Why use natural soap? A wonderful cost savings benefit is that you don’t have to use lotion as often! Natural soap helps maintain the natural acid mantle of the skin which in turn helps it retain moisture and provides many other benefits.

Another benefit of using handmade natural soap is the improvement of skin. Users of handmade natural soap have reported smoother, younger looking skin, as well as a reduction in acne break-outs and blackheads. Some say it even seems to make scars less noticeable. The benefits using handmade natural soap will vary from person to person, but everyone will see an improvement in their skin!

And the greatest benefit of using handmade natural soap is that it is eco-friendly with the finest natural ingredients and pure essential oils. There are no detergents and no harsh chemicals used so the soap is immediately biodegradable and environmentally friendly.

How are natural soaps different from commercial soaps?

Commercial soaps are made in huge batches from detergents, surfactants (a chemically derived product that promotes foaming), synthetic fragrance and many other synthetic (chemically derived) products. They can strip the natural oils from your skin, and possibly cause skin rashes, dry, chapped skin, and many other symptoms of dermatitis.

Natural soaps, such as Company Soaps handmade all natural soaps, are made in small batches from vegetable and/or animal fats. These fats contain nutrients needed to keep your skin healthy. They don’t strip the protective layer of oil that your body naturally deposits on your skin in order to keep out disease bearing bacteria and other pollutants and to protect you from the effects of sun and wind. Natural soaps retain all the glycerin found naturally in vegetable oil in just the right amount to keep the moisture in your skin.

Function and Purpose of the Skin

Did you know your skin is the largest organ of your body? To protect you from overheating, it sweats and blushes. To keep you from getting cold, it can close down its blood supply, keeping your body heat inside. Skin has two layers. The outer layer – the epidermis – is a barrier that
keeps disease out and water in. The skin is sometimes called the mini-kidney. It helps push toxins out of the system and keeps the lymph system cleansed. If your skin is bombarded by the chemicals found in commercial soaps, (in addition to the pollutants in the air and water) it can’t perform its job properly. Simply put, it lets disease in and water out, causing all kinds of complications that go much more than skin deep.