Handmade in Olympia, WA

Make your own soap

Grab your friends and spend a couple of happy hours swirling colors and picking fragrance. You'll go home with 2 pounds of soap, your mold and the recipe — plus small-batch soap, lotion and scrub you can shop any time.

Cruelty Free Natural Ingredients Host free with 5+ guests
A pink swirled soap loaf fresh from the moldFriends making soap together at a Shell's Suds workshop
how it works

The workshop

No experience needed — Shell walks you through every step and brings all the supplies. You just choose how you want your soap to look and smell.

  1. 1 Pick 2 colors to swirl together
  2. 2 Choose 1 fragrance from over 60 options
  3. 3 Add an exfoliant and toppings — petals, oats, glitter
  4. 4 Pour your loaf, then take home 2 lbs of soap, your mold and the recipe
Colorful soap loaves curing in wooden moldsA soap loaf topped with dried rose petals

A taste of the fragrance list

Over 60 to choose from — Shell shares the full list when you book.

LavenderVanilla BeanBergamotRoseEucalyptusOatmeal Milk & HoneyBlack TeaWatermelonCoconut CreamSandalwoodPeppermintGrapefruitJasmineWild CranberryOrange DreamWhite Tea & GingerCherry BlossomToasted MarshmallowTobacco VanillaWhite MuskBlackberryApple Sage+ 40 more
happy sudsers

Peek inside a workshop

Guests mixing soap batter at a Shell's Suds workshopA full table of friends making soap togetherA workshop group holding their finished soap moldsWorkshop table set with molds, scales and fragrance oilsGuests in gloves and goggles pouring their soap loavesFriends laughing while swirling colors into their soapColorful soap loaves curing in wooden moldsA rack of freshly poured soap loaves in every colorA pink swirled soap loaf fresh out of the moldA finished soap loaf topped with dried rose petals
be the hostess

Host a private workshop

Private parties are the most fun way to do this. Pick a date, invite your people, and Shell handles the rest.

Gather 5+ guests, host free

Round up five friends and your registration fee is on the house — you make soap for free.

Shell comes to you

Kitchen table, clubhouse, classroom or shop — she brings the molds, colors, fragrance and safety gear.

Perfect for celebrations

Birthdays, bridal and baby showers, team nights, teacher get-togethers and family reunions.

Everyone leaves with soap

Each guest takes home 2 pounds of soap, their mold and the recipe to make it again.

save the date

Upcoming workshops

Dates are to be announced. Send Shell your info below and she'll let you know the moment the next public workshop is on the calendar — or pick your own date and host a private party.

let's make soap

Book a workshop

Join an upcoming public workshop or set up your own private party. Shell will reach out to confirm your date and group size.

This opens your email app — just tap send. Prefer to text? (360) 970-9522

the shop

Sweet little suds

Sugar scrub is $12 for 8 oz — just ask for your favorite scent. Add items to your bag and check out securely with Stripe.

Handmade soap

$7 each · $8 with loofah
Orangelicious — Bar soap · 4 oz

Orangelicious

Bar soap · 4 oz$7
Kaleidosoap — Bar soap · 4 oz

Kaleidosoap

Bar soap · 4 oz$7
Brambleberry — Bar soap · 4 oz

Brambleberry

Bar soap · 4 oz$7
Apple Sage — Bar soap · 4 oz

Apple Sage

Bar soap · 4 oz$7
Shave & a Haircut — Bar soap · 4 oz

Shave & a Haircut

Bar soap · 4 oz$7
Love Letter — Bar soap · 4 oz

Love Letter

Bar soap · 4 oz$7
Coconut Cream & Oatmeal — Bar soap · 4 oz

Coconut Cream & Oatmeal

Bar soap · 4 oz$7
Wild Cranberry & Thyme — Bar soap · 4 oz

Wild Cranberry & Thyme

Bar soap · 4 oz$7
Peach & Petals — Bar soap · 4 oz

Peach & Petals

Bar soap · 4 oz$7
Love Spell…ish — Bar soap · 4 oz

Love Spell…ish

Bar soap · 4 oz$7
Ray of Sunshine — Bar soap · 4 oz

Ray of Sunshine

Bar soap · 4 oz$7
Rainbow Splash — Bar soap · 4 oz

Rainbow Splash

Bar soap · 4 oz$7
Bergamot & Black Tea — Bar soap · 4 oz

Bergamot & Black Tea

Bar soap · 4 oz$7
Bergamot Blues — Bar soap · 4 oz

Bergamot Blues

Bar soap · 4 oz$7
Orange Peel + Loofah — Soap with loofah

Orange Peel + Loofah

Soap with loofah$8

Shea butter lotion

$10 · 8 oz
Berry Bliss — Shea butter lotion · 8 oz

Berry Bliss

Shea butter lotion · 8 oz$10
Zesty Lemon — Shea butter lotion · 8 oz

Zesty Lemon

Shea butter lotion · 8 oz$10
Toasted Marshmallow — Shea butter lotion · 8 oz

Toasted Marshmallow

Shea butter lotion · 8 oz$10
Love Spell — Shea butter lotion · 8 oz

Love Spell

Shea butter lotion · 8 oz$10
White Musk — Shea butter lotion · 8 oz

White Musk

Shea butter lotion · 8 oz$10
Orange Dream — Shea butter lotion · 8 oz

Orange Dream

Shea butter lotion · 8 oz$10
Bare Naked (unscented) — Shea butter lotion · 8 oz

Bare Naked (unscented)

Shea butter lotion · 8 oz$10
Coconut Cream — Shea butter lotion · 8 oz

Coconut Cream

Shea butter lotion · 8 oz$10
Tobacco Vanilla — Shea butter lotion · 8 oz

Tobacco Vanilla

Shea butter lotion · 8 oz$10
Wild Cranberry & Thyme — Shea butter lotion · 8 oz

Wild Cranberry & Thyme

Shea butter lotion · 8 oz$10
Blackberry — Shea butter lotion · 8 oz

Blackberry

Shea butter lotion · 8 oz$10
White Tea & Ginger — Shea butter lotion · 8 oz

White Tea & Ginger

Shea butter lotion · 8 oz$10

Dishes, sacks & sets

$3 – $20
Wood Soap Dish — Ridged alder

Wood Soap Dish

Ridged alder$5
Slatted Soap Dish — Handmade wood

Slatted Soap Dish

Handmade wood$5
Sisal Soap Sack — Natural fiber

Sisal Soap Sack

Natural fiber$3
Dishwashing Set — Wood dish + brush

Dishwashing Set

Wood dish + brush$15
Dishwashing Set — Blue ceramic dish + brush

Dishwashing Set

Blue ceramic dish + brush$20
Michele Harper, the soap maker behind Shell's Suds
hi, I'm Michele

The soap maker

By day I teach second grade. The rest of the time I'm a soap and skincare maker, a mom and grandma, and a long-distance runner here in Olympia, Washington.

Every batch is mixed, poured and cured by hand, so no two bars look quite the same. My favorite part is teaching workshops — watching people who swore they weren't crafty walk out grinning with two pounds of soap they made themselves.

Cruelty Free Natural Ingredients Olympia, WA
say hello

Get in touch

Questions about products, workshops or hosting? Text is the fastest way to reach Shell — she's on Pacific time.