Full Day Soap & Candle Making Workshop with Lunch near York

full day soap and candle making experience with lunch near york

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£144.00 Per Person

Create soy candles and natural soaps on a relaxing Malton craft day.

Malton

Voucher for 1 Person

Full day

Full day creative workshop near York
Make soy wax candles to take home
Create six natural palm oil free soaps
Includes lunch, tea, coffee and cake

Treat someone to a wonderfully relaxing full day soap and candle making workshop near York, where they will create their own scented soy wax candles and natural cold process soaps in a welcoming Malton craft studio.

Hosted at a spacious workshop on Navigation Wharf in Malton, this hands-on creative experience is perfect for anyone who loves artisan making, beautiful fragrances, natural ingredients and a proper day out. The morning is all about candle making, with guests learning about waxes, fragrance choices, containers and decoration before making their own 100% soy wax scented candles to take home.

After a relaxed shared lunch, with time to enjoy Malton’s lovely Market Place if they wish, the afternoon moves into traditional soap making. Guests will discover the chemistry, history and craft behind cold process soap making before blending their own palm oil free soaps using vegetable oils, waxes, dried botanicals, exfoliants and essential oil fragrances.

Guests will learn how real soap is made, how to spot the all-important “point of trace” and what happens next as their handmade soaps are cut and cured. They will leave with their own beautifully personal candles and six bars of signature natural soap, all made by hand during the day.

Calm, creative and full of lovely personal touches, this full day soap and candle making experience makes a thoughtful gift for anyone who enjoys natural ingredients, beautiful fragrances and hands-on making.

This experience includes:

A full day soap and candle making workshop near York
Tea, coffee, cake and a safety briefing on arrival
An introduction to candle making materials, fragrances and containers
A candle making demonstration
The chance to make two large 300ml candles or several smaller soy wax candles
Candle decorating using materials provided
A relaxed lunch together
An afternoon introduction to cold process soap making
Guidance on soap making ingredients, fragrance blending and technique
The chance to make six bars of natural, palm oil free soap
Finished handmade candles and soaps to take home
Time to explore Malton’s Market Place during the lunch break, if guests wish

Need to know:

The experience takes place at a workshop on Navigation Wharf, Yorkersgate, Malton, next to the Talbot Hotel.

The day starts at 10.30am with tea, coffee, cake, introductions and a safety briefing. The experience usually finishes between 4.00pm and 4.30pm.

Lunch is included.

Workshops are relaxed and friendly, with up to ten participants in each session.

The candles are made using 100% high quality soy wax, with no paraffin or smoky waxes.

The soaps are made using the cold process soap making method with vegetable oils and waxes. They are natural, palm oil free and personalised with the guest’s own choice of dried flowers, fruit, exfoliants and essential oil fragrances.

Cold process soaps will need to be cut and cured after the workshop. Full guidance will be given on the day.

Availability: In stock

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What will I get? You will receive a voucher to redeem against any of the future Full Day Soap and Candle Making Experiences with Lunch near York.

Anything I should know?
This experience is suitable for aged 15 and over.
You will be in a group of around 10 people.

How long do I have to book? You’ll have a total of 12 months from the date of purchase – 6 months to activate your voucher code, and 6 months from activation to book your chosen experience.

Can I exchange it? All of our vouchers are fully flexible. The recipient may swap to another experience if they don’t want the one that has been suggested.

How will it arrive? Our eco-friendly voucher boxes are available for £4.50 and will be sent via Royal Mail first class post. PDF e-vouchers are FREE and emailed shortly after ordering.

Meet the Experience Provider

Full Day Soap and Candle Making Experience with Lunch near York

Clara business owner at Cosy Cottage The Full Day Soap and Candle Making Experiences with Lunch near York are run by the team at Cosy Cottage in Malton. Clara from Cosy Cottage started her business producing handmade soaps in the kitchen laboratory of her 350-year-old cottage in Ganthorpe, Yorkshire.

Whilst recovering from breast cancer, founder, Clara, became concerned about the harmful effects of detergents like SLS, preservatives like parabens and other additives found in many commercially produced skincare products.

Using her knowledge as a qualified chemist and an Associate of the Royal College of Science, she began by producing natural soaps free from sulphates, free from paraben and free from palm oil, from home.

In 2019 Cosy Cottage moved their manufacturing to the pretty market town of Malton. They also opened a shop in 2o20 from which they run their popular workshops.