Handmade soap, like most handmade things, tends to be more expensive than mass-produced, factory soap.
Real All Natural Soap Bars vs Cheaper Alternatives
Real All Natural soap is created through a process known as saponification. In saponification, lye, vegetable oils & water are combined into a solid combination. This takes four to six weeks to complete.
Instead of using harsh detergents like sodium lauryl sulphate – a common chemical detergent used in mass-produced soap bars – handmade soap, use cold-pressed oils & plant-based ingredients to make sure your skin is nourished & protected – not just stripped of moisture!
In addition to the time taken to create this mixture, handmade soap we custom cut & wrap each bar, by hand.
All natural soap is developed over time, with tweaks to each recipe, to ensure the best product for your skin & the tastes of my customers. This process takes care, knowledge, & lots of hours of development.
Most handmade natural soap artisans take great pride in what they are creating – it is more than just a way to make a little money; it is a labor of love & passion. Handmade natural soap, natural shaving bars & shampoo bars come in our Canadian Hockey Puck form weighing in at 120-140 grams per natural soap bar. Chemical free, some are organic, all are vegan – but all natural soap is made using traditional methods & in smaller batches. Small batches mean greater control & care is taken when making citrus essential oil soap.
Traditional methods mean that glycerin & other moisturizers are left in the soap – rather than extracted for use in other products – so the overall affect is a great-looking, unique style of soap that is better for you than the same-old, factory-produced detergent-based soap bars available from mass producers.
Buying Natural Soap is Supporting Small, Local Producers
There is another consideration when you buy handmade soap too: you are supporting a different kind of economy, a local one. We used to rely on cottage industries, neighbors making things for neighbors & helping to bring employment and prosperity to one’s own community & region. Mass-produced consumerism means that your wealth is sent away, to wherever the owners of the big companies live. By supporting a smaller producer, you are allowing cottage-type industries to flourish and generate wealth for the locals.
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If you keep your soap out of the water between uses, it will last a long time!!!!!! One natural soap bar should last a person taking regular showers 3 months or more!!!!
Pacific Coast Soap Works