Why handcrafted soaps?
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Why you may ask, should I buy handmade soap when I can get more soap for less money at the grocery store?
Generally, the commercial soaps carried at most chain stores are full of chemical additives, additives that not only dry out your skin but can lead to rashes and other irritations.This is not only because of the synthetic additives in the soap, but also because most soap companies take the glycerin out of their soap. The commercial soap bars in most grocery stores are actually synthetic detergents.
Handmade Soap is soap in its true, pure form. It gently cleanses away excess oils and bacteria, but doesn't strip your skin of its natural oils.
Using commercial soaps over time leave your skin dried out. Natural handmade soap, that only uses natural ingredients, can restore the moisture to your skin, while still getting you clean. You will be amazed at the difference!
Handmade soap is a cleanser made with simple ingredients that are good for your skin. In the handcrafted soap making process, oils and fats are combined with lye to produce soap and glycerin.
Once the process of saponification is complete, the lye and oil molecules have combined and chemically changed into soap and glycerin. There is NO LYE remaining in the final bar of soap. Saponification is the chemical reaction created by combining these oils or fats with lye and water.
The soap maker must calculate the correct amount of lye for the specific oils used in each recipe. If too much lye is used, the bar may be hard and crumbly. If too little, the bar becomes soft and will become rancid faster, due to the natural oils that are used in handmade soap.
Soap cleanses the skin while glycerin moisturizes it. Most of our soaps also contain essential oils, some contain clays, honey, oats, goatsmilk or charcoal, or various botanicals.
Handcrafted soap is best stored out of water so that it air dries. Rest your soap on a draining soap dish or stand it on its side, out of the spray range of the shower head. If left in water, handcrafted soap tends to dissolve due to the soap and glycerin molecules that wash clean with water.
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