Some soap companies on the internet are boasting they are "handcrafted" from scratch using a method called "cold process". So what is cold process, and what ingredients are included to make soap using this process. Well, before cold process will make soap bars...you have to add key ingredients: lye, animal fats and water. Lye? I've heard about lye... and according to ask.com, " Lye is an extremely caustic agent", and the soap maker has to be careful to have just the right concentration.
Too much lye would cause the soap to burn the skin, and too little will keep the soap from hardening. The word "caustic" is very scary. Why would I want to put that on my skin? No I wouldn't!
Many household products contain lye,( the chemical sodium hydroxide). Lye is a caustic, alkaline chemical, which means it dissolves sticky substances like fat, and has a high degree of reactivity with other materials. Lye, in a flake, granular, or liquid form, is very dangerous and can cause damage to surfaces and "people".
Lye is formed thru a process called Sponification (The process by which soap is formed). It occurs when fats and/or oils are combined with an alkali or LYE. After sponification, the fats and animal by products are often exposed to hydrogen which further hardens it. So yes...it's handcrafted soap, but looks what's in it...LYE. Do you really want that absorbed thru your skin?
I don't consider LYE to be a natural product that I want to work with, or have on my body. But...the decision is up to you. Do you want "handcrafted" cold process soap or do you want something better for your skin? The decision is up to you. Be careful!
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