| All About Commercial Soaps Commercial soaps contain harmful chemicals, artificial colors, and perfumes. For example, the yellow coloring in a bar of Dial soap is known to cause allergies, tumors, lymphoma, and damage chromosomes. Plus, many name-brand soaps (Dove, Dial, Irish Spring, Lever 2000) are made of animal fat. Zest and Ivory also test their products on animals. Read more... Taking Care of Your Hand- Made Soaps Commercial soaps have the naturally-occurring glycerin removed from them. Glycerin helps the soap moisturize your skin and avoid drying out. Handmade soap contains this beneficial glycerin. Because of this, be sure to let your handmade soap dry out between uses, and don't store it in the sun or in a sealed plastic bag. Commercial Soaps That Refuse to Disclose Their Ingredients: * Ivory * Jergen's Did You Know? The word "lavender" comes from the Latin word lavare, which means "to wash." No wonder the Spanish word for "laundry" is lavanderia! Lavender was one of the first things used by ancient humans as a cleaning agent. Commercial Soaps Made with Animal By-Products: * Irish Spring * Dove * Camay * Dial * Lever 2000 Want to Learn How to Make Your Own Soap? Sustainable Soaps founder Staci Marquez-Nichols has written a series of "how to" soap making instructional guidebooks. Her ebook "Soap Making 123" beat out Alicia Grosso's popular "The Everything Soap Making Book" in customer recommendations by ebookmall patrons! Click here for more information. Commercial Soaps That Test on Animals: * Camay * Ivory * Oil of Olay * Zest How Soap Was Discovered Soap, which is actually a salt, is a combination of lye, fat or oil, and liquid (usually water). Legend has it that soap was discovered near Sappo Hill in Rome around 1000 B.C. Apparently, animals had been cooked on an open fire on top of the hill. The rain came and carried the ash and animal fat from the fire pits down to a river below. Women were washing clothes in the river at this time and noticed that the run-off from the hill created bubbles, which cleaned the clothes better. Lye comes from ash. Today, lye typically comes in the form of a white powder and is used as a drain opener. However, not too long ago soap was made at home with ashes from the fireplace, animal fat, and water. |






HOMEMADE SOAP GIFT BASKET - $20.00

These beautiful (yet recycled) baskets are packaged with tulle and dried grass. Each basket contains four individually-labeled bars of handmade soap. Suitable for birthdays, congratulations, farewells, or holidays. Give something unique, useful, and thoughtful!

LAVENDER CEDARWOOD SWIRL SOAP - $4.00
Organic Olive Oil, Water, Organic Palm Kernel Oil, Organic Coconut Oil, Lavender Essential Oil, Organic Aloe Vera Gel, Cedarwood Essential Oil, Organic Cocoa Butter, Violet Ultramarine Mineral (for color), Lye. Learn more about these ingredients...





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