2007-04-07 12:14:43 · 2 answers · asked by HT 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Generally, the comercial soaps carried at most chain stores, etc. 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.
IF the soap company does put in some natural ingredients along with its synthetic ones, they do so in such small quantities as for it to be inconspicuous in the soap. Its main purpose is to catch the eye of the consumer and give them the illusion that this soap is more natural. If you read the ingredient labels though, the soap is still primarily made with synthetic ingredients.
Using commercial soaps over time leave your skin dried out, sensitive and feeling like its never clean. 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!
What is Handmade Soap?
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. Modern soap is still made by this basic process, but a handcrafted soap offers many unique benefits for your skin.
Handcrafted Soap is made by combining oils or fats with lye and water. The resulting reaction creates soap and glycerin. Soap cleanses the skin while glycerin moisturizes it. Many handmade soaps also contain butters and other oils to increase the moisturizing effect of the sooap and herbs and other natural items for an exfoliant.
What is Handcrafted Soap made of?
Our handcrafted soap is made using in small batches using a cold process or melt and pour method that many individual soap makers use. For our cold process soaps, we select the highest quality pure skin-loving oils such as olive oil, coconut oil, avocado oil, sweet almond oil, hemp oil, calendula oil, palm kernel oil, jojoba oil, and soy oil. We also use rich butters and other rich oils to enhance the moisturizing capabilities of the soap, butters and oils like cocoa butter, shea butter mango butter, honey, aloe vera, castor oil, lanolin, and wheat germ oil. Essential oils, natural herbs, and specially formulated body safe fragrance oils add the soap's fragrance; cosmetic-grade colorants and natural herb powders add color to our soap; and botanicals, spices, and other natural ingredients add texture and exfoliants. It is not unusual to find handcrafted soap made with such things as oatmeal, sliced almonds, corn meal, rosemary leaves, lavender leaves and buds, and other goodies that provide light, gentle exfoliation for your skin. Most of our handcrafted soaps are enriched with additional oils that are suspended in the soap and applied directly to the skin while bathing, providing even more moisturization.
For our melt and pour soaps, we select only the highest quality melt and pour soaps available. All our melt and pour soaps are made of all natural vegetable ingredients; then we color and scent them in the same manner as we do our cold process soaps.
2007-04-07 12:19:03 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The writer above is confusing soaps with detergents. Everything he says is true for detergents, not for hand or body soap.
Most soaps are made of oils from palm and coconut trees as well as vegetable oils. Chemically this will include lauric, myristal, cetyl and stearic oils. They have carbon chains raniging from C12 to C20+
2007-04-07 20:24:23 · answer #2 · answered by reb1240 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋