Natural Soap Making for Beginners
Melting and Measuring
A course by Marta Tarallo , Soap Maker
About the video: Melting and Measuring
Overview
“It's time to make the final preparations before jumping into the production process! I will teach you how to weigh the oils and the additives you will need for your soap.”
In this video lesson Marta Tarallo addresses the topic: Melting and Measuring, 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
“ Melting and Measuring In this lesson, you will learn how to weigh the oils and the additives that you will need for your soap. As always, make sure you have all your tools and ingredients needed for this part of the process next to you. Right now, we'll weigh the ingredients and the additives. As you can see, they're in front of me. Here, I have olive oil and coconut oil. Then, I have pink clay. I also have sodium lactate. This will go into the lye solution but I'll start weighing it beforehand. Finally, the essential oils. For this project, I chose lavender and lemon. You could potential...”
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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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