 Natural soaps |  The workshop premises |  The soap workshop |  Soap-making workshop |
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 An array of soaps |  Soap on the sofa |  Amazing workshop location |  Wax-based ointment |
 Natural wax body treatment |  White hand-made soap |
Katerina has extensively researched the traditional production process for natural soap. Guests will be involved hands-on, at the hosts’ workshop, in the production process for natural and zero-alkaline soap and wax-based ointments, which are totally chemical-free, using soda and olive oil
WHAT you will LEARN:
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How to produce natural chemical-free soap
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How to produce natural wax-based beauty ointments
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The uses and applications of natural hand-made soap and ointments
Katerina – Chania, Producing handmade soap and creams
Itinerary: how we'll spend the day and what we'll do together
Guests will be hands-on involved in the special “cold” techniques employed at the hosts’ workshop, in order to produce natural and zero-alkaline soap which is totally chemical-free, using soda and olive oil. Soap is then let to mature in a natural way
The visitors will immerse themselves into the details of the process itself, which is 100% eco-friendly, leaves no harmful residues, and resembles similar techniques used in ancient Greece. This is a soap-production process that can be carried out by anyone
In addition, wax-based ointments will be produced, like the famous Galinos ointments, which can be used as a natural beauty or therapeutic product for the face and body. At the end, the guests will enjoy a special local deli, as a thank-you treat
Booking details
Katerina Skoula is your Hostess
Katerina is an anthropologist by profession, and has conducted extensive research into the traditional production process for natural soap, therapeutic waxes and pure essences, based on olive oil. She is on a quest to educate people on the benefits of using traditional ancient techniques in order to produce natural beauty products for today’s body treatment
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Place: Lygides, Chania, Crete
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Meeting Point: Lygides, Chania, Crete (exact point will be advised after booking confirmation)
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Duration: 2 hours
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Timetable: 10.00-12.00 or 16.00-18.00
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Price: 49 euros per person (delis and materials are included)
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Availability: throughout the year
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Group size: 5 persons max
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What’s SPECIAL about this experience: the hands-on involvement in the entire traditional soap making process, from start to finish
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Place of ORIGIN: Chania, Crete
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LIVES in: Chania, Crete
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SPEAKS: English
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LOVES: travelling, learning, exploring new methods for making traditional products
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Has TRAVELLED to: many places in Greece
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Personal TRAITS: creativity, willingness to explore and learn
Lygides, Chania, Crete - Where the Experience will take place
What Wikipedia says
Chania is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north coast of the island, about 70 km (43 mi) west of Rethymno and 145 km (90 mi) west of Heraklion.
During the 1970s Crete became a major tourist destination for Greek and international tourists. Since the decade of 1990 the city of Chania entered a new era, because many constructions have been made, like a new airport, port, educational facilities and it is considered a prominent tourist resort in the Mediterranean Sea.
The city of Chania can be divided in two parts: the old town and the modern city which is the larger one. The old town is situated next to the old harbour and is the matrix around which the whole urban area was developed. It used to be surrounded by the old Venetian fortifications that started to be built in 1538; of them the eastern and western parts have survived. From the south, the old town is continuous with the new, and from the north the physical border is the sea. The centre of the modern city is the area extending next to the old town and especially towards the south.
Other historical buildings in the area include Eleftherios Venizelos’s, the old French school, the Church of Agia Magdalini, The “Palace” and The Church of Evangelistria