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Back Porch Soap Company
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(4.8-star rating across 162 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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Candle Making Pop Up! Experience

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

Create two of your own personalized candles in stunning upscale glass jars with lids. Join expert candle maker, Marla Bosworth, in the Upper West Side of Manhattan for a relaxing candle making experience. Perfect for gift-giving or for yourself, these non-toxic candles are made with eco-friendly materials and come in a variety of colors and bestselling fragrances. Don't miss out on this candle-making workshop!

(162) All levels 12 and older

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.

(162) All levels 18 and older

Candle Making Class for Two

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

Come enjoy candle making for two! Create two of your own personalized candles in stunning upscale glass jars with lids. Join expert candle maker, Marla Bosworth, in the Upper West Side of Manhattan for a relaxing candle making experience. Perfect for gift-giving or for yourself, these non-toxic candles are made with eco-friendly materials and come in a variety of colors and bestselling fragrances. Don't miss out on this candle-making workshop!

(162) All levels 18 and older
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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.

(162) All levels 18 and older
Organic Body Creams & Lotions Class Deal

Organic Body Creams & Lotions Class

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

Discover the secrets to formulating your own luxurious organic body creams and lotions in this hands-on workshop. Explore a wide range of ingredients and gain a strong understanding of the best emulsifiers, oils, butter, and preservatives. Create signature products or make them for friends and family with no experience necessary.

(162) All levels 16 and older
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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. 

(162) All levels 18 and older
Facial Toners, Creams and Cleansers Deal

Facial Toners, Creams and Cleansers

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

Unlock the secrets of personalized skincare in the Facial Toners, Creams, and Cleansers workshop by Marla Bosworth at Back Porch Soap Company. Dive into the world of clean, vegan ingredients as Marla guides you in formulating customized skincare products tailored to your concerns. Perfect for newbies, beauty entrepreneurs, and wellness professionals, this hands-on class ensures you leave with valuable knowledge and three plant-based products to enhance your skincare routine.

(162) All levels 18 and older
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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.

(162) 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.

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

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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.

(162) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$198
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Perfume Making Class NYC

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

Immerse yourself in the art of perfumery with our captivating workshop led by renowned perfumer Marla Bosworth! Explore the world of scent creation and craft your own personalized fragrance under expert guidance. Unleash your creativity and leave with a unique signature scent that embodies your essence.

(162) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$148
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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...

(162) 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...

(162) All levels 18 and older
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$248
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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. ...

(162) 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...

(162) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$1,228

5 sessions

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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.

(162) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$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...

(162) All levels 12 and older
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$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...

(162) 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...

(162) All levels 16 and older
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$188
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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...

(162) All levels 16 and older
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$188
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