Natural body care (Ōtautahi)

Learn to make your own natural body products such as lip balm, deodorant and body butter.

Canterbury WEA Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Ōtautahi, New Zealand

$65.00 per person

Saturday 8 March: 1pm-3pm
Sunday 25 May: 1pm-3pm
Sunday 31 August: 1pm-3pm

Discover the joy of crafting your own natural skincare products designed to nourish and care for your skin. Using organic, food-grade oils, butters, and waxes, you’ll learn the art of creating body care essentials that are as kind to the planet as they are to your skin. This workshop covers the basics of formulating skincare, including how to balance ratios, make substitutions, and understand the benefits of resourcefully making your own products. You’ll craft a small collection to take home including a 15g lip balm, 50g deodorant, and 100g whipped body butter.

Please note:

All materials and tools will be supplied.
Feel free to bring an apron to cover clothing if desired.
This class is suitable for children 10 and over, accompanied by an adult (you need to purchase two places in this instance) or for 14 and over on their own.

Cancellation

Bookings are non-refundable. If for any reason (this includes illness, travel delays and injuries) you need to cancel your workshop, you will receive a refund minus a $30 administration fee. This is provided you contact us at least 14 full days before your booking.

Please see our Cancellation Policy for more details.

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We are grateful to be able to offer this workshop because of support from Creative New Zealand.

Sonia Barrish

With a passion for living simply and sustainably, Sonia enjoys and respects what the wilds can provide. She believes in making use of what can be found in nature to fulfil our everyday needs, cultivating and making by hand as much as she can on her urban section in Kaiapoi to support her growing family. Sonia is teaching workshops for soap making, natural body products and natural household cleaning products.