Join Sugar & Spice’s end-of-year Soap Challenge! Try a new technique, express yourself, and share your beautiful creations. Theme and required technique: This soap challenge’s theme is ‘Joy!’. What brings you joy? It can be an activity like hiking, tasting something absolutely delicious, or spending time learning something new! The other requirement for this soap challenge is to incorporate the use of soap clay into your design. Prizes: For both Beginner and Advanced Categories, there will be 2 prizes each: 1st Prize: $80 Soap Making credits 2nd Prize: $40 Soap Making Credits. Advanced - have experience in using soap clay previously Beginner - have no experience in using soap clay in soap previously How to Enter: Submit your entry to info@sugarandspice.sg by 15 December with at least one picture (up to three pictures, in jpg/ png) of your soap design, and a short title and description of the story behind it and the design (no more than 200 words). Rules Cold process soap technique Soap clay has to be made via cold process technique as well Soap design has to be made in a soap loaf mold. The picture will need 3 pieces of soap of the same design. The minimum size of the soap is 2cm x 5cm x 5cm. Each person is allowed a maximum of 2 entries, but will only be awarded for one entry. You can submit to either the advanced category or the beginner category, and not both. [Newly added on 14Oct] Using AI to edit the photos is not allowed. Judging Criteria Originality Technique Aesthetic Decision and Announcement Date: 22nd December Community Soap Clay Class: For those who would like to learn how to make soap clay, you can join our special classes on 31st Oct and 7th Nov, both sessions on Saturdays, from 1-3pm. Sign up via the website! *Note that winning entries, alongside your name, will be posted on Sugar and Spice’s website and social media platforms. By submitting your entry to Sugar and Spice, you are agreeing for it to be used for the purposes of this competition and any further marketing use.

Have you always wanted to try making soap clay to bring your soap making to the next level? Here is your chance! In line with the Sugar and Spice Soap Challenge this year, we are organizing 2 special soap clay workshops in October and November. What is soap clay? Soap clay is exactly what it sounds like. Think clay, but soap! With soap clay, you can shape them using your hands or molds, to come up with endless possibilities. For example, at Sugar and Spice, our Melt-and-Pour workshops involve the use of soap clay, where participants use them, alongside molds, to create embeds to create whatever their heart desires. It can also be incorporated into your cold process soap design, allowing you to create more complex scenes or 3D elements on the surface of your soap. Making soap clay follows a process that is similar to the cold process soap making process, but it is not quite the same. In this workshop, you will get to learn about how soap clay is made and how to design your own soap clay recipe. You will also learn how to use soap clay to create different embed designs for your soap, and how to plan and execute your soap design. You will also bring home 1kg of your own soap clay made by yourself in class! There are two slots for the workshop (Choose just one). 31st Oct, Sat, 1-3pm 7th Nov, Sat, 1-3pm The workshop costs $120/pax. Sign up now by signing into your Sugar and Spice member account! *Note that this workshop requires you to have prior experience with CP Soap Making. If you are not a DIY member at Sugar and Spice, you will need to share a certificate that confirms that you have experience making CP soap. These special soap clay workshops are offered as part of the ongoing Sugar and Spice Soap Challenge 2026! Find out more about it here.

Surprise your better half with fun activities this Valentine's Day. Having a last minute panic because you do not know what to do for Valentine's Day? Move away from the usual movie crowd and long queues. Instead, enjoy quality time with fun activities together in a cozy environment. Here are our 3 top picks for Valentine's Day activities: 1. Melt & Pour Soap Making class A simple yet full of fun soap making workshop. Learn how to make your own natural soap in the easiest way. What you'll make: 2 bars (70g-80g per bar) of natural soap with choice of scent/colour/design from a wide range of 100% pure essential oils, natural colourants and mold designs. Bundle special: $80 per couple Duration: 2 hours Seats are limited! Click here for more information. 2. Cold Process Soap Making class Learn how to make natural soap from scratch! What you'll make: 500g of handcrafted soap worth $100! (Upgrade to 1kg soap @ $35 only!) Through this class, you will gain the basic skills required to venture beyond creating more beautiful and personalised soaps on your own. Bundle special: $180 per couple Duration: 2 hours Seats are limited! Click here for more information. 3. Cold Process Liquid soap making class Learn how to make your own body wash, shampoo, laundry and dish washing liquid soap from natural ingredients in less than 2 hours! What you'll make : 2 litres of natural liquid Castile soap. Complete in less than 2 hours! No more long-hours process like other liquid soap making classes in the market. Bundle special: $340 per couple Duration: 2 hours Seats are limited! Click here for more information. Our cozy studio Sugar & Spice Studio: 81 Ubi Avenue 4, #10-19 UB. ONE, Singapore 408830. For special requests, please drop us an email at info@sugarandspice.com.sg

Enjoy special deals when you book for 2! Hello everyone! Looking for an activity to spend with your loved ones this Valentine's Day or during the Chinese New Year weekend? Book an activity with us! With a cozy environment and a bigger space, our studio is a great place for your learning journey in soap, skincare and craft. Enjoy special deals when you book for 2 on our selected classes! For group bookings, drop us an enquiry at info@sugarandspice.com.sg Double Special Valid from 1 Feb - 28 Feb 2021 1. Melt & Pour soap making class Learn how to make soap the easiest way. This class is suitable for both children & adults! Double Special for 2 pax @ $75 only! (Usual: $100) Use Code: MP50 upon checkout. Applicable for same class booking only. BOOK NOW! 2. Basic CP soap making class Learn how to make natural bar soap from scratch! An easy step-by-step cold-process soap making class for beginners! Double Special for 2 pax @ $150 only! (Usual: $200) Use Code: BASIC50 upon checkout. Applicable for same class booking only. BOOK NOW! 3. CP Liquid soap making class Learn how to make natural liquid soap in less than 2 hours! Double Special for 2 pax @ $270 only! (Usual: $360) Use Code: LIQUID50 upon checkout. Applicable for same class booking only. BOOK NOW! Please note that our studio will be CLOSED on the following dates: CNY Eve: 11 Feb 2021 (We are open from 10am - 12pm only. Appointment required.) CNY: 12 Feb 2021 Our team at Sugar & Spices wishes you a Happy & Prosperous New Year!

Featuring Real Stories from soap makers in Singapore. I make soaps every week, sometimes consecutive days in a week, and I can’t stop… I’ve never been one who produces amazing craft work. The closest art I could manage was a decent sketch of a still object with a reference. So, the “draw” of soap making is a surprising one even to me. After producing loaves and loaves of soaps, I started reflecting what the attraction of soap making really is. My first soap making experience was quite nerve wrecking - trying to remember all the safety precautions, measure all the oils accurately and getting the oils and lye solution to the right temperature at the same time. A thousand things were racing through my mind to mentally sequence steps correctly and to make sure I have all the necessary equipment at an arm’s length. That first time was mentally exhausting, yet the process was immensely therapeutic and strangely exhilarating, especially when the soaps were unmoulded to reveal beautiful loaves handmade with love. The joy of unmoulding handmade soaps at Sugar & Spice After that first time, the basic steps became a no brainer, but that’s when the addiction really kicks in. Not because it became easier, but because I was enticed into challenging myself to do better - to become more efficient in my process, to seek the right combination of oils and additives to formulate better soaps for the skin and to design soaps that look attractive to the eyes. I became curious about the benefits of different botanicals, herbs, natural minerals, carrier and essential oils to understand what they can potentially do for our skin. I pored over videos, blogs, articles to analyse the best methods to add these ingredients during the process to best preserve their natural goodness. Moroccan red clay pairs seamlessly with rice bran oil and geranium essential oil to help fight the signs of aging while aloe vera, rice bran, sweet almond oils and shea butter make a green clay soap usually used for oily skin a balanced bar suitable even for dry skin. Moroccan red clay, rice bran oil and geranium essential oil makes a bar suitable for dry and/or matured skin. The amount of consideration to make the ‘best’ soap is endless and the only limit is our own creativity. The challenge steps up even more when we choose not to include palm oil due to deforestation concerns even though it is the most common oil used to make soaps due to its high affordability as compared to other hard oils such as cocoa butter and shea butter. Refusing to use fragrance oils pose yet another challenge. A simple word of fragrance sounds appealing, but it potentially contains hundreds of synthetic ingredients we will never know exist, many of which we would probably prefer not to put in contact with our skin if we had known better. Good essential oil on the other hand is derived naturally from plants, the downside though is that they are really expensive, resource intensive and there’s no way to get a natural scent for strawberry or beer for example. In these instances, the soap makers will need to use their creativity to blend different essential oils to best match the additives in their soap so that the design is seamless. Sounds like hard work? Perhaps. But the entire process from designing, experimenting to the actual making of the soap is totally intriguing for a soap maker. Due to the saponification process, one can never quite predict how the colour of the soap might turn out in the final soap except from experience. Once a new ingredient is added, the whole equation potentially changes again. The interaction between the oils, lye and additives at different temperature and their subsequent exposure to light all play a part as the soaps continue to evolve through the curing process. Without the use of synthetic mica or oxide, soaps can never be as brilliantly coloured, hence soap makers need to test different natural ingredients to achieve the colours that they envision. In some cases, it’s an ongoing quest! Every soap making session is a different experience. With new oil formulation or new ingredients, soap makers have to be prepared for surprises even if they had researched on what to expect beforehand. The soaps may go into accelerated trace due to the ingredients used or process adopted, unexpected textures may result if the wrong proportion of liquid is applied at the wrong time for the wrong ingredients, design projects may fail because the temperatures were not well controlled. There are so many parameters to it that keeps the soap makers on their toes every session. The excitement of unmoulding and cutting the soap is what drives the soap makers. The moment of truth in seeing the fruit of your own design and creation materialize is bliss. If it’s not to expectation, tweak the formulae or process and try again! It’s a journey. Oatmilk Bar – Despite extensive research beforehand, we were still not quite ready for the results. Soap making requires curiosity, perseverance, meticulousness and a passion to always wanting to do better. It’s a hobby that is interesting to watch, but even more intriguing to do, hands-on. And the best part, it produces soaps that are kind not only to our skin, but also to our planet. If you are looking to try something new to take your mind away from the stresses of daily life, give soap making a try. Be forewarned how addictive soap making can be. I can’t wait to try out my next recipe. Learn Soap Making in Singapore Join our Community of Soap Makers! If you have always wanted to give soap making a shot, come say hello to us! Seasoned soap makers are also welcomed! We just love to gather soap makers together and form a little community! Our studio is conveniently located at 81 Ubi Avenue 4 #10-19 UB.ONE Singapore 408830 (We are just 5 mins walk from Tai Seng MRT). See Class Schedule here. Try Li Ting's Soap Recipe! Choco O'Mint: Olive Oil: 245g Coconut Oil: 210g Canola Oil: 140g Cocoa Butter: 70g Castor Oil: 35g Water: 206g Lye: 101g Water: 206g Peppermint EO: 21ml Cocoa Powder - 1 teaspoon cocoa powder diluted in olive oil Watch a full step-by-step video on How To Make Choco O'Mint Soap. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel @Sugar & Spice Singapore Li Ting is a regular soap maker at Sugar & Spice behind my.naked.bar – a label she created in hope to encourage more people to consider swapping from a bottled body wash to a good bar of soap, an attempt to extend the lifespan of our landfill at Semakau. Link to my.naked.bar - https://www.earthdefender.co/my-naked-bar Available Classes (Suitable for Beginners!) Basic CP soap making class Learn how to make natural bar soaps from scratch! (Suitable for Beginners!) CP Liquid soap making class Learn how to make natural liquid soap from scratch! (Suitable for children and adults!) Melt & Pour soap making class Learn how to make your own handmade soap in the easiest way! (Rent our workshop for soap making!) Cold Process Soap DIY Workshop FREE to use our available equipment and facility in studio!Prior CP knowledge is required.

What is the difference between handmade soap and commercial soap? With soap companies spending millions each year on misleading advertising, it’s understandable why a consumer may question. Typical store-bought or commercial soaps that may be labelled as “natural” are actually detergents that include chemical hardeners, foaming agents and artificial fragrances. And it’s not only big-brand store-bought soaps that can be misleading. Artificial fragrances are being put in many "handmade" soaps as well. So make no mistake, the only way to know if you are getting the real deal is to ask what method the soap maker uses to make their soap, what ingredients they use and what they use to scent their soaps. Still, why handmade soap? Reason #1: True handmade soap does not contain “fragrance” Most authorities do not require the ingredients of a company’s trademark “fragrance” to be disclosed on the label. This means that your “fresh rain” or “cherry blossom” scented soap could contain hundreds of harmful chemicals without your knowledge. Some of these chemical concoctions have been found to be skin irritants and known carcinogens. Traditional handmade soaps are scented with pure essential oils, never fragrance oils as that would immediately defeat the purpose of being completely natural. When you use soaps scented with only essential oils, you not only benefit from the lack of harmful chemicals, but you actually benefit from the therapeutic properties each essential oil offers. Not to mention the smell is amazing! This can also be an exciting feature for the consumer as you decide what you want your soap to do for you. Example: lavender soap lends it’s relaxation and skin repair qualities, and citrus soap lends it’s invigorating and antimicrobial qualities. Need a pick-me-up first thing in the morning, try a handmade soap that has lemongrass essential oil in it, not “sunburst” fragrance oil. So, harmful unknown chemicals or therapeutic essential oils? We’ll stick with essential oils, period. Reason #2: Handmade soap is simply amazing for your skin! Handmade soap preserves the integrity of oils/fats/butters. Coconut oil goes in, saponified (made into soap) coconut oil comes out. Shea butter goes in, shea butter comes out. Because of this, the oils/fats/butters maintain their vitamins, minerals and skin-loving qualities in the final soap product. Skilled soap makers modify their recipe to produce characteristics in the soap naturally instead of adding chemicals to achieve the same goal. For example, to make a thick-lathering soap, add some honey. Commercial soap, on the other hand, is likely to add some synthetic chemicals in order to produce similar results. Reason #3: Soap made the old-fashioned way Our ancestors knew what they were doing, and did it for thousands of years. Why change it! Traditional handmade soaps are made one of two ways: hot process and cold process. Cold process soap is made by mixing sodium hydroxide (lye) with water, then blending it with oils, adding essential oils and natural colorants, and finally, pouring it into molds to make it nice and pretty (of course the very simplified tutorial). The soaps then sit inside the mold for 24 hours to saponify (become soap), before being removed from the mold to dry or “cure” for 6-8 weeks. Yeah, it’s quite a process. Hot process is essentially the same, but instead of placing the soap in a mold to cure, the liquid is placed in a heat source (oven or crock pot) and heated until cured. Without the heating process, cold process is a more authentic and gentler way to preserve the essence of all natural ingredients in the soap. These methods of hand-making soap is of course, the opposite of commercial soap which is made on a large scale in factories. Commercial soap is made using a continuous flow method with hundred of hands on the process... or probably nowadays, a hundred robot arms. The soap base is continually being made in the same “batch” of soap, never to rest or relax. It is then blended with filler ingredients and chemicals such as sodium isethionate (a foam enhancer) and dipropylene glycol (a chemical solvent... why it’s needed? Who knows...) and then formed into molds. Soap making is just like cooking, caring for a child or tending to the elderly - it all needs love, attention and time. We believe the hands-on approach of handmade soap provides soap the love and attention it needs. But why take our word for it? The best way to find out is to put it to a test! Purchase a bar of handmade soap from a local soap maker and give it a try. We can assure you, the experience will be well worth it. #Soap

What’s the difference between Melt & Pour (M&P) and Cold Process (CP) soap? Melt and pour utilizes a pre-made soap base that is ready to use as is. Literally, you could take the melt and pour block, as-is, get in the shower and lather away! Cold process soap making is the act of mixing fixed oils (common oils include olive, coconut and palm) with an alkali (sodium hydroxide, commonly known as lye). The result is a chemical process called saponification, where the composition of the oils change with the help of the lye to create a bar of soap. With M&P soap base, the saponification and waiting step has been done for you while with cold process, you do it yourself. One of the main benefits of cold process soap making is having complete control over ingredients. Cold process soap has no added detergents, which strip the skin of its natural oils. Additional ingredients may be added to increase the skin loving benefits. Depending on the ingredients you use, cold process soap making typically yields a long-lasting bar of soap. Cold process soaps are better for the environment, healthier for the skin and can be made incredibly moisturising with limitless designs and recipes. The only limit is your creativity. Patience is a virtue. Cold process requires an awesome 6-8 weeks curing time to complete the entire process, the longer the merrier. That explains why they are more expensive than other types of handmade soap, time is money after all. Another downfall is the safety consideration to take into account when dealing with lye, the most essential material to make soap. However, with careful practice and the basic knowledge about it, cold process soap making is still a very safe, healthy and yet fun hobby. #Soap

What is Castile soap? ​In its simplest definition, Castile soap is a soap made from vegetable oil. Originating from the Castile region of Spain, it was traditionally made from one ingredient- pure olive oil. Today, Castile soaps are primarily olive oil based, but many of them can also contain different vegetable oils such as coconut, argan, neem, palm, hemp and jojoba. Castile soaps do not contain any animal products or synthetic detergents and can be found either in bar or liquid form. What are the benefits of liquid Castile soap? Real liquid Castile soap is a fully natural and detergent-free cleanser made from 100% vegetable oils with excellent conditioning properties. Liquid castile soap is one of the best natural and bio-degradable soaps for washing your body, hair, laundry, dishes, and almost everything at home. It is gentle and safe enough to be used for children. As it does not contain any parabens, sulphates, and many other synthetic chemicals found in commercial soap, Castile soap is great for all skin types, especially sensitive and dry skin. Unlike most commercial soaps, glycerin is retained during the production of a castile soap. Glycerin is a humectants that attracts water. It moisturises and hydrates our skin. When glycerin is applied to the skin, it seals in moisture that might otherwise escape. Liquid Castile soap is enriched with vegetable glycerin that leaves a micro-film on our skin. This thin micro-film pulls water from the environment and keeps our skin hydrated. With its hydrating nature and strong cleansing power, Castile soap opens and unclogs pores gently to allow for deeper cleansing. People with severe acne have reported that using Castile soap has allowed their pores to be gently unclogged, reduced acne breakouts and blackheads. It is also known to be effective for those with eczema. How is it beneficial to the environment? ​Unlike commercial soaps that rely on detergent and artificial fragrances to create lather and scent, bubbles from Castile soap come from saponins in vegetable oils while its scent comes from essential oils. These natural ingredients break down in the environment much more easily than other soaps and detergents. The simple nature of the soap means lesser impact to the environment due to reduced waste generated during the production. In fact, during the process of making handcrafted Castile bar soap or liquid soap, all ingredients are transformed into soap and there is literally zero waste produced. On the other hand, Castile soap can be washed away easily, which means saving precious water when cleaning. Where to buy liquid Castile soap in Singapore? So, where can you buy liquid Castile soap in Singapore? There are many brands of liquid Castile soap in the market that you can purchase off-the-shelf, such as the most famous Dr. Bronner’s. You can also buy some other brands of liquid Castile soap from local suppliers like Singapore Soap and The Castile Soap Shop. How can I make my own liquid Castile soap in Singapore? If you are interested in making your own handmade liquid Castile soap, there are many free resources online with detailed instructions. One good example is the article “How to make DIY liquid Castile soap” written by Erica Strauss, although she is using the hot process method which takes a longer time (4 to 6 hours) than the cold process method (less than an hour). However, there is an issue if you want to make your own liquid Castile soap in Singapore. One of the essential ingredients to make liquid soap, Potassium Hydroxide, is a controlled item in Singapore. Individuals can only get it by renting a soap making workshop approved by National Environment Agency (NEA) with a special permit. At the moment only Sugar & Spice, Soap Ministry and Singapore Soap have the permit. Note: Potassium Hydroxide is just like Sodium Hydroxide, they are both alkali (commonly known as lye) used to make soap. The reasons why they are controlled items in Singapore can be found here. If you want to learn how to make your own liquid Castile soap, here is the good news! We now offer the very first Cold Process Liquid Soap Making Class in Singapore! Join this fast and easy liquid soap making class and learn how to make your very own liquid Castile soap in less than 2 hours. Other liquid soap making classes available in Singapore are still using the hot process method which requires long hours (3-5 hours) of working/cooking. We also offer Cold Process Soap DIY Workshop where you can rent our facilities and equipment to make your own liquid soap or bar soap. Find out more details about our liquid soap making class and other workshops/classes here. Useful tips to make your own multipurpose liquid Castile soap Making a liquid Castile soap as a body wash or as a cleaning agent is as easy as switching up your oils during the soap making process! When making a cleaning agent (laundry or dish washing liquid), you will want to use a higher percentage of hard oil such as coconut oil. This will create more lather and a better cleansing effect. However, as this can be drying to the skin, you will want to use a higher percentage of soft oil such as olive oil when making a body wash. Join our cold process liquid soap making class now to learn more about this and other useful tips! More tips to make a multipurpose liquid Castile soap (with video): HOW TO MAKE A MULTIPURPOSE LIQUID CASTILE SOAP: DR. BRONNER’S COPYCAT RECIPE Happy soaping! #class #DIY #soapmaker #soapmaking #lye #potassiumhydroxide #showergel #liquidsoap #castile #handmade #natural

In this episode, we feature Suganya, a young mother on her passion in soap making. Watch her videos as she shares her soap making journey and handmade liquid soap recipe. Meet The Makers: Suganya "Inspired by my 2 years old son to make showering fun, I started off by making a simple melt & pour elephant soap. I progress on to make liquid soap for my husband and has been continuing my making journey ever since." - Suganya There’s no feeling, no emotion in the world more beautiful than a mother’s unconditional love and care for her children. Suganya's journey started with a simple request from her son and she has been making her own handmade soaps ever since for her family. Making the switch to natural products is something that every single person will do differently - especially when it means doing it for the whole family. Each of us is unique and may require some time to change our habit from buying on-the-shelf products to using natural handmade soaps. Read our 5 tips to get you started on using natural handmade soaps. Suganya started out with a fun and simple Melt & Pour Soap making class as she wants to make animal shaped soaps for her son. Her whole idea was to make showering fun. When they first moved here in Singapore, her husband's skin was dry as he was acclimatising to the weather condition in Singapore. They avoid harsh soaps, as these are more likely to strip the skin of moisture making dry skin look even worse. Now, she makes her own plant-based liquid soap for her husband which are gentler to the skin. Aside from body wash, you can also make other liquid based soaps for laundry, dishwashing, shampoo and handwash. Learn more about Natural All-Purpose cleaner for your home. Join our Community of Soap Makers! If you have always wanted to give soap making a shot, come say hello to us! Seasoned soap makers are also welcomed! We just love to gather soap makers together and form a little community! Our studio is conveniently located at 81 Ubi Avenue 4 #10-19 UB.ONE Singapore 408830 (We are just 5 mins walk from Tai Seng MRT). See Class Schedule here. Try Suganya's Soap Recipe! Cold Process Liquid Soap Ingredients: Coconut Oil: 350g Castor Oil: 50g Sunflower Oil: 199g Potassium Hydroxide (KOH 85% purity): 124g Distilled Water: 372g Watch the step-by-step demo on How To Make Cold Process Liquid Soap Get other Soap Recipes: View Rose & Charcoal Soap Recipe. New! 2-class Package Perfect for beginners looking for a quick start. 1x CP Liquid Soap Making Class 1x Advanced CP Soap Making Class FREE 1x Melt & Pour soap making class FREE 6-month Unlimited DIY plan #sugarnspicesg #SoapMakersSeries #MeetTheMakers #coldprocesssoap #singaporemaker #natural #handmade #sg #singapore #diy #roseandcharcoalsoap #soaprecipe #passion #lye #saponification

Give the Gift of Experience and save more this December! Hello everyone! Gifting season has arrived and most of you will be wondering what to buy for your loved ones this holiday season! Since travelling is restricted this year, why not inspire them with a Gift of Experience! We have a range of hands-on experience in soap making to bathing essentials available for you to choose from. Here are our Top 6 gifting ideas: 1. DIY Melt & Pour Soap Making Kit We have designed a kit to make soap making fun & easy to make at the comfort of your own home! If you’ve always wanted to make your own soap or know a crafter who does, our soap making kit is the best way to get started! Special Promo: from $26.30 (Usual: from $29.90, Limited sets!) SEE VIDEOS // BUY NOW! 2. Surprise Box Don't know what to buy? We have curated a Surprise Box filled with 3pcs of mystery handmade soaps this gifting season! Special Promo: $39/box (Usual: up to $60/box, Limited sets!) // BUY NOW! // 3. $50 Gift Voucher E-vouchers are perfect gifts for any occasion. For Corporates, purchase our e-vouchers to reward your employees, thank your customers or as prizes for a company event. Special Promo: $44 (Usual: $50) // BUY NOW! // 4. Melt & Pour soap making class Learn how to make soap the easiest way. This class is suitable for both children & adults! Special Promo: $44/pax (Usual: up to $50/pax) SEE VIDEOS // BUY NOW! 5. Basic CP soap making class Learn how to make natural bar soap from scratch! An easy step-by-step cold-process soap making class for beginners! Special Promo: $88/pax (Usual: $100/pax) SEE VIDEOS // BUY NOW! 6. CP Liquid soap making class Learn how to make natural liquid soap in less than 2 hours! Special Promo: $158/pax (Usual: $180/pax) SEE VIDEOS // BUY NOW! For our regular soap makers, you can now stock up on credits when you buy in bulk. Save more when you purchase credits this December! Purchase our $100 credits to buy your soap making ingredients. 1 credit = $1 Credits never expire. Special Promo: $88/pax (Usual: $100/pax) // BUY NOW! // If you are a soap maker and looking for a space to rent & make soap, check out our DIY Workshop rates. We welcome all makers with CP experience to book the workshop - with FREE use of equipment too! All promotions are valid from now till 31st December 2020, while stocks last! Please note that our studio will be CLOSED on the following dates: Christmas: 24th & 25th December 2020 New Year: 31st Dec 2020 & 1 Jan 2021 Our team at Sugar & Spices wishes you Happy Holidays!

Try our Rhassoul Clay & Avocado facial bar recipes! One of the main benefits of cold process soap making is having complete control over ingredients with no added detergents, which strip the skin of its natural oils. There are so many natural ingredients that you can formulate for your soap recipes but here are our favourites for facial bars: Rhassoul Clay Rhassoul Clay has been used by several different cultures for over thousands of years and the word “rhassoul” comes from an Arabic word that means “to wash”. Recipe formulated by Instructor Jin Benefits of Rhassoul clay: Rhassoul clay is full of metallic elements that carry a negative charge. This magnetic energy draws out positively charged toxins and bonds to them so that when you wash the clay away, the toxins purportedly go with it. For this reason, rhassoul clay is used as a detoxifier for skin and for hair. Precautions when using Rhassoul Clay: Rhassoul clay is safe for most people to use, with some exception. Avoid if you have allergy to metallic elements like aluminium or magnesium. Not suitable if you are prone to scalp, eczema or other chronic skin conditions. Where to get Rhassoul Clay: You can get Rhassoul Clay from Sugar & Spice studio. Avocado Oil Avocado oil is one of few edible oils not derived from seeds; it is pressed from the fleshy pulp surrounding the avocado pit. The absorbent oil is thought to have numerous benefits for your skin, like moisturizing dry hands or acting as a natural sunblock. You can apply avocado oil directly to your skin or mix it with your favorite soap or skincare recipes. Recipe formulated by Instructor Jin Benefits of Avocado Oil: Avocado oil is a wonderful sub for some of the olive oil in a recipe. It is high in vitamin E and other vitamins and minerals making it a great addition to facial bars or bars for elder skin. How to Use Avocado Oil: Soft / Hard or Brittle: Soft Properties in Soap: Medium lather, mild cleansing Recommended Usage: 5-12% Where to get Avocado oil: You can get Avocado oil from Sugar & Spice studio. Essential Oil Essential oil has its own therapeutic properties which can help with the different skin issue when added to your cold process soap recipes. Here are some of our recommendation for the different skin conditions: Acne: Anise, Basil, Cedarwood, Ginger, Grapefruit, Tea Tree Dull Skin: Basil, Eucalyptus, Grapefruit, Juniper, Lemon, Lemongrass, Rosemary Eczema: Bergamot, Juniper Berry, Lavender, Tea Tree Aged Skin: Clary Sage, Cypress, Fennel, Frankincense, Ginger Dry Skin: Cedarwood, Clary Sage, Lavender, Orange, Ylang Ylang Oily Skin: Cedarwood, Clary Sage, Lime, Litsea, Juniper Where to get essential oil: You can get essential oils from Sugar & Spice studio. Like to give our facial bars a try? Get FREE samples from our studio: 81 Ubi Avenue 4 #10-19 UB.One Singapore 408830 (pre-appointment required). While stocks last! If you like it, don't forget to try the above recipe for your next soap making project! New to soap making? Book for our Basic Cold Process (CP) soap making classes (Suitable for Beginners): Basic CP soap making class (Learn how to make bar soaps) CP Liquid soap making class (Learn how to make liquid soaps) For Experienced soap makers, rent a space for soap making: DIY Workshop Want a greater deal? See our cost-saving Price Plans & Packages. All Package holders will be automatically signed up as Paid Members to enjoy exclusive member discounts and privileges.

Featuring Real Stories from soap makers in Singapore. Li Ting shares how a change in lifestyle can turn into an unexpected start in her soap making journey. AN UNEXPECTED START I’ve never bought a single bar soap for myself. My closest encounters with bar soaps were the hand soaps I use in hotel bathrooms during business trips or vacations. So years back, I would never have imagined myself to ever make my own soap. My interest in soaps piqued on my journey towards a low waste lifestyle. After seeing pictures after pictures of children swimming in plastic-laden rivers, whales dying of starvation with a stomach full of plastic waste and realizing that plastic almost doesn’t ever go away, I started reviewing every aspects of my home to see how I can minimize my own contribution to plastics. In the process of swapping to everything reusables, the notion of hand/body/hair wash bottles being single-use items hit me. Even though we might use the same bottle for a month or more, each bottle is used once and thrown into the trash or recycling bin, unless we reuse it for other purposes. But there is a limit to how many we can reuse. On the contrary, after we use up a bar of soap, nothing is left behind! I started watching every video I could find on soap making, reading up on the benefits. I was taken aback to find out that all the body wash that my family and I have been using our entire lives are really detergents and not soaps. When I looked closely at the ingredients, I realize that even the brands touted to be most gentle to our skin contain synthetic ingredients that potentially can do more harm than good. Looking at the number of people around me, young and old who suffer from eczema and other skin conditions, it occurred to me that soaps with all-natural ingredients, without synthetic additives to make more lather or give a better smell may be a gentler option for them. But the irony - it is difficult to find options that contain less. Majority of soap makers started off wanting to make a better soap for health considerations. I, on the other hand, started my journey to save our planet. But the health benefits gave me a strong conviction that making my own soap IS the way to go. my.naked.bar Fragrance Free Oatmeal Soap, in the process of curing. YOU CAN’T MAKE SOAP IN YOUR KITCHEN IN SINGAPORE I was really excited to design my own soap so that I have full control over what goes in, but to my dismay, I could not buy the one key ingredient to make soap in Singapore! I’ve watched soap makers all over the world making soaps in their kitchen on Youtube, but I didn’t realise that sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is a controlled material in Singapore. Lye, as soap makers more commonly call it, are only sold in limited places that obtained NEA’s license/permit and even so, lye cannot be taken out of those facilities. Not giving up, I searched further and chanced upon Sugar & Spice. At Sugar and Spice, soap makers can buy lye and rent the facilities to DIY our own soaps. That was my glimmer of hope. I remembered texting to request for a recce of the location so I could decide what equipment and ingredients I needed to bring. I wasn’t sure a recce would be welcomed so I was really glad when my request was readily accepted. That was when I met Nora for the first time, where she super patiently answered my endless list of questions. SUGAR & SPICE – A HEAVEN FOR SOAP MAKERS How would I describe Sugar and Spice? It’s a heaven for Soap Makers! I saw the pictures of Sugar & Spice studio when I browsed their website, and the actual place looks every inch as welcoming. It’s pretty, it’s cosy, nothing like a laboratory that I was initially prepared for. And the best part of it all, everything you need to make your first bar of soap – equipment and ingredients are available. There was no need for me to buy my own blender, soap mould or soap cutter. For anyone starting out to make soap, there’s literally zero fixed cost. And if you choose to, you can use your own carrier and essential oil, there’s no questions asked. There’s also an instructor around during our DIY workshops, so help is always at hand should we need it during the process. Sugar & Spice is open 7 days a week, so as long as you can secure a vacant slot, you can make soap! MY FIRST TIME I will never forget my first-time making soap. Even though I had gone through proper training and watched countless videos, I couldn’t stop running the whole process through my head to make sure nothing goes wrong. Checking every equipment is ready before getting started, accurately measuring out the oils, and getting the temperatures of my lye solution and oils to be within close proximity before getting them to saponify was nerve wrecking yet exhilarating. Getting the oils and lye water to the right temperature at the same time – an art or a Science? Even when my batter had already reached thin trace, I wasn’t confident and added the essential oils a tad too late, ending up with a trace thicker than I desired. I’m sure many soap makers would be able to identify with these experiences. No matter how many times we make soaps, there’s still something to learn every time, especially when we alter our recipes. And that’s what keeps it interesting! I was very lucky that there was an experienced soap maker during my first DIY workshop. She was very kind to watch over my process and jump in when I needed help. I was inspired by how composed she was, packing away equipment that she finished using all throughout the process. That motivated me to master clean-as-I-go in my future soap making sessions. WHERE MY JOURNEY IS HEADING Staying true to the reason I started making soap, I made my first batches of soaps for families and friends, to have them consider swapping from bottled body/hand wash to a good old bar of natural soap. With the hope to promote this swap further, I started my.naked.bar to make soaps bare of packaging and bare of synthetic additives. Nothing fancy, just cold process soap with all the goodness of a rich blend of oil and natural additives. Soaps that could be even bare of essential oils for those who have allergy concerns. Video from: The Straits Times In 2017, Singapore produced 8,443 tonnes of solid waste daily. Our landfills at Semakau is projected to fill up in 2035, just 16 years from now. There’s only so much recycling we can do. The way to go is to REDUCE our consumption and personal contribution to all waste alike. Li Ting is a regular soap maker at Sugar & Spice and a strong advocate towards a low-waste lifestyle. 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