Natural Soap Making for Beginners
The Design
A course by Marta Tarallo , Soap Maker
About the video: The Design
Overview
“To conclude this unit, I will walk you through a number of ways to customise your soap using different natural ingredients. You will learn several decorating techniques that will give it special properties and a unique look. ”
In this video lesson Marta Tarallo addresses the topic: The Design, 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
“ The Design In this lesson, I'll walk you through how to customise your soaps using lots of natural ingredients and how to obtain different designs by applying different techniques so that you can achieve a very unique soap. In soap making, you can use a very wide variety of ingredients to customise your soaps. The way you incorporate these ingredients depends on the type of ingredient and look that you're trying to go for. You can also achieve different designs by controlling the trace. Let's explore in more detail how you can customise your soaps. Let's now have a look at some of the bot...”
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Course summary for: Natural Soap Making for Beginners
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Arts & Crafts, DIY

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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