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Back Porch Soap Company
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(4.8-star rating across 164 reviews)

Back Porch Soap Company, founded by Marla Bosworth in 1998, offers workshops and classes on making natural skincare products, essential oil blends, and natural wax candles. Marla is well-known in the natural skincare community and provides a comfortable environment for students to learn and ask questions.

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Back Porch Soap Company

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NYC Candle Making Sip and Pour Class

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Create two customized candles in stunning upscale glass jars with lids in this relaxing class with luxury, natural scents. Join expert candle maker, Marla Bosworth. Enjoy complimentary beverages while selecting natural fragrances and designing your own coconut wax candles.

(164) All levels 21 and older
$98
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Organic Cold Process Soap Making

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Discover the art of creating botanical soaps and unleash your inner alchemist in this immersive soap-making class at Back Porch Soap Company. Learn how to use organic, natural ingredients to craft beautiful and inspiring soap from scratch. Join master soapmaker Marla Bosworth in this hands-on experience and create your custom batch to take home.

(164) All levels 18 and older
$198
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Candle Making Class NYC

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Learn the art of candle making from a master chandler with 25 years of experience at Back Porch Soap Company. Create beautiful and customized candles in glass containers, blending your scents and colors. Perfect for those interested in making candles for sale or as unique gifts.

(164) All levels 18 and older
$198
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Perfume Making Class for Two (1-Hour Private)

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Embark on a fragrant journey with our Perfume Making Class for Two! Immerse yourself in the art of scent creation guided by perfumer Marla Bosworth. Explore a variety of natural fragrances, blend unique scent combinations, and craft a personalized perfume that captures your individual style and essence.

(164) All levels 18 and older

Organic Cold Process Soap Making for Fun & Gift Making

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Treat yourself to this class and learn the art of soap making in this fun class in the Upper West Side of New York City. 

(164) All levels 18 and older
$98
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Perfume Making Class for Two (1-Hour Private)

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Indulge in the art of scent creation with our private Perfume Making Class! Guided by perfumer Marla Bosworth, explore a diverse array of natural fragrances to craft your own personalized scent blend. Learn the secrets of fragrance composition and leave with a bespoke perfume that perfectly captures your unique style and personality.

(164) All levels 18 and older
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Organic Skincare, Soap and Candle Making Diploma Course

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Learn the art of creating your own organic skincare, soap, and candles with the experts at Back Porch Soap Company. Build your beauty business from scratch or enhance your existing one with this 5-evening certificate program in New York City. Gain the knowledge and skills to succeed in the bath and beauty industry.

(164) All levels 16 and older
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$1,228

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Mastering the Art of Essential Oil Blending

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Ready to create your best-selling, signature blends for soaps, candles, natural perfumes and indie beauty bath and body products? This course is an intensive blending experience. Come experience a wide variety of essential oils and learn how to create blends that will wow your customers with indie beauty expert Marla Bosworth. Students will create two of their own blends and take them home in a beautiful, roll-on glass perfume bottle. Students also...

(164) All levels 18 and older
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$248
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Haircare: Natural Shampoos and Conditioners

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

From dry, unmanageable locks to dull, damaged hair, this class will save you money on expensive, ineffective haircare products and point you in the right direction of effective, natural ingredients to make your own. Students will learn to effectively make their own products focusing on hair health, damage repair and targeted treatments. Learn to make your very own natural haircare products in a fun and educational evening workshop with haircare...

(164) All levels 18 and older
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$248
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Bath & Body University Intensive Training

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Awaken The Alchemist Within is an 5-evening intensive, certificate program on the Upper West Side of NYC that will get your current indie beauty business or the one you've dreamed about owning off of the ground. Students will gain hands-on training in soapmaking, candlemaking, skincare formulation and entrepreneurship with Marla Bosworth, founder and owner of Back Porch Soap Company. Marla has 21 years of indie beauty industry experience and 30...

(164) All levels 18 and older
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$998

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Awaken the Alchemist Within

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Awaken The Alchemist Within is an 5-evening intensive, certificate program on the Upper West Side of NYC that will get your current indie beauty business or the one you've dreamed about owning off of the ground.  Students will receive five classes of training with Marla Bosworth, founder and owner of Back Porch Soap Company. Classes are held from 6-9 p.m. at a convenient Upper West Side location just a block from the 1, 2 and 3 trains. ...

(164) All levels 18 and older
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$1,298

5 sessions

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Bath & Body University Certificate Course

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Bath and Body University is a 5-evening intensive, certificate program on the Upper West Side of New York City that will get your current indie beauty business or the one you've dreamed about owning off of the ground. Students will receive five classes of training with Marla Bosworth, founder and owner of Back Porch Soap Company. Marla has 25 years of indie beauty industry experience and 40 years of retail, market research, entrepreneurial and...

(164) All levels 18 and older
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$1,228

5 sessions

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Organic Cold Process Soap Making Intensive Workshop

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Make your own batch of cold process soap in this 2.5-hour, hands-on, in-person immersive soapmaking workshop in the Upper West Side taught by master soapmaker, Marla Bosworth. Students will learn how to use plants and other organic, natural ingredients to make soap from scratch using the cold process method. Each student will design and create their own batch of soap to take home (which equates to eight bars when cut). What in nature inspires you?...

(164) All levels 16 and older
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$248
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Organic Body Scrubs, Lotion Bars & Lip Balms

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Learn the art of creating organic skincare products in this immersive workshop. Discover how to make healing balms, body scrubs, and nourishing body butter using natural ingredients. Perfect for beginners and advanced skincare enthusiasts alike.

(164) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$198
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Glycerin Soapmaking Artistry

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Learn the artistry of Melt and Pour Soapmaking in a fun and educational evening out.  Cae Byng of Soap Studio on Fifth has been making soap for 20 years and will teach you how to make your own beautiful melt and pour soaps. You will learn techniques such as layering, swirling, creating embeds and more. Students will make and take home at least 8 bars of soap. Melt and pour...

(164) All levels 18 and older
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$198
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Organic Face Gels, Masks and Serums Class

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Learn how to make your own organic serums, masks and face oils in this hands-on workshop with Marla Bosworth. Students will explore a wide range of ingredients to incorporate into their own signature products. In this easy-to-follow class, Marla will show students how to tailor skincare products to your concerns as well as those concerns of your customers and clients using clean, cruelty-free ingredients.  Students will learn to formulate for...

(164) All levels 12 and older
No upcoming schedules
$198
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Haircare Products

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

If you're ready to introduce a line of haircare products to your green beauty business, then this class is for you! This full-day workshop is for students wanting to learn how to make their own haircare products, for beginner through advanced and for green indie beauty brands. It is a class taught by cosmetic formulator Marla Bosworth and designed for salon owners, spa owners, massage therapists, bath and body company entrepreneurs...

(164) All levels 18 and older
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$498
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Cold Process Soapmaking with Essential Oils

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

You will learn safety guidelines and reach a level of comfort to make soap at home. Or, if you just want to make soap here in class, that is fine too. We'll discuss how to formulate your own recipes, properly use and store lye, mixing lye and water, oils for soap making, fragrance oils vs. essential oils, superfatting, additives and exfoliants, coloring, molding and curing. Students will receive soap recipes and a list of my favorite places to buy...

(164) All levels 16 and older
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$188
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Anti-aging Eye Creams & Facial Products Workshop

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Learn how to incorporate natural, powerful ingredients that work to bring a youthful look to our delicate facial skin. In this class you'll learn to formulate eye creams, face serums, hydrating mists and face cleansers. Students will make these four fantastic products using herbs, hydrosols and chemical-free, natural ingredients and take home full-size products to try at home. This class is structured and taught for new and experienced students...

(164) All levels 16 and older
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$168
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Natural Skin Care for Anti-Aging & Face Rejuvenation

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Sold out! Next class will be posted soon. Tired of spending hundreds on skincare products every year? Disappointed in the results of those products or perhaps the lack of natural ingredients on the label? In this 3-hour intensive class you will learn how to make your own plant-based, spa-quality, anti-aging skincare products. Marla Bosworth will share natural and effective ingredients as well as formulation guidelines to making your own skincare...

(164) All levels 16 and older
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$188
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