ones. The next time you walk down the soap aisle at your favorite store pay attention to the labels. The vast majority of the products on the shelf don't say 'soap' on their labels. They might be called beauty bars, moisturizing bars, or body bars, but not soap, because these bars aren't actually soap and by law, they can’t claim to be. The companies have removed most of the 'good' stuff that occurs in the soap making process, and replaced it with synthetic agents and harsh chemicals. These cheap, plentiful bars are not only bad for your skin it also toxic. Antibacterial and antimicrobial soaps often contain triclosan. Triclosan is a toxic chemical that is known to cause cancer according to the National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP).
What's the alternative, all natural homemade soap! PO
Precious Ointment sells extremely high quality, all natural soap - yes REAL
soap. Sure, our soap bars cost more than the detergent bars you'll find at Wal-Mart,
but the difference is our soap bars are actually good for your skin. There are
basically three ways to make soap. One common way is called "melt and
pour" soap. There are even melt and pour kits you can buy to make cute
soap shapes with your kids. These are generally glycerin based transparent
soaps. They're not as harmful (usually) as the commercial bars, but most companies
that use melt and pours use artificial colors or fragrances. These are
synthetic chemicals and you don't want them on your skin or going down your
drain. The other two methods are "hot process" and "cold
process." The hot process method utilizes heat after the saponification
process has taken place, while the cold process method does not. The cold
process method takes the most time, but is undoubtedly the best method for
producing the highest quality soaps and this is the process PO Precious
Ointment use. PO Precious Ointments cold process soap bars are made using a
combination of oils or fats and lye, and don’t be scared of the lye because
caustic qualities of the lye are removed during the saponification process.
When the lye interacts with the oils or fats, it creates glycerin. The best
soap for your skin and our planet is a homemade all natural cold process soap
bar. Once you've tried one of our lathery treasures, you'll never again be
satisfied with 'store-bought' bars. So do yourself big favor and start using
REAL soap, your skin will thank you by aging slowly!
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Kim Deleary, "Your Skin Absorbs Whatever You Put on
It," http://skin-nail-care.suite101.com/article.c... (Accessed April 21,
2009)
"Toxic Chemicals from Shampoo, Soap May Be Seeping into
Drinking Water," Medindia.com,
http://www.medindia.net/news/Toxic-Chemicals... (Accessed April 21, 2009)
Smart Soap making, Anne L. Watson, 2007, Shepard
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Mike Adams, NaturalNews.com, "Toxic chemical triclosan
commonly found in anti-bacterial soaps, toothpaste products,"
http://www.naturalnews.com/022178.html (accessed April 21, 2009)
Cheryl McCoy, NaturalNews.com, “Benefits of Using Real Soap”
http://www.naturalnews.com/026110_soap_natural_clay.html