Learn how to make your own topical products

with Lauren Morse

Does your skin need a little extra care or protection? Or maybe you've been wanting to make your own body products customized with herbal infusions or essential oils? With handouts and hands-on experience, this class provides all you need to start making your own body products at home.

Class Info

• Designed for absolute beginners as well as folks who have dabbled in DIY body products and need some tips and tricks.

• Take home one tin of salve, one tin of body butter, and two lotion bars.

• All materials provided.

• Be sure to wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty -- we'll be getting hands-on with oils and butters which can stain.

About Lauren

Lauren recently graduated from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine as a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. She has a background in farming and urban homesteading and loves everything DIY: growing and preserving food, fermentation, raising chickens and goats, and making homemade body products. For several years, she managed and taught classes at the Portland Homestead Supply in Sellwood. She has sensitive skin, and making balms and lotions at home allows her to make affordable, quality products without irritating additives. Lauren loves teaching others how easy (and fun) it can be to make products at home!