BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Regina X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Regina BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31@sktechworks.ca DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20140821T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20140821T210000 DTSTAMP:20140731T170725Z URL:https://sktechworks.ca/events/soap-making-workshop/ SUMMARY:Soap Making Workshop DESCRIPTION:What to bring: Oil.\n\nSoap is made by chemically reacting lye with oil. The oil you choose will determine the characteristics of your so ap. Some common oils:\n\n Coconut Oil. This oil is essential for a hard ba r of soap. But using too much will make the soap harsh on your hands. 20% of your total weight is good. Buy this at a Halel food store.\n Olive Oil. Makes a soft\, very gentle soap. 100% olive oil soap is known as "Castill e". It doesn't lather very well\, and could get very soft in the soap dish \, especially if it's sitting in a bit of water. Don't bother with "Extra Virgin"... it doesn't provide any benefit for soap.\n Lard: 100% lard actu ally makes a decent bar of soap. (even without coconut oil) This is probab ly what your grandma used.\n Tallow: pretty much the same as Lard.\n Canol a Oil: Yes\, this works too.\n Shortening (Crisco): DON'T bring this.\n Pr etty much any pure vegetable oil will work\, as long as we can find a "SAP " value for itIn total\, you'll probably want about 500g of oil for the si ze of batch we'll make.\n\n \;\n\nAlso Required:\n\n Stick Blender. Br ing a stick blender. The cheaper the better. You _can_ make soap without i t\, but it makes the process so much easier.\n Protective clothing. We wil l be working with Lye\, which is very nasty on your skin or eyes\, or clot hing for that matter. Dress accordingly.\n Plastic containers. We will eac h need a few plastic containers for mixing and weighing. A large Becel tub and a couple of 750ml yogurt containers should do. Also\, you'll need a l ower\, flat container to store the soap while it cures.\n\n \;\n\nOpti onal:\n\n Essential oils\, if you want your soap to smell nice. Colours\, too. Note that the hobby-store scents and colours are intended for "remelt " not actually making soap. Some work\, some don't.\n Liquid Vitamin E cap sules. Vitamin E is good for your skin. It also acts as a preservative. (Y es\, soap can go bad.)\n\nLye will be provided.\n\nYou can RSVP via our Fa cebook event which can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tec hworks/events/. If you don't use Facebook\, or if you have any questions\, please email thespace@sktechworks.ca.  This workshop is open to the p ublic and there is no fee to attend. Please RSVP as soon as possible - there are limited spots &\; materials available. CATEGORIES:Workshops LOCATION:Saskatoon TechWorks\, 509A Gray Ave\, Saskatoon\, Saskatchewan\, S 7K 0W1\, Canada GEO:52.140087;-106.595352 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=509A Gray Ave\, Saskatoon\, Saskatchewan\, S7K 0W1\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Saskatoon Tech Works:geo:52.140087,-106.595352 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Regina X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Regina BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20130821T190000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR