Organic Soap
06 December, 2010- With time all of us have understood the use and benefits of organic products that the commercial products cannot give. And if you want to contribute to the green living concept then think from every perspective. Do you know that brining certain changes in life and even in bathing can help in promoting the green living to save our planet and ourselves. Organic soap is one such thing that should replace your commercial soaps for good. Organic soaps are also safe for skin and with no side effects. The organic soaps are also made from the natural substances thus safe for every type of skin.
Switching to organic soap is also an healthier option as you now will come in contact with almost no toxins.
Organic Soap Benefits
It is actually because of the ingredients and process of making soap that defines the organic soap benefits.
Skin Benefits or Organic Soap
It is a well know fact that organic soaps do not cause any kind of skin harshness that is caused by the commercial soaps because of the hard chemicals. In commercial soaps strong leathering agents, coloring agents and aromatic agents are included that when come in contact with skin remove the natural oil of skin leading to dryness. But this does not happen in case of organic soaps thus you skin wont feel dry after using the organic soaps. So as organic soaps are not harsh so these do not cause any dryness after use. You skin will be soft and healthy after using it.
Also no chemicals are used in the manufacturing of organic soaps at any stage. Thus the environment is also 100% safe because of organic soaps. BY doing so you are also contributing to the environment.
Organic soap also reduces the occurrence of skin problems as the ingredients in such soaps are without fertilizers and insecticides.
All of us know that glycerine soaps result in soft skin but during the saponification process of making commercial soap the glycerine content is removed by the manufacturer. This glycerine is then sold in market at high price as this is used in the lotion and cream making process. But in case of organic soap the glycerine content is part of the soap. Read more about
Organic Skin Care.
Environmental Benefits of Organic Soap
As said earlier that during the
manufacturing process of organic soap no harsh chemicals are used thus these are 100% safe to the environment as well. The soap chemicals not only goes deep down in our skin but the soap scum pollutes the underground water or the water in which it is being drained and ultimately leading to water as well as soil pollution. Phthalates and parabens that are chemicals present in commercial soap are also responsible for causing reproductive disorders and cancer respectively.
Organic Soap Ingredients
Aloe Vera, organic oats and organic peppermint are the common organic soap ingredients. Other natural ingredients that are used to make organic soaps are: cinnamon, olive oil, goat milk, wild carrot, sea salt, sunflower petals, butter, rice bran, soya.
Which Organic Soap is More Beneficial?
All the organic soaps labelled as organic are not actually beneficial. The benefits of organic soap actually depends upon the proces of making it. Soap is manufactured through three process viz - "melt and pour", "hot" and "cold process". Glycerine soaps comes under melt and pour process. But during the soap making certain chemicals are added so these cannot be called “all organic soap”. Even during hot process, some benefits of organic soaps are taken away. In case of cold process oil or fats and lye are used. With the interaction of lye with oil or fat, glycerine is produced thus making this process a 100% organic.
Hence if you want to but organic soap buy the one made from cold process and handmade.
