Go Green with handcrafted soaps
Natural soap is safer for the environment and for you. Natural soap does
not contain harsh ingredients and detergents that may irritate the skin.
Natural soap is a green cleaning alternative to detergents. Natural soap
has been used for centuries as an effective cleaner. Natural soap that is
handcrafted can be enhanced with ingredients that benefit the skin.
Natural soap does not contain any harsh ingredients or detergents so it is
better for the environment. Detergents and the harsh ingredients contained
in many commercial soaps can irritate the skin. It only takes a little bit of
detergent to cause a fish kill. Switching to natural soap can be healthier for
you and the environment.
Natural soap is made from oil, lye and water. By mixing carefully and safely
these ingredients, the process called saponification happens.
Saponification is the reaction between the soap and lye mixture. Through
saponification, soap is made. The lye is carefully measured so that only
enough lye is added to saponify the oils or fats. Soap is a salty fat and is
considered a surfactant because it cleans surfaces. Soap can be used for
personal and household purposes including fine washables and laundry
Natural soap has been made and used throughout history. The origin of
soap is unknown though writings from ancient Babylonia do contain
references to a soap like substance. Different cultures used soap and it
became a precious commodity during the middle Ages where the secret of
making it was not widely known. By the colonial period, women were making
soap every fall. This soap was a gel like substance that was kept in barrels.
When soap became mass-produced, people began to buy it instead of
making it themselves. In recent years, handcrafted soap has become
valued again. When you buy natural soap, you can even use it to make
liquid soap or bubble bath.
When natural soap is handcrafted, it retains the natural skin softening
glycerine that results from saponification. In commercial soaps, this
glycerine is removed from the mixture and made into its own soap.
Handcrafted soaps can also be super-fatted. A super-fatted soap has been
made with extra oil that is not saponified and remains in the soap to soften
and protect the skin. Herbs, essential oils, fruits, exotic vegetable butters
and oils, baking soda, pine tar, vegetables, clay and other natural
ingredients can also be added to a handcrafted soap for their many
benefits to the skin.
Natural soap is an effective and natural alternative to detergents and is
less harmful to the environment. The fact that natural soap has been used
for centuries points to the fact that it is a quality product. By choosing a
handcrafted natural soap, you can pamper your skin and the environment.
Natural Soap is a Green Choice
Safer for the Environment than Detergents
© Kim DeLeary
Apr 17, 2007
not contain harsh ingredients and detergents that may irritate the skin.
Natural soap is a green cleaning alternative to detergents. Natural soap
has been used for centuries as an effective cleaner. Natural soap that is
handcrafted can be enhanced with ingredients that benefit the skin.
Natural soap does not contain any harsh ingredients or detergents so it is
better for the environment. Detergents and the harsh ingredients contained
in many commercial soaps can irritate the skin. It only takes a little bit of
detergent to cause a fish kill. Switching to natural soap can be healthier for
you and the environment.
Natural soap is made from oil, lye and water. By mixing carefully and safely
these ingredients, the process called saponification happens.
Saponification is the reaction between the soap and lye mixture. Through
saponification, soap is made. The lye is carefully measured so that only
enough lye is added to saponify the oils or fats. Soap is a salty fat and is
considered a surfactant because it cleans surfaces. Soap can be used for
personal and household purposes including fine washables and laundry
Natural soap has been made and used throughout history. The origin of
soap is unknown though writings from ancient Babylonia do contain
references to a soap like substance. Different cultures used soap and it
became a precious commodity during the middle Ages where the secret of
making it was not widely known. By the colonial period, women were making
soap every fall. This soap was a gel like substance that was kept in barrels.
When soap became mass-produced, people began to buy it instead of
making it themselves. In recent years, handcrafted soap has become
valued again. When you buy natural soap, you can even use it to make
liquid soap or bubble bath.
When natural soap is handcrafted, it retains the natural skin softening
glycerine that results from saponification. In commercial soaps, this
glycerine is removed from the mixture and made into its own soap.
Handcrafted soaps can also be super-fatted. A super-fatted soap has been
made with extra oil that is not saponified and remains in the soap to soften
and protect the skin. Herbs, essential oils, fruits, exotic vegetable butters
and oils, baking soda, pine tar, vegetables, clay and other natural
ingredients can also be added to a handcrafted soap for their many
benefits to the skin.
Natural soap is an effective and natural alternative to detergents and is
less harmful to the environment. The fact that natural soap has been used
for centuries points to the fact that it is a quality product. By choosing a
handcrafted natural soap, you can pamper your skin and the environment.
Natural Soap is a Green Choice
Safer for the Environment than Detergents
© Kim DeLeary
Apr 17, 2007
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