Mequon Public Market bath bomb workshop offers gift-ready make-and-take class

Mequon Public Market is turning a Wednesday night into a small-batch bath bomb lab for beginners, and the takeaway is simple: participants leave with three 3-ounce bath bombs that are ready to use or gift. The one-hour workshop is set for 6 p.m. on June 24 at Mequon Public Market in Mequon, Wisconsin, and the listing says no prior experience is needed.

The class leans into the details that matter most to hobby makers. Participants will work with cloud, heart, star, sphere and other molds, using coconut oil, baking soda, citric acid, fragrance oil, witch hazel and skin-safe mica. The workshop also highlights paraben-free and phthalate-free fragrances, along with eco-friendly skin-safe glitters and micas, so the session reads less like a generic craft night and more like a quick lesson in how bath bomb formulas come together.

That gift-ready angle is the real hook. A make-and-take format that produces three finished bombs gives new makers a low-risk way to test the hobby before buying molds, scents and packaging on their own, and it shows why bath bombs keep showing up as compact, easy-to-wrap gifts. The class is also listed as suitable for all ages, which broadens it from a serious maker meetup into a local outing that can fit families, casual crafters and anyone looking for a hands-on summer activity.

The setting gives the workshop extra local character. Mequon Public Market describes itself as Mequon’s destination for great food, community events and a good time, and the site at 6300 W. Mequon Rd. occupies a renovated 1930s-era former firehouse and public works building. The Wisconsin Historical Society identifies the property as the former Mequon Fire House and Mequon Public Works building, a reuse story that makes the market feel rooted in the city rather than dropped into it.

There is also a practical reason the ingredient list stands out. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulates cosmetics under the FD&C Act and says products must be safe under labeled or customary conditions of use and properly labeled. Cosmetics Info says mica is used as a cosmetic colorant, and the Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetic Guild advises makers who sell mica-colored cosmetics to buy from vendors that provide the information needed for compliant labels. For anyone who wants to move from kitchen-table crafting to selling, that is where the fun starts to meet the rules.

At Mequon Public Market, the appeal is clear: one hour, one local venue and three polished bath bombs that look finished enough to hand over as a gift the same night.