Natural body products (Whakatū)

Learn to make natural skincare products in this hands-on workshop. Use organic oils, butters, and waxes to create your own lip balm, deodorant, and whipped body butter.
Multiple containers with yellow and white substances on a dark surface
$65.00 per person
$65.00
  • Saturday 6 June: 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 provided
  • Feel free to bring an apron to cover clothing if desired and a pen to take notes if you wish.
  • Food & Drink – Bring a water bottle to keep hydrated and any food or snacks you may need over the course of the workshop. To observe tikanga, we ask that no food or hot drinks are consumed in the work space, a separate area will be available for breaks.
  • This workshop is suitable for young people aged 10–14 when attending with a supervising adult, or for those aged 15 and over who can attend independently. Please note that if a young person attends, two workshop places must be purchased (one for the young person and one for the accompanying adult).

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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Your Host

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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, food preserving and natural household cleaning products. @urbanselfsufficiencynz