Handcrafted soaps are made by mixing water, oils (or fat) and lye.
The resulting saponification process creates a solid composed of soap
and glycerin. Soap cleanses the skin and glycerin moisturizes it. Once
saponification is complete, there is NO LYE left in the soap. Regardless
of what people may have told you, you cannot make soap without lye. If
someone tells you otherwise they are probably trying to sell you
detergent made from synthetic products!
Did you know most of the commercial soap bars that line most grocery
stores� shelves are actually synthetic detergents? Glycerin is the
natural by-product of soap making that makes Handcrafted soap special.
Because of its value, many soap companies remove it from their products
and sell it to other manufacturers. So by using handcrafted soap you
get clean and moisture in one!
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