, antiseptics and bath salts.
Lesson 6: Problems with Making Soap - This lesson will go over some problems and solutions to making soap.
Lesson 7: The Business of Selling Your Soaps - In this lesson we will discuss the business of selling soap. How to figure costs of labor and material and Marketing stratagies.

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Learn the foundations of soap making: the history behind the craft; basic melt and pour techniques, popular cold-process methods; how to create your own recipes (using a simple set formula); how to create signature soaps, basic aromatherapy, special soaps and what to do when your recipes need a little fine tuning.

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"This is a great course for beginners and is perfect for anyone who would like to try their hand at this traditional craft."

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