About our courses
Soakster is an Approved Activity Provider for the DofE skills section. If you are completing your Duke of Edinburgh award, we offer a unique opportunity to learn how to make your own bath bombs, soap and scrubs or you can choose our bubble bar course.
Our courses are digital downloads and have been pre-approved by the DofE, so you don’t need to check suitability with your DofE leader before you buy it. Simply purchase the course, download the ebook and get started.
You can complete our 12 week course for your Bronze or Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award section. They contain easy to follow recipes and full tutorials. At the end of the course, you will complete a multiple-choice test, based on the course content. We then write and upload a fully personalised assessors report to the DofE website and send you a copy.
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DofE Skills course Bath bombs & soap
DofE Skills course Bubble bars
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