Natural Soap Making for Beginners
Materials, Ingredients, and Tools 1
A course by Marta Tarallo , Soap Maker
About the video: Materials, Ingredients, and Tools 1
Overview
“I will now discuss the specific ingredients and equipment you will need to make soap. To begin with, I will review the basic components of soap: the lye solution and the fats. ”
In this video lesson Marta Tarallo addresses the topic: Materials, Ingredients, and Tools 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Natural Soap Making for Beginners. Learn how to make your own botanical soap from scratch using all-natural ingredients, dyes, and scents.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Materials, Ingredients, and Tools In this lesson, we'll explore the specific ingredients and tools you will need to make soap. Let's recap what the basic composition of soap is. Remember, we always have our lye solution, which is made up of water and sodium hydroxide. Then we have our fats, oils and butters. However, if you wanted to you could also customise your soap using additives. In this case, we have essential oils and clays. Let's explore each of these ingredients in more detail, starting with oils and butters. For the oils and butters portion of your formula, you can use any oils ...”
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Course summary for: Natural Soap Making for Beginners
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Marta Tarallo
A course by Marta Tarallo
Originally from Italy, Marta Tarallo is a London-based soap maker and the founder of Bottega Zero Waste. After studying Chinese art and language, she spent several years working in a high-end auction house before she found her true calling in the simplicity of soap making. She decided to teach herself and shared her journey online, attracting hundreds of thousands of followers along the way.
Thanks to her success on social media, Marta has collaborated with brands such as Mastercard, Ren, and Eileen Fisher, and had her work featured in publications like Handmade Beauty and Home. She has also written a book about her craft, Botanical Soaps, which has been translated into three languages and sold worldwide. She is currently devoted full-time to her brand, empowering others to lead a zero-waste lifestyle by teaching them how to make their own organic bathroom and skincare products.
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