Jump to content
IndiaDivine.org

raw soap ??

Rate this topic


Guest guest

Recommended Posts

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./

Link to comment
Share on other sites

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

<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

Link to comment
Share on other sites

> 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

Link to comment
Share on other sites

> > 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

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...