People often look at handcrafted soap and wonder why the pricing is so different from that of store bought soap. They also wonder what the difference is and why they should make the choice to buy natural and handcrafted over store bought. Not all soaps are created equal and not all handmade soaps or "natural" soaps are create equal. 

So what's the difference between store bought and handmade?

Typical store bought or "commercial" soaps that may be labeled as "natural" are actually detergents that include chemical hardeners, foaming agents and artificial fragrances. Handmade soap naturally contains glycerin (a skin softener) from their animal fats and vegetable oils, whereas commercial soaps have had all the glycerin removed to encourage you to buy additional products for the skin softening benefit.

 

Natural Days' handcrafted soap is scented with pure essential oils, whereas commercial soaps are scented with synthetic fragrances that could contain hundreds of harmful chemicals.

Traditional handmade soaps are made by 1 person in one of two ways: hot process and cold process. Store bought soap is made in a factory and is continually being made in the same "batch" of soap, never to rest or relax. It is then blended with filler ingredients and chemicals such as Sodium Isethionate (a foam enhancer) and Dipropylene Glycol (a chemical solvent) and then formed into molds.
 

Handmade soap preserves the integrity of the oils/fats/butters. Coconut oil goes in, saponified (made into soap) coconut oil comes out. Shea butter goes in, shea butter comes out. Because of this, the oils/fats/butters maintain their vitamins, minerals and skin-loving qualities in the final soap products.

What is the difference between handmade soap and Natural Days all- natural handcrafted soap?

At Natural Days we make an all natural soap that truly is all natural. Our soap is not only safe for you it is safe for the environment as well.  In researching "natural" soap we found most of the self-proclaimed all natural products were just natural enough to claim natural but were still full of cheap fillers. We also found many contained micas, synthetic colors, synthetic fragrances, and palm oils. Please read this post for more information on why those ingredients are harmful.  

The average bar of store bought soap contains 15-20 chemicals. Many handmade soaps contain 5-10 chemicals or enviromentally harmful ingredients. At Natural Days are soap is 100% nbatural and every ingredients is meticulously choosen to be safe not only for you and your loved ones, but also for the enviroment. We have a goal to leave this world a better place then when we started on it so our children have a safe and happy future.

With the onslaught of toxins that our bodies are continually being faced with we are happy to provide the world with chemical-free alternatives that are safe, natural, and actually good for your skin.