Traditional Cretan Soap Making: Learn, Create, and Take Home Healthy, Pure Homemade Soap
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Iraklio
Learn the art of traditional Cretan soap making and create your own healthy, pure homemade soap using extra virgin olive oil. No prior knowledge required. Take home your handmade soaps as a souvenir!
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
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    Let’s create together our own handmade traditional Cretan soap that will protect us from the CORONA virus and many other pathogenic microorganisms, without using harmful chemicals!

Come with me to travel back to the time when Cretan people used to make their own Traditional Homemade Cretan Soap, using only Extra Virgin Olive Oil!

We will start from scratch, giving to our soaps the features we will choose together, such as perfume, colour or shape. The olive oil we will use is collected and prepared by me and my family without any use of insecticides and other chemical preparations!

Naturally, in the end, you can take your soaps with the formulation where every step is recorded all the way, if you wish to make your own soap at your home.!

What's Included
  • Snacks
  • Protective gear
  • Tea and coffee
Additional Information

Let’s journey together to a period when the inhabitants of Crete crafted their Traditional Handmade Cretan Soap, exclusively using Extra Virgin Olive Oil! We’ll bond over crafting our own conventional soaps, leveraging the recipe my grandma passed down, which she in turn received from her mother. Drawing upon my expertise in biochemistry, we’ll tailor these concoctions to create a product that resonates with your needs!

The entire process is totally safe, even for young children, and does not necessitate particular knowledge on the topic. Instead, you’ll find it extremely informative and captivating!

Join me and I’ll demonstrate how you can create the most pristine and beneficial cleansing product with your own two hands. We’ll utilize solely Extra Virgin Cretan Olive Oil, sourced from my family’s production, combined with absolutely safe ingredients.

At the completion, you’ll carry home the soaps you’ve crafted with your personal touch, ready for use the next day. These will serve as sentimental mementos from this unique experience each time you take a shower!

Location
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The meeting point is located in the city of Heraklion, just a few minutes away from the city center. Of course, you can take the public transport (Bus No 4: "Mastampas" and stop at Bus-stop "Ieroloxiton 76 Daskalaki"), walk or come with your own car.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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954chaoc
Jun 21, 2023
Good Clean Fun - Fun and educational activity in Heraklion. Grigoris is super knowledgeable about chemistry and made the whole process a breeze (I tried it at home later, it was much harder without him). Grigoris started with a quick intro on the chemistry behind the process of saponifcation and a little speech on the history of soapmaking. Afterwards he taught us how to make the actual soap. While we waited for the soap to set he even brought out traditional Cretan tea and snacks. This was a great change of pace from our schedule of 2 museums a day.
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Caseyt460
May 26, 2023
A great experience! - This was such a wonderful experience! It was such a treat to learn the history of soap, hear family stories, and make a soap to take home. One of my favorite experiences in Greece!
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Jemawong
May 15, 2023
Intimate, personalized soap making experience with a very friendly host - Highly recommend this experience for anyone staying in Heraklion, especially if you want a more intimate, personalized, and friendly face-to-face experience with a local! Grigorios is a fabulous host - he is very knowledgeable about his craft, explained the science behind the process, served us tea and homemade cookies, and walked us safely through the soap making process. Getting to walk away with a handmade souvenir felt very special. Plus, Grigorios’ rooftop location is wonderful and so welcoming! Above all, Grigorios’ kindness and his perspective on the importance of clean products made the experience for us. Definitely check this out!
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