DK5 Trading Post

Natural soaps start with natural ingredients. Organic soaps use organic natural ingredients. Organic soaps normally consist of blended butter and oils derived from various plants. This substance is rich in vitamins, nutrients, and antioxidants. Many natural soaps have other beneficial ingredients added as well, such as clays, salts, essential oils and botanical extracts.

Handmade soaps take longer to produce, and usually use higher quality ingredients, hence the added cost, but they do tend to be easier on sensitive skin.

It is important to try a variety or natural soaps to find the one that is ideal to your skin type and preferences.

A few benefits of using Natural Soap:

* Real soap instead of "Fake Soap"

* Natural soap is highly moisturizing

* Better ingredients used

* Cruelty-Free and Animal-Friendly

* Wider choice

* Unique, Handmade Product

* Better for the Environment

* Rich in Antioxidants

* Lots of Glycerin for Natural Skin Benefits

* They Don't Use Preservatives

* Natural Antibacterial Properties

* Natural Scents for Real Aromatherapy

Source:

https://earthbits.com/blogs/earthbits/benefits-of-natural-soap-why-choose-organic-handmade-soap

Goat Milk Base:

coconut oil, palm oil, olive oil, vegetable glycerin, goat milk, purified water, sodium hydroxide (saponifying agent), sorbitol (moisturizer)

Glycerin Base:

coconut oil, palm oil, olive oil, vegetable glycerin, ginseng essence, purified water, sodium hydroxide (saponifying agent), sorbitol (moisturizer)

Honey Base:

coconut oil, palm oil, olive oil, vegetable glycerin, honey, purified water, sodium hydroxide (saponifying agent), sorbitol (moisturizer)

Aloe Vera Base:

coconut oil, palm oil, olive oil, vegetable glycerin, aloe vera, purified water, sodium hydroxide (saponifying agent), sorbitol (moisturizer)

Added ingredients:

Added ingredients are not in all soaps and may be limited to one or several of the ingredients;

organic coconut oil, organic raw shea butter, essential oils

Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH), also known as lye, is an essential ingredient in the soap making process. When sodium hydroxide beads or flakes are mixed with a liquid,  a lye solution is created.

This solution, when mixed with fats and oils, will cause a chemical reaction called saponification. The result of saponification is beautiful handmade soap.

Source:

http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/sodium-hydroxide.html

Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol that is used in skincare as a hydrating and moisturizing agent. Sorbitol also functions as a thickener, improving the texture of formulations.  

Source:

https://thedermreview.com/sorbitol/

ESSENTIAL OILS:

When we are aiming to make soap with all-natural ingredients, essential oils are the best choice to use for fragrance. Essential oils are natural extracts of herbs, flowers, plants, and trees. They are highly concentrated oils and often require very large amounts of plant material to produce. The benefit of using essential oils in our soap is that we know exactly what ingredients are in the final product.

FRAGRANCE OILS:

Fragrance oils on the other hand are a mix of components used to create a particular scent. They can be created using natural ingredients as well as artificial aroma chemicals and other materials. Fragrance oils can contain dozens of different ingredients to create complex and layered scents. Fragrance ingredients may contain petroleum as well as different natural raw materials. Fragrances also contain some chemical components such as solvents, stabilizers, preservatives, and colorants.  

Source:

https://www.essentialoil.com/blogs/news/soapmaking-essential-oils-or-fragrance-oils

Palm oil comes from the fleshy red palm fruit. For soap making, most people use refined varieties that are Refined, Bleached, and Deodorized (RBD). This leaves the palm oil nearly colorless and odorless, a neutral base oil.

Palm oil is sometimes used as a replacement for lard or tallow in homemade soaps. 

As palm oil is a saturated fat and a hard oil, it creates a hard bar of soap with moisturizing properties and a creamy lather.

A few benefits of palm oil in soap:

* A rich source of vitamin E and minerals

* Adds cleansing properties and bubbly lather

* Adds hardness to soap bars

* Economical and readily available

* Long shelf life

Source:

https://rusticwise.com/benefits-of-palm-oil-in-soap/