Why Bother With Hand Crafted Soap

The next time you are at a department store, grab a bar of  "soap" and take a look at the ingredients.  The reason you do not see the word soap very often is because it isn't really soap in the truest sense of the word. You may see the words beauty bar, moisturizing bar, etc., but soap doesn't really explain what commercial bars are made of.  The reason for this is because when they make the bar, it is chemically processed and they take out the glycerin.  Glycerin is part of the good stuff in the soap.  While the soap is going through the saponification stage,they remove the glycerin. Saponification is when the lye and the oils come together and a chemical reaction takes place, and that is what creates the soap! The glycerin is a profitable ingredient, and they sell it to companies to make moisturizers, and lotions.  Works out well for them because your skin is now dried out from the detergents from their bars of soap.  Now you are searching for a moisturizer that is needed to put the hydration back into your skin that was stripped by the detergent bar!

These bars are not good for you or for the environment. They contain synthetic lathering ingredients, and a bunch of chemicals we can't even pronounce.  Always remember that what goes on your skin is absorbed into your body,  In the antibacterial liquids there is a chemical called Triclosan. It is a chemical that is toxic and known to cause cancer.....really?

How is that different than handcrafted soaps? The ingredients used is most hand crafted soaps are natural and safe. Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Shea Butter, Castor Oil.........those are the ingredients used in my soaps. Handcrafted soaps are naturally, high in oils and butters and create glycerin as a natural by-product. You can't get much more natural than that!  There are no chemical preservatives or colors. We use cold process to make our soaps.  There are a couple other ways such as melt and pour along with hot processed.  Cold processed takes longer, but hands down, makes the highest quality bar of soap!

So, I hope the next time you are in the grocery or department store you will walk right by the "detergent" bars and come home, go to www.heidisartisansoap.com and order your "real" soap! I promise you will not be sorry!


Heidi