Terms and conditions.  Classes must be pre-payed and pre-registered.  Payments are non-refundable. If you need to cancel (for any reason) and you call us with at least 24 hours notice, you are eligible for a half credit of your class fee to use for any future class. This is not a refund, but a future credit. No credits for no-shows.  If we cancel the class due to low enrollment or illnes, we will fully refund your payment.

• Cold Process Soap Making Class

Learn how to make soap from scratch - the wonderful, natural soaps you see at specialty stores and farmer’s markets.  We use only vegetable oils ... and lye to make beautiful, creamy lathering soaps that are actually good for your skin.  We incorporate essential oils and botanicals.  A really fun craft to learn that can easily be a passion.

We will go over the process, get familiar with the equipment needed, learn about different oils, safety with working with lye (sodium hydroxide) and how to create a formula, working with colorant and fragrance and essential oils. We'll make at least one batch of soap.  Soap made in the cold process method takes 4-6 weeks to cure, so you'll take home 3 already cured cold process soap samples.  The class handout has the whole process from start to finish, properties of different vegetable oils, terminology of soap making, info on colorants and a suppliers list.  

Cold process soap takes 4-6 weeks to cure before you can use it.  You will leave with sample sized bars of soap that has already cured and a small block of soap that we will make in class for you to take home and cure.

Age 16 and up

2 hours - $80 per student - No prerequistite needed. 

Reservations and payment are required in advance. 

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• Advanced Cold Process Soap Making  

Added by request to take your soap making further with colors, designs and ingredients.  This class for adults is some hands on, some demo.  You will learn at least 4 new technics.  You will take one already cured bar and a few samples of some of what we make in class to cure at home.

We are not going over the basics so best to take this class if you have already made soap before or taken a beginner class.  Age 16 and up.  $50 per person.  2 hours.  We will supply all materials.  Reservations and prepayment are required. 

No dates scheduled now.  Can be scheduled by request with 3 or more students.

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• Perfume

You don’t have to be a celebrity to create your own personal perfume.  At Opal’z, you can create your own one-of-a kind perfume. Your own fragrance is a thoughtful and unique gift, or simply a memorable personal indulgence at a very reasonable price.

You will enjoy a perfume consultation with a perfume experience guide beginning by learning a little about the construction of perfumes.  Then, you begin designing your own fragrance.  Your signature blend will be formed from your choice of quality essential and fragrance oils and aroma blends - by you!  You can include as many elements as you want to. 

Once you have designed a fragrance, it’s time to make it up.   The perfume for you to take home will be made up right then, so you can wear your creation immediately. You then choose a label, give your fragrance a name and then you leave with your beautiful creation.  This may be your favorite perfume ever so we will save your formula so you can come back in and easily make it again.  Making your own signature fragrance is a wonderful experience and makes a fantastic gift.

$120 per person.  This class can take anywhere from 1 1/2 hours to more than 3 hours.  It just depends on how long each person wants to take to craft their scent.  You will leave with your own signature perfume.  Reservations and prepayment are required. 

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• Perfume - Level ll

We are offering a second perfume creation experience - for anyone who has already taken the Perfume class.  We don’t need to spend as much time on the basics….. you just get right to it!  You’ll have access to a larger set of oils and you’ll still create a formula so it can be recreated over and over.

$100 per person.  Prerequisite and advanced registration required.

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• Candle Making Class

We will learn about different types of wax, different molds, scents, wicks and candle safety.

We will make two fragrant soy container candles where you blend the scents and a whimsical gel candle that are yours to take home 

$90. Pre-registration is required.

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Liquid Soap Making Class

Learn to make your own natural liquid soap.  We’ll show you how to work safely with lye, how to formulate your own recipe, and scent and bottle some of your own.  Liquid soap making requires several steps - which we will have examples of in the class.  

You will leave with a formula, an informative handout and at least two bottles of your own handcrafted, scented liquid soap.

1 1/2 hours - $70 per person

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