About Our Handcrafted Soap Bars
Our cold-process handcrafted soaps are very gentle and non-drying to the skin because each bar is "super-creamed" with 8% excess oils that remain available to moisturize your skin, and due to the natural glycerin retained in the soap, which draws moisture to your skin. Mass-produced commercial bars contain no excess fats, and the glycerin is removed and sold separately for its emollient properties. Basically, that leaves a harsh detergent bar!

Our handcrafted soaps are made from premium-quality organic oils and butters, then we add herbs, herbal extracts, clays, oatmeal, beeswax, honey, milk, seaweed, almond meal, or other natural ingredients depending on the properties desired. Another reason our natural soaps are unusually creamy is that we use pure olive oil, and other luxurious oils and butters, as opposed to other less expensive oils.

Soap Basics
There are two basic types of claims to "handcrafted" soaps: transparent “melt and pour” decorative soaps, and “cold process” soaps. Transparent soaps have a high amount of glycerin which makes them far superior to supermarket soaps, but they have zero excess fats left in them. Most clear glycerin soaps are not truly handcrafted, because the crafters don't actually make the soap, but simply melt down a purchased base to add color and fragrance. Usually, these bases are made with sulphates and other synthetic ingredients to increase lather. In addition to having synthetic ingredients, these soaps have other downfalls. To quote from the Real Handmade Soap site (www.realhandmadesoap.com), " Those of us that work craft shows and farmer's markets could cite many examples of statements heard at craft shows such as:  “handmade soap melts in the sun,” “handmade soap doesn't lather,” “handmade soap doesn't last.”  When we heard these statements we knew that, unfortunately, these particular people had their first so-called “handmade” soap experience with melt and pour bars but it is difficult to counter such experiences when the customer had already been erroneously told that what they purchased was “handmade” soap."

We make all our bar soaps using the cold process method. Even though it is much more time consuming, we choose this 200-year-old process because we are able to control every ingredient in the soap and the amount of oils and butters left in the soap that remain available to the skin. Our soaps take three to four weeks to cure.

Mass Produced vs. Handcrafted
Mass-produced soaps have many synthetic ingredients—such as sulphates to increase lather, preservatives, alcohol, and free alkali. The amount of fats used (typically low grade oils or animal tallow) are little more than the alkali can process, and any excess glycerin is removed and sold for a profit. In addition to the extra profit, removing the glycerin and limiting the amount of fats makes an easily packaged hard bar that can handle the vast distribution channel and has an indefinite shelf life. However, the end result is a harsh synthetic detergent that is drying and irritating to the skin.

Unlike the mass-produced bars, handcrafted soaps have a high amount of glycerin and other skin nutrients left in them. The softer the bar, the more oils are in them. However a too-soft bar will melt too quickly when used, and may not be effective enough. So the skill is finding the perfect balance between a good lather and mildness; moisturizing and effectiveness.

We're so confident of our soaps that we offer a 100% money-back satisfaction guarantee. We haven't been asked for a refund yet, so you can feel confident in choosing our soap!