Natural Soap Making Workshop

A soap making workshop in London: make four natural shea soaps, scented and coloured your way.



75 mins

Class size 1 to 20 (public classes), 8 to 99
  £49

Settle in

Settle In

An apron, a seat, and the table laid with shea soap base, dried flowers and the oil blends.


Choose your blend

Choose Your Blend

Pick your essential oils, then your botanicals: dried lavender, pink clay or charcoal.


Melt and pour

Melt and Pour

Heat the shea butter base, add the oils, flowers and natural colour, and pour your four moulds.


Take four home

Take Four Home

Four bars, each one different if you like. Free from surfactants and MPG.


A soap making workshop in London, in our Whitechapel studio. You make four natural shea soaps, scented with your own blend of essential oils and coloured with clays and botanicals, to take home.
A maker from Yougi guides you through it. You learn how a fragrance is built, choose your oils and your botanicals, then melt the shea base, add your colour and pour four moulds. No experience is needed and complete beginners are welcome.
Everything is natural and vegan, free from surfactants and MPG, and all materials are provided. You take home your four bars at the end of the class.
Four bars of your own for the bath and the basin, each one a little different. Book the studio privately for team away-days, hen parties and birthdays: everyone makes their own and takes them home.

Upcoming dates for Natural Soap Making Workshop

Times are London time. Dates and prices as of 13 Oct 2026, 3:23am; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

15 upcoming dates between 31 Oct 2026 and 25 Dec 2027.

  • Sat 31 Oct 2026, 10am-11:15am
  • Sat 28 Nov 2026, 10am-11:15am
  • Sat 23 Jan 2027, 10am-11:15am
  • Sat 20 Feb 2027, 10am-11:15am
  • Sat 20 Mar 2027, 10am-11:15am
  • Sat 17 Apr 2027, 10am-11:15am
  • Sat 15 May 2027, 10am-11:15am
  • Sat 12 Jun 2027, 10am-11:15am
  • Sat 10 Jul 2027, 10am-11:15am
  • Sat 7 Aug 2027, 10am-11:15am
  • Sat 4 Sep 2027, 10am-11:15am
  • Sat 2 Oct 2027, 10am-11:15am
  • Sat 30 Oct 2027, 10am-11:15am
  • Sat 27 Nov 2027, 10am-11:15am
  • Sat 25 Dec 2027, 10am-11:15am
What you'll get
Everything required to make four natural shea soaps to take home.
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Knowledge required
No experience is required!
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, birthday or hen do.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum, Xmas gift or gift for couples.

Location

53 Fashion Street, London E1 6PX

This venue is a short walk from Aldgate East tube station (500m).

Your teacher can also travel within 25 miles of Whitechapel, to a venue of your choice for a private class.

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Recent reviews of Natural Soap Making Workshop

  • 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Oct 2026: A lovely morning of soap making. Really well organised. Looking forward to doing another class.
  • 5/5 from Radhia Perez, attended Aug 2026: Great lesson soap making! Sonia was great, she explained all the steps well and we all did it together. We had a chance to learn about and choose our favourite scents first and then start. We all had a great time and got soaps to take home!
  • 5/5 from Ravi Lola, attended Jul 2026: I can into soap making with an open mind and made some lovely soaps and the host Sophie was brilliant and explained everything very well. Might try the candle making next
  • 5/5 from Ana Garcia, attended Jul 2026: It was a great class. A lot of attention to detail. I really recommend it
  • 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Jun 2026: I was given this experience as a birthday gift. I was made feel very welcome and the atmosphere was relaxed. The duration and facts regarding soap making was just right. Small group of 6 was perfect and the teacher (Sonya) was fantastic. I loved the little touches such as gift packaging and being able to smell lots of different scents.
  • 5/5 from Sarah Allen, attended May 2026: Lovely soap making morning with a nice group of people. The teacher was so informative and lovely. Would recommend this course. Beautiful smelling soaps which I can’t wait to use!
  • 5/5 from Emily Winter, attended Feb 2026: We booked for my sister's hen do, 15 of us. They have a beautiful set up with all their essential oils and each place set out with everything you need. Our teacher led us through the soap scents, what notes we should be able to identify and what healing properties each had. She was extremely knowledgeable. Next we picked 3 scents and our teachers bought us up the soap to mix and combine with clay, charcoal all with detoxifying properties. You could tell all the ingredients were clean, top quality products. At the end we had 4 bars of pretty soap which I'm really looking forward to using. We highly recommend and had a fabulous time, thank you!
  • 5/5 from Izabela Szmajda, attended Feb 2026: The workshop was interesting and informative. The teacher was kind and answered all questions clearly. The atmosphere was pleasant, and I look forward to joining again.
  • 5/5 from Miriam J K Isherwood, attended Nov 2025: I decided to book this class as I needed to learn something new and useful for my everyday life. I went online and saw the class and the spec looked really simple and easy to engage in. I really liked that the class was personal, intimate and the tutor I had (Sonia) had great energy, was friendly, knowledgeable and patient with all of us in the group. The course was also really affordable and after having such a relaxing time, I instantly booked the perfume making class for next weekend. The layout of the space was also really well thought out, with a lovely high ceiling letting in a lot of natural daylight, allowing us to mix the soaps and get the right rich colours and tones to make really beautiful soaps. The scents used were also really good quality and being able to tailor each bar to our personal needs was really satisfying. I would highly recommend this class to anyone who wants to learn a new skill and who wants to venture into the world of more sustainable and natural body care products.
  • 5/5 from Yamor Oz, attended Nov 2025: Lovely instructor, class atmosphere was nice and relaxed. Really enjoyed my morning
  • 4/5 from Catriona Carter, attended Nov 2025: The class was very well run. However, the room became a little bit overpowered by essential oil smells by the end of the course due to the number of participants and lack of ventilation. Overall however, I would highly recommend.
  • 5/5 from Frances Piers-Hall, attended Sep 2025: We did a team workshop learning to make soap - the workshop was super fun and informative, and we got to take our gorgeous smelling handmade soaps home in super cute hessian gift bags. Really lovely experience that I'd recommend to anyone who enjoys workshops based around beautiful scents and having something lovely to take home in an hour.
  • 5/5 from Izabela Konrad, attended Aug 2025: First time I attended this type of workshops organised by Yougi.Im happy with the teacher -she is very nice and kindly lady.We made beautiful soaps with nice atmosphere. It was pleasure for me to be there.Thank you
  • 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Aug 2025: Attended the soap making workshop with a relative for their birthday. Teacher was knowledgeable and very enthusiastic in her teaching! A very nice time was had!
  • 4/5 from Caroline, attended Aug 2025: What a lovely experience, a gift from my lovely daughter-in-law, special time together. We were welcomed into a space which smelled beautiful. Our teacher was so friendly and knowledgeable about the essential oils and components of the soap. We left with 4 soaps beautifully presented. A lovely experience.
  • 5/5 from Martin Aldridge, attended Apr 2025: Great class! Emily was very knowledgable, friendly and warm. She made us feel very welcome and we walked out armed with lovely smelling and looking soaps!
  • 5/5 from Pauline Chabanis, attended Mar 2025: Had a really nice time! Great presentation, good explanation of the process and the craft, group was not too big and it's really nice to go home with your own creations. Lovely packaging too. I booked another workshop with Yougi on the same day.
  • 5/5 from Deeksha Luchoomun, attended Feb 2025: Made 4 different soaps! Highly recommend this Informative session
  • 5/5 from Janine Drewry, attended Feb 2025: Really enjoyed the session today. Super host, very knowledgeable and friendly. Lovely venue and activity very relaxing.
  • 5/5 from Adele Moore, attended Jan 2025: Booked for my friend and I, our first class of soap making. It was an amazing class where you learn a lot about the natural ingredients, their properties and their fragrance. It was a very relaxing atmosphere. Highly recommended it!
  • 5/5 from Jamie McDonald, attended Jan 2025: The second workshop we've done with Yougi - loved it. Informative, fun and the soaps are amazing!
  • 5/5 from Yajai Apibunyopas, attended Jan 2025: I made beautiful soap bars with different beautiful scents. It was a very therapeutic workshop that I have been looking forward to as my birthday present and I was not disappointed. Highly recommended for anyone who loves quality natural materials and interesting activities. Will gift my friend with the workshop next time.
  • 5/5 from Alison, attended Sep 2024: What a wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Thoroughly enjoyed the Natural Soap Making Workshop. All of the materials were is a great quality and Emily’s teaching style was very informative and enjoyable. It’s really inspired me and I look forward to putting this into practice at home.
  • 5/5 from Selena Glanc, attended Jul 2024: Went with my friend and we had a lovely time! We will definitely come back again. We did the soap making class, we did 4 incredible soaps with charcoal, rose clay, and lavender, the smelled amazing and I use them now everyday. Lovely teacher and lovely place!
  • 5/5 from Marli Dowsett, attended Jul 2024: Soap making workshop was great! Very informative and fun. Very happy with the 4 soaps I made.
  • 5/5 from Opinder Kaur Bhambra, attended Jul 2024: Lovely teacher and a enjoyable soap making class, very easy to follow and also has kits you can buy. Definitely booking in for the candle making class.
  • 4/5 from Anouk Sallansonnet, attended Jul 2024: My husband gifted me the soap making workshop because I wanted to do something new and creative. I m really happy with the soaps I made. It was interesting to learn about the difference and benefits between the essential oils we could choose to mix in the soap mix. I wish we could have made the soap mix but I get that it would be difficult I'm the space and would have been a much longer workshop. I had fun and recommend it if you want a taster to soap making and take some home.
  • 5/5 from Alison Berko, attended Apr 2024: Emily is a very engaging tutor, giving the right level of detail in a friendly and informative way. The venue is grear, the class size was right, and a good atmosphere. The materials were all provided and we were able to leave with four beautiful soaps. I'll definitely use these new skills again.
  • 5/5 from Jasmine, attended Apr 2024: I absolutely loved the soapmaking workshop - the vibe was relaxed and friendly, as well as educational, we were given complimentary herbal tea, and the owner's sweet little dog was present! Would gladly come back for a workshop again. The other attendees were so friendly as well.
  • 5/5 from Stephanie, attended Apr 2024: I had a wonderful time learning all about natural soap making. Emily was really great at explaining everything and was incredibly knowledgeable. The class set up was gorgeous and it was a very relaxing 90 mins. Would definitely recommend!
  • 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Apr 2024: It was a wonderful experience that was truly enjoyable. everything was wonderful and emily is so lovely
  • 5/5 from Aileen Davison, attended Apr 2024: Such a great class, Emily is ver knowledgeable. we came away with four lovely soaps.
  • 5/5 from Ling, attended Apr 2024: I always love organic with essential oil soap so I decided to attend the workshop. It runs by Emily of Yougi who is a lovely lady. She taught us through for everything we need to know on how to make the soap, it was a great fun for doing it. The presentation was beautiful and the size of the class was perfect. In the end we were also allowed to take 4 soap we made during the class home. It truly worths every single penny I paid for attending the workshop, highly recommended.
  • 5/5 from Ranine Ali, attended Apr 2024: Amazing class! Recommended for anyone who wants to learn how to make soap at home
  • 5/5 from Rajab El Ali, attended Apr 2024: It was such a great experience with my sister who's been before and recommended Emily and Yougi to me. I feel inspired to continue with soap making. It was so informative, relaxed and lovely.
  • 5/5 from Judith Centeno, attended Apr 2024: Emily made the experience so great and easy to understand and immerse myself, felt relaxed.
  • 5/5 from Jax Frost, attended Feb 2024: Brilliant - informative m, fun and great to take home the soap! Highly recommend this experience
  • 5/5 from Margaret, attended Feb 2024: such a lovely class, quite informative and worth the money. the teacher took time to explain from start to finish. finished products looked very professional.
  • 5/5 from Xindi Soh, attended Sep 2023: Emily was so knowledgeable and a lovely teacher. I brought my mum to the class and she literally can't stop saying "so happy!". The quality of the soap base and essential oil were amazing and they smell divine. Would highly recommend this class!
  • 5/5 from Rashi Aggrwwal, attended Sep 2023: My second session with Yougi and it was amazing. Her store is therapeutic. Please do attend it :)
  • 5/5 from Liam McNamara, attended Jul 2023: Lovely and insightful workshop on soap making. Really nice teacher. Excited to give it a try at home now
  • 5/5 from Lucy Bielby, attended Jun 2023: Loved this class. Emily was really knowledgeable and shared lots of information on soap making with us, and we got to leave with 4 beautiful soaps. Would definitely recommend!
  • 5/5 from Elena Douvos, attended Jun 2023: Fun and very informative Great way to spend a morning. So pleased with my soaps too :-)
  • 5/5 from Dee Chauhan, attended Jan 2022: A great class enjoyed by all :)Thank you Emily for hosting thisIt was fun.
  • 5/5 from Lauren H, attended May 2021: I had a great time at the soap making workshop! I purchased it for me and my friend as a birthday gift. It smells gorgeous and I cant wait to use it!
  • 5/5 from Nikki Nikki, attended May 2021: What a great workshop run by lovely Emily! I had a lot of fun making four different soaps and learning about all the essential oils! My soap smell amazing!
Your teacher

Yougi
Yougi

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female Women-owned

Have you ever noticed that candles make everything better? We did, but we kept finding ourselves settling for candles that were made from synthetic fragrance and paraffin. And they were too expensive to light every day. Because of this, we spent a year testing hundreds of fragrances, mixing waxes and experimenting with wicks to create the kind of candles we’d been searching for. This is how Yougi was born!
We started our candle-making workshops as a way of sharing our knowledge and love of candles and aromatherapy. We are proud to say that our candles are cruelty-free, vegan, ethically sourced, eco-friendly and 100% natural.
Come and join us for a feel-good workshop and make your own soy candle with essential oils.

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