Tag: cruelty free

“Why spend so much money on a handmade soap when I can buy a cheap commercial one at the store?”  I get it, we have all been there, I love a good bargain too. However, my skin doesn’t have to suffer in order for me to save a little money. 

Handmade soap cleanses and lather just like a commercial soap, so why shouldn’t I use a commercial soap? The harsh chemicals! Every store bought soap has a lot of harsh chemicals! Even when the ones that say they moisturize, they have chemicals that can be harsh on your skin. 

So why use a handmade soap? Every soap maker uses oils to create soap, chosen specifically for what they want to achieve: a soap for dry skin, or oily skin etc..plus we use essential oils, herbs and butters that clean and nourish your skin. You know what else you are doing if you use a handmade soap? You support a local artist that works with passion and love, and not a multimillion-dollar company whose only goal is money! 

A lot of commercial soaps are made with synthetic agents and ingredients that are not safe for our skin like parabens, phthalates and so many more which I will be discussing in future posts. 

Handmade soap contains glycerin. What is glycerin? It’s a humectant naturally produced during the soap making process, in which attracts moisture from the air to the skin. Some commercial soaps remove this from the soap (and it causes the skin to dry) then use that removed glycerin in lotions and other products to make you buy the lotion when a handmade soap has it all.  

“Is handmade soap made with lye, is that dangerous?” Well yes, lye is extremely dangerous when ingested, breathed or if it gets in direct contact with the skin. However, when making soap and the right amount is used, all is good. Once the oils and the lye mix we have soap and no lye leftover to harm us! Think about making a cake, you wouldn’t eat flour, butter or raw egg, but when you mixed the right amount of each you got delicious cake!

Another reason to love and use handmade soap is they are cruelty free!! (Well, most of them, always ask what ingredients are used!). Most soap makers (me included) use vegan oils and ingredients in which no animal or person had to suffer from.  

So please be very mindful when using any product for your body, make sure it is safe, research and ask what ingredients are being used! Your body is your temple, please take care of it! Yes handmade products are more expensive when compared to commercial and unsafe products(there is more work and time put into making an awesome handmade product in which most of the time it’s only 1 person doing all the work instead of machines!), but in the long run it’s WAY better, if you take care of your body now, you don’t have to suffer the consequences in the future.