Our
soap is rare and special. What I mean by that is that real soap, the kind you
can’t usually buy in stores, the kind that really cleans
your skin and is at the same time mild, silky smooth, moisturizing,
and most importantly, free of harsh or toxic chemicals - isn’t easy to
come by. Even soaps sold in stores that build their reputations
selling “natural”, or “healthy” products often carry skin care items
(soap included) that contain less than desirable ingredients.
If you don't think so, the next time you’re in one of those health markets,
stop by the skin care section and see if you don’t find items
that contain more than the most basic, natural ingredients. You can find
all
natural soap in these stores, but usually those products make
up the limited minority, and they're often over priced. Many of the
manufacturers of these items are artificially adding “features”
to their soaps, usually because they have used sub-standard ingredients,
or have leeched off some of the natural byproducts that occur in
real soap to sell elsewhere. Chemicals to make your soap lather, moisturize,
and feel great are added to what would otherwise be a plain
detergent bar. Yes, I said detergent bar. Most of the soap you find in
grocery
stores and the like are detergent bars, designed to get you clean
artificially rather than naturally. They also dry out your skin, and often cause
irritation, discomfort, and can cause serious skin problems.
With that said, there is also another side to the story; many companies
that make homemade soaps are so deathly afraid that something
might creep into their recipes that could be harmful that
they avoid (or don't know about) some essential ingredients that all soaps,
especially
natural handmade soap should have – stabilizing/preserving agents
(don't gasp!.) All natural handmade soap (the kind we make) can, and
most often will, start to degrade after time. If left long
enough, natural soap might even spoil. It all depends on the recipe and how
it was made.
Our soaps can stay stored for a very long time since we avoid
this problem in a couple of ways:
First, the recipes we have created are not only unique, but they
are perfectly balanced to saponify the plant oils we use. Saponification is
the
process of converting fats and/or oils into soap by treating
them with an alkali. If done right, none of the alkali, OR the fats that are
incorporated
into the soap in the beginning, will be there as a fat,
or an alkali after the soap is made. What you have is soap; essentially a completely
different
product that has been changed at the molecular level.
If made correctly, you will have what we have in an eibo bar; a fresh, 100%
wholesome
bar of soap that is gentle on your skin while it cleans
better than any detergent bar ever could. We never use animal fat as some do.
We use
only high grade plant oils for a superior bar.
Second, we recognize that even though a bar of soap has been produced,
it must be protected from degrading over time as much as possible.
This presents a problem for many natural soap makers, because they
either never think about their soaps degrading or they don’t know what to
do about it. Some don’t even care. Because we never artifical chemicals
to our products, we have had to come up with other ways to preserve
our soaps to insure that they are as fresh as can be before
use. To solve the problem, we add vitamin E to every bar we make. Vitamin E
is known
to have extreme preserving ability, and is a natural safe
way to accomplish what we demand from our products.
Our natural soap is also filled with glycerin. Glycerin is a natural
by-product that is created during the soponification process. Store bought detergent
bars like Dove, Irish Spring, Zest, and others have had their natural
glycerin leeched out, so that it can be sold at higher prices elsewhere. While
this
may be good for the manufacturer, it’s bad for you. Your skin will
dry out, become itchy, and might turn red due to the harshness of the bar. But
wait,
there’s more. The big detergent bar sellers realized that their
bar will make your skin dry, so they sell you on the fact that they’ve added
a “moisturizer”
to help your skin retain its natural state. Some even go as far
as to tell you that their product isn’t soap, as if real soap is bad for you.
Hogwash!
So, the next time you’re walking though the grocery store,
remember; that soap you’re picking up is really a detergent bar, often not fit
to wash
clothes with. It will most likely leave a film on your skin,
the same one that is on the inside of your shower. Is that what you want on
your skin?
So, why are we telling you this? It's simple: We want you
to be informed about the products you buy, and especially about the skin products
you buy.
It's nothing short of criminal what some of the soap manufactures
do to people. and we belive that now, since you have more information about
what
you're facing everytime you pick up a soap bar, or some other product
they're trying to sell you for your skin, you'll realize what you're up against.
We'd be lying if we said we didn't care what soap you buy.
We do. We hope you'll buy ours with the confidence and assurance that you're
getting
the very best soap money can buy - eibo soap.