Guest guest Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 I came across a company advertising " raw " soap - is this even a possibility?? " These soaps are hand-made and no heat is used in the manufacturing process. The essential oils and other components come from the same region as most of the {name removed} ingredients, the Australian Desert. The Body Bar contains no lye or other harsh abrasives, as even many top range luxury soaps do. All the ingredients grow in the wild and the native cocoanut oil and olive oil is used as a base. The preparation of the soaps involves a six week drying process in which no heat is used, so that all the essential oils and fragrances are preserved in their full potency and vitality. " - dianne Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 Hi Dianne, > I came across a company advertising " raw " soap - is this even a possibility?? USUALLY in soap makers terms " raw " soap means soap that has been fully saponified and still contains lye - i.e. - the soap that has just hit " trace " state. > " These soaps are hand-made and no heat is used in the manufacturing process. Ok, this means that its cold processed soap ... LOTS of handmade soaps are made via the CP method > The essential oils and other components come from the same region as most of the {name removed} ingredients, the Australian Desert. Ok - big whoopee dee doo, its regional - that's all > The Body Bar contains no lye or other harsh abrasives, as even many top range luxury soaps do. Untrue! ALL soap is made with lye, no lye = no soap - BUT - ALL properly made soap should not contain lye anymore. The process of saponification makes a chemical compound called soap. It chemically changes the blended fat and lye into a sodium compound (known as soap) - to get more specific you have different sodium compounds depending on the oil you started with - sodium olivate (soap made from olive oil) and sodium cocoate (soap made from coconut oil), sodium tallowate (soap made from tallow which is a rendered animal fat) and so forth and so on, but once them chemical change has finished occurring it is NOT olive oil and lye any longer, it is sodium olivate - and that does NOT contain lye. It took lye to make it but it is a totally different chemical compound now. Anyone selling soap with lye still in it is just asking for a lawsuit, and rightfully so!!!!!! > All the ingredients grow in the wild and the native cocoanut oil and olive oil is used as a base. OK. Australia produces olive oil? (Going back to their statement up top about how all the ingredients are from the Australian desert) > The preparation of the soaps involves a six week drying process in which no heat is used As is most cold processed soap. It takes about 6 weeks to fully cure/dry, and no heat is used in that process. > so that all the essential oils and fragrances are preserved in their full potency and vitality. " Well, some of the EO's (and FO's) will be dissipated in the saponification process, but it should still be smelly - dianne Total hype. Their soap may be very good, but they are somewhat misleading in their description of their soap making process and its uniqueness in the world of soap making, etc . * Smile* Chris (list mom and soap maker) http://www.alittleolfactory.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 <chrisziggy@e...> wrote: > USUALLY in soap makers terms " raw " soap means soap that has been fully saponified and still contains lye - i.e. - the soap that has just hit " trace " state. So sorry! I meant to write 'usually " raw " soap means soap that HASN'T been fully saponified ...' BIG difference in meaning there *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 > OK. Australia produces olive oil? Buckets of it, Chris. > > The essential oils and other components come from the same region > as most of the {name > removed} ingredients, the Australian Desert. Mmmmm.... Big place, the Aussie desert. And which one ? - there are a few. Still, when it rains, lots of wild flowers ! Dennis Archer http://www.toona.com.au Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 > > OK. Australia produces olive oil? > > Buckets of it, Chris. WOW, you learn something new every day! Thanks Dennis, our resident Aussie field guide! > > > > The essential oils and other components come from the same region as most of the {name removed} ingredients, the Australian Desert. > > Mmmmm.... Big place, the Aussie desert. And which one ? - there are a few. > Still, when it rains, lots of wild flowers ! > > Dennis Archer > http://www.toona.com.au Ya know, a bit OT here - but its funny. My 4 yr old is now keenly aware of a place in the world called Australia cause of " Finding Nemo " - But he's only aware of Sydney I keep telling him Australia is a LOT bigger than just Sydney and not just ocean! <grinz> *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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