soap course in Vancouver BC, Canada, soap class center since 2004,Beijing, China, organic cold process soapmaker in Southwest France

Among the very first cold process soap companies in France (2000), aromaNature was the very first soapmaker in France to offer soap courses to the public in the south of France and in Paris. Since 2004, aromaNature has trained more than 250 people and among them, a few dozens have set up their own professional « savonnerie ».

Leanne & Sylvain Chevallier are also authors of a beautiful soapmaking book in French called « Je crée mes savons au naturel » (publisher : Terre Vivante), the first of its kind written by a French couple, released in October 2010….. The book has been a great success, and within the first two months, it went into its first « re-print » and will soon be translated into German.

Alongside 7 other talented soapmakers, Leanne from aromaNature joined a humanitarian mission in Nigeria in 2009, organised by Makesoapbiz (Melinda Coss is the well known author of "Gourmet Soap made easy" and "Gourmet soapbook"). Over the years, we have also worked with other associations, such as the NGO « Enda Maghreb » in Morocco in 2007, to assist in setting up a soapmaking cooperative with a group of women in southern Morocco.

The aim of our soap course is to teach individuals to make soap at home easily, comfortably using natural ingredients and the cold process method.
To formulate one's own recipes, to work with noble natural ingredients, to magically transform liquid fats into beautiful solid bars of soap are among the many pleasures that come from home soapmaking. This will change the way you see soap as a skincare product.
We wish to share our experience and help you find more satisfaction and becoming more conscious when choosing your cosmetics products.

The course

English language courses in 2011 are in the works for VANCOUVER, BC, Canada and BEIJING, China. This 2 day, intensive soap course will give you all the basics so that once back home you will be able to make the richest soap bars that you ever imagined for the pure delight of your skin (and your family and friends).
At the bottom of this page click on soap process for a taste of what you are going to learn.

The week-end program

• Soap: what is it, the difference with other types of soap, and why make your own ?
• Cold process soap: safety rules, step by step procedures, recipe formulation, unique recipes.
• Equipment, ingredients and their properties, suppliers, etc.
• Demos and lots of practical hands-on work
• You will also go home with a very complete course manual and approximately 1kg of your own handmade soap !

Who are aromaNature’s students ?

• Anyone interested in knowing what goes into the products they use on their skin every day and would like to create their own beauty and hygiene products, knowing everything they used to make it !
• Individuals looking for a career change. This type of soapmaking is a perfect « cottage industry » small business.
• Individuals looking to create a part time activity and to earn a second income.
• Professional producers and/or growers or raw materials looking to transform their products into soap. We have taught, milk farmers (cow, sheep, goat, and a lot of donkey milk !), vegetable oil producers, bee-keepers, medicinal/aromatic plant growers or distillers, wine-makers and even pig farmers, how to incorporate their products into wonderful soap, adding value to their business.
• Owners of bed and breakfast, small hotels, or spa’s.
• The list goes on….

DATES will be soon set for the fall 2011. Please contact us for further information on learning to make soap in Vancouver, Canada or Beijing, China.

details soapcourse (in English only) in Vancouver, BC - infos will soon be available here

details soapcourse (in French only) in Sauveterre de Béarn (64)
details soapcourse (in French only) Paris (92)

Our soapcourse can be customized in English or French upon request (Our master soapmaker is a native English/French-spoken originating from Canada). If you are interested, we can quote our classic soapcourse for a group between 4 and 8 people anywhere in Europe or further abroad. Please contact us directly for details.