Natural Soap Making for Beginners

Natural Soap Making for Beginners

“Thank you so much for joining me in this course. I hope you've enjoyed learning how to make wonderful botanical soaps from scratch! It's now time to work on your project. This could mean finishing the soap you started by completing the course tasks or making a brand-new project! Either way, I strongly suggest you take the time to gather inspiration and make a unique project of your own. Make sure to keep track of your progress with different pictures of each step. It'd be great if you could also explain the choices you've made along the way and tell us if you have any doubts. This will help me guide you better if you need advice. Here are the main steps to follow: The Recipe Use the soap calculator to prepare the ingredients of your soap.

The Lye Solution Following the safety guidelines, put on the correct gear and prepare the lye solution. The Saponification Process Once the lye solution has cooled down, melt the butter and oils and prepare the additives. Then, mix everything together (including the lye solution!) and whisk until it's ready to be poured into the moulds. The Decoration Before the mixture has time to set, personalise your soap with a unique texture or decoration. Once 24 hours have passed, unmould and cure the soap. And that's all! Once your soap is complete, I encourage you to wrap it with your own label to bring an element of professionalism! I can't wait to see your efforts, so don't forget to share your project in the forum. You can do so by clicking on 'Create your project'. Remember to share both the final result and the steps that have led you to it. It would be great if you showed a picture of each step and added a brief explanation about what you have done in each one. I will be more than happy to answer any of the questions you might have along the way! I will try to get back to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, participate in the forum, comment on others' work, and interact with the community. See you there!”

Partial transcription of the video

“ Final Project Thank you for joining me on this course. I hope you have enjoyed making wonderful botanical soaps from scratch. Let's recap what you've learned. First of all, we looked at what soap-making entails. Then we had a closer look at the ingredients and tools you needed to get started. We first covered vital soap-making safety practices before exploring soap-making techniques as well as variations in design. First, we created our recipe using SoapCalc. Then we dressed up in safety gear ready to prepare the lye solution. While we waited for that to cool down, we melted our oils and ...”

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Course summary for: Natural Soap Making for Beginners

• Level: Beginner
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• 15942 students
• 4 units
• 18 lessons (3h 29m)
• 10 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, DIY