What is the difference between handmade soap and commercial soap

My sister has hard water and loves how my salted spa bar bubbles for her, but my water is softer and I prefer my bars unsalted. Some people will find that they prefer different soaps for different uses: hair, skin, face, feet, one for the bath, and a different one for the kitchen. Talk with your soapmaker and let them know what you want your bar of soap to do. They will be able to help you find the right bar for exfoliating your feet, and one to really clean off the garlic smell after cooking in the kitchen.

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Read More. Tips for adjusting to natural shampoo bars. All About Shampoo Bars. Shopping Cart. I have found so far that that ppt produces the hardest bar because all oils and all lye will make more soap so the bar actually lasts longer. I will at times add a little more water to ppt. I have spent lots of time disseminating fact from fiction in soap making and put everything on a spreadsheet with 11 recipes.

I now can change the amount on the fly for any mold. Our bars are coming out much better and lasting longer. A four oz bar will last weeks for us. I test all of them. In short, what we were doing wrong before was not adding enough lye and using too much water which made the bars mushier and lesser quality and taking longer to dry. Hope this helps. Recommend them to hang their soap on the wall with a soap net!

I actually just use a drawstring organza gift bag at home for my soaps. It really keeps them dry and since then my soap lasted at least twice longer than before where I put them on soap dishes. Your article was pretty convincing. It might be my next step. Your skin will be so happy. If you have any questions about getting started let us know! Hi Your blog is so full of information. I am just starting to make my own soap and all information around is over weghlming. Can you please guide what beginner should consider and how to move forward.

Thanks and regards, Sheetal. We also did a Back to Basics series with simple beginner recipes and tips. What a great post, always informative with great information and great products for us soap makers.

Great article, as usual. I even wash my hair and shave my face with it. Best of all, I enjoy it. Check me out on youtube under theorgelmeister. Am I addicted? Yes, but this is a replacement for a far worse addiction to alcohol so thanks everybody for helping me keep going and providing to the less fortunate.

Thank you Eric, glad you liked the article! Also, thank you for sharing your YouTube channel. Your soap looks awesome. I love the red and blue Taiwan swirl. Tutorials by difficulty level: Beginner Intermediate Advanced.

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Natural Soap Kit for Beginners. What about melt and pour bases? It relieves from itchiness, dryness, and skin conditions like eczema, and acne. The chemicals soap removes natural skin oil, which protects and lubricates the skin. These soaps also might lead to breakouts or dry skin. Chemically infused soaps are like slow poisons what we are giving to our skin.

These types of soaps will not affect you in a day or month but it will have its effect after years of usage. Glycerine is a precious humectant that softens and maintains water balance by attracting moisture to your skin. Glycerine is a compulsory ingredient in soap, and in hand made soaps glycerine is created during the making process. This basically settles glycerine in between the soap molecules and it attracts moisture and draws it deep into your skin to keep it hydrated.

The low pH due to glycerine makes sure your skin remains fresh throughout. But, mostly in commercial soaps, the glycerine is completely extracted and is added in other products gels and lotions. This makes your skin dry and flaky over a course of time. So, the customers are forced to buy soap for cleansing and another product for moisturizing. Now you must be sure that handmade soap gives maximum benefits for your skin.

Where do you buy these natural handmade soaps?