Five Reasons for Making Homemade Soap

By: Leslie Pinczi

Homemade soap has many benefits and it can often leave your skin feeling great. One of the main factors is you know what is in it, and it can make all the difference

Homemade soap is quite different from the products you purchase in the store. In addition to different ingredients, making your own soap allows you the opportunity to add colors, fragrances, and oils of your choosing. Typically, homemade soaps are better for the skin and many soap making processes are fun, something the entire family could enjoy doing together.

Softness

The first reason you should consider making homemade soap is that you can use glycerin, which is a natural by-product that moisturizes. Today, commercial soaps remove some or all of the glycerin, choosing other ingredients to help moisturize. However, making your own homemade soap means keeping the glycerin in, giving you a better moisturizing soap.

Chemicals

Again, commercial soaps have various chemicals added to make them firm and long-lasting. This means when you wash, you are actually coating your body with chemicals, which for some people causes serious problems of irritability. Instead, homemade soap can be made with 100% natural ingredients that are gentle on the skin, even for babies.

Healing Properties

Most commercial soaps are made using animal fats such as Sodium Tallowate (Tallow). This ingredient is extremely saturated, actually causing clogged pores and eczema in people with sensitive skin. Making homemade soaps are made with essential oils, which come from plants, being the very essence of the plant. This means you can add healing properties to the soap to benefit the skin and overall health.

Fragrances

To add fragrance to commercial soap, fragrance oils are used, which are synthetically made. As a result, these fragrances can cause skin irritation and allergy. With homemade soap, herbs, spices, and essential oils are used instead, giving the soap a wonderful fragrance that is natural and healthy.

Coloring

The standard coloring process for commercial soaps is with dyes, again synthetic. However, by making your own soap, you can use herbs and spices to add color, giving your soap a beautiful color that is safe.

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These are just a few reasons why you should consider using homemade soap over your commercial soaps. If you don't have time to make your own, then go to the local Farmers Market's and pick up a few bars from there.