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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at $500. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Create natural skincare products in this ancient cosmetic-making workshop in the Bay Area.
ClassBento donates
with every booking to
13 hours
Sebastopol
15 to 25 guests
$450
What you'll do
Uncover the art and science of naturally formulated skincare with this hands-on, ancient cosmetic-making workshop in the Bay Area. In this class, you’ll explore the foundations of creating gels, creams, lotions, and balms, learning how to craft high-quality, sustainable skincare from the ground up.Through a mix of demos and practical exercises, you’ll discover how to work with key ingredients such as carrier oils, hydrosols, natural waxes, and eco-friendly emulsifiers, while gaining confidence in good manufacturing practices, sterilization, and labeling. You’ll also have the opportunity to custom-scent and blend your own products to take home.Beyond technique, your expert instructor will introduce the philosophy behind the natural formulation, its sustainability, and its role in self-care. Together, the class will craft three products: a healing respiratory salve, a soothing zinc ointment, and a nourishing body balm. You’ll also explore topics like ancient ointments, botanical extracts, the power of water in skincare, and eco-conscious packaging.Perfect for those interested in natural skincare, this class offers a thorough introduction to the timeless craft of natural skincare. Please Note
- A separate $45 cash material fee will be charged on the day of class.
- The class will start promptly at 9:30 AM on Saturday. Please show up at the latest at 9:15, in order to settle down and make yourself a cup of tea. Classes will usually finish anywhere between 5 PM and 6 PM, depending on the size of the class. Class will start at 9:30 am and finish at 5pm on Sunday.
- For accommodation recommendations, please contact us directly by email. This is a full 2-day weekend class, on-site at our Sebastopol lab.
What you'll get
- A 2 oz customized scented lotion
- A 2 oz scented cream
- Three types of healing balms (1 to 2 oz each)
- A 1 to 2 oz aromatherapy gel serum
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly
What to bring
All materials provided
Suitable for
This class is great for a birthday or bachelorette party.
Your teacher
Alice Encinas Duvernell, MA, the formulator and creator of Biophilia, is a French Ethno-Botanist who specializes in restorative community herbal aromatic therapies and product design for healing, culinary, cosmetic and perfumery purposes. Her formal ethno-botany studies at the Sorbonne in Paris led her to travel to South America where she first started distillation and Botanical extractions. In the north east of Brazil she created an “open house” laboratory where she started teaching and collaborating with indigenous cultures and university leaders in the field. During her adulthood, she experienced severe acne and only found relief and recovery using botanicals, hydrosols, colloidal minerals and nutrients. This opened her heart to a great passion for organic cosmetology, botanical extraction techniques and foods for beauty. For the past 15 years, Alice has been teaching adults and children how to reconnect to their body through our heart connection to nature and self-healing power. She is passionate about every gift the earth brings to support optimal well-being, radiant skin, and balance of body and the mind. Some of her specialty domains are the medical and cosmetic uses of bee products, clays and oligo-minerals, homeopathy, cosmeceuticals, essential oils, flower essences, botanical extraction techniques and herbal therapy.
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