Find Out Why Homemade Soap Is Healthier For Your Skin!
Homemade soap definitely has an edge over factory produced bars - it's gentle on our bodies and a lot
cheaper. Thanks to the natural ingredients used in making homemade soap. Start
making soaps and you can enjoy healthy, safer soaps with all your favorite scents and ingredients.
The Glycerin Gap
A bar of commercial bath soap
can last you two weeks but a bar of clear glycerin soap has a lifespan of three
to four days. Commercial bath soaps are harder because the naturally-occurring
glycerin, a by-product of the soap preparation is removed and used in beauty creams and shampoos. Animal or vegetable fat and lye is the
major ingredient in basic and easy soap making.
Animal and vegetable fat contain naturally occurring glycerin;
lye is the by-product of ash and water. In commercial preparation, salt is
added to lye and animal or vegetable fats concoction to separate and extract
glycerin. In contrast, homemade soap preparation leaves the glycerin in the
mix. The glycerin removed from commercial soap is used as an important
ingredient in creams, lotions, and shampoos because glycerin keeps
the skin and hair soft and smooth.
A commercial soap bar does
not contain glycerin whilst your homemade soap is loaded with this important
natural skin softener. Try using commercial bath soap on your hair, and you
have dry coarse hair. To solve the problem, you lather your hair with expensive
shampoo. However, glycerin soap can be used on the hair aswell and you get
fantastic results.
Glycerin is a natural humectant. It is non-oily sweet-tasting
liquid that attracts moisture in the environment. It is also colorless. When
mixed with water or alcohol, it dissolves easily but not when combined with
fragrant oils. This explains well why glycerin soap melts faster than
commercial soap and why it is a favorite with scented creams, moisturizing gels
and lotions.
Humectants keep the skin
smooth and supple. Since this is not a man-made chemical, glycerin is does not
irritate the skin. In fact glycerin soap is always recommended for individuals
with sensitive to dry skin. As beauty soap, it keeps the facial skin smooth and
clear. Hence, glycerin spells the big difference between commercial and homemade
soap.
Baby Care
Babies and young children
benefit from homemade soap because it does not contain toxic chemicals such as
sodium lauryl sulphate or SLS. SLS causes the foaming in soaps. This chemical
is used also in shampoos and degreasing agents to remove grease from
engines. If this chemical can remove grease, it can remove the body's natural
oils, causing dry skin which leads to skin rashes and irritations, and eczema. Also, would you want your baby's tender and
sensitive skin to absorb this chemical? Definitely not.
A 1983 report from the
American College of Toxicology showed that a minute concentration or 5% of SLS
can trigger skin irritation and higher levels of the chemical caused severe
skin irritation and skin corrosion. Can you imagine your baby taking in all
those chemicals and poison everyday?
Therefore, making soaps gives you complete control in deciding
what ingredients to use. You can choose ingredients that are safe for baby's
hair and scalp, too. High quality organic ingredients are always used for
homemade soap. You can make them yourself or order these online from
experienced homemade soap makers.
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