What you'll leave with
- Your handmade 400-gram cold process soap bar, worth €35, ready to use or give as a gift
- The knowledge to make cold process soap at home on your own
- 15% discount on all Nature Bar products in the soap shop, valid on the day
Workshop in detail
Get your hands into soap making with Marlies, and leave with a 400-gram luxury bar you made yourself.
In the Nature Bar studio in De Hallen, Marlies and her team walk you through the cold process method: the same technique behind every bar they make. Over coffee and a snack, you will learn which natural ingredients do what and how each one shapes the final soap. Then it is your turn. You compose your own scent from essential oils, choose your colours, pattern, and technique, and then mix and pour. The group is kept small deliberately. Personal guidance throughout is the point.
Details
Duration
2 hours 30 minutes
Group size
2–8 participants
Minimum age
12+
Language
English or Dutch, depending on the date
Location
Nature Bar — De Hallen
Hannie Dankbaarpassage 47, 1053 RT Amsterdam
Good to know
- No prior knowledge or experience required.
- All natural ingredients, moulds, tools, protective gloves, and an apron are provided.
- Coffee, tea, and snacks are included.
Meet your artisan
Marlies van Heusden
Marlies van Heusden founded Nature Bar in Amsterdam after a chance encounter with an artisanal soap bar during a trip. The shower gel had run out and the only option was a block of handmade soap she assumed would dry out her skin. It didn't. She turned over her bottles of shower gel at home, read th…
Speaks English, Dutch
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