Natural cleaning products (Whakatū)

Make your own natural cleaning products in this hands-on workshop. Learn how simple ingredients create safe, effective cleaners and take home a full set to use right away.
Jars of laundry powder and baking soda, a scrubber, and measuring spoons on a light surface.
$65.00 per person
$65.00
  • Sunday 7 June: 1pm-3pm

Are you looking to simplify your cleaning routine and embrace a more sustainable approach for your home? In this workshop, you’ll learn to make safe and effective cleaners for your entire home using natural ingredients that are gentle enough for babies and pets. Discover how each ingredient works and how to craft products like laundry powder, spray cleaner, cream cleaner, and toilet cleaner. You’ll leave with a set of ready-to-use cleaners and the knowledge to continue making your own cleaning products at home.

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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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/