This free online course teaches you to make soap from scratch, using easy-to-find ingredients and equipment. Making your own soap can be rewarding. This free online course teaches you all you need to know to learn the basics of soapmaking. Study the chemical reactions, types of soaps available and the ingredients required. You will receive step-by-step instructions on making some unique floral and medicated soaps with flowers, herbs and fragrances. Learn this art so you can use or gift handcrafted soaps or start your own soapmaking business.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 192167 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Explain the process of saponification • Describe the nature of the basic components of a soap • Classify the soaps on the basis of their usage and materials used • List the essential equipment for soapmaking • Recall some special soap recipes • Explain the ‘Melt and Pour’ and ‘Hot Process’ methods for making soaps • Discuss the concept of ‘Rebatching’ in soapmaking • Describe the steps in the ‘Cold Press’ method of soap aking • Explain how floral and medicated soaps can be made • List the do’s and don’ts and tips and tricks of soapmaking • Outline soapmaking safety guidelines • Solve some common issues faced during soapmaking |
| Course Code | 1049 |

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