With the improvement of people’s quality of life and the emphasis on environmental issues, green and environmentally friendly products are increasingly sought after by people. However, the concept of handmade soap, glycerin soap, essential oil soap and cold soap has made consumers unable to choose because of the misleading information.
First of all, we need to know how soap is made. It is very simple grease + sodium hydroxide + water = soap. The oil here can be divided into many kinds. There are vegetable oils, animal oils and mineral oils. Handmade soaps must be selected from the top. Vegetable oils such as olive oil, rosehip oil, sweet almond oil, shea butter, jojoba oil, avocado oil, grape seed oil, aloe oil, etc. Soaps added with animal fats and mineral oils cannot be called handmade soaps, because animal fats are mostly used for industrial production by oil decomposition, and mineral oils contain alkaline substances harmful to the skin, which are extremely easy to damage human skin. Water and oil balance, clog pores and cause damage to the skin.
With the improvement of people’s sanitary conditions, bathing, cleansing and nursing have become healthy habits. Now no one has ever heard that they have not taken a bath for two days, have not washed their hair for three days, and have not washed their face for five days. In fact, everyone The body is very clean, but we have not noticed and recognized the bathing and cleaning products that can be seen everywhere. 99% shower gel and facial cleanser are added with a foaming agent, and some stabilizers are added. When using these products, it is no longer the dirt of the body, but the skin lipid layer of your skin. Getting thinner and thinner, blocking your pores and destroying the water and oil balance of your skin. So you will find how the skin washes more and more dry, how to use toner after washing my face, after using it, I still feel that the skin is not refreshing. In fact, it is very simple, your skin has lost too much nutrients and needs to restore its metabolic function.
Handmade soap is not what people think, as long as it is made by hand, it is called handmade soap. Many friends who have done soap DIY should know that soap making requires a process of saponification of oil, alkaline substances such as sodium hydroxide, and water. In terms of raw materials, the handmade soap must be the vegetable oil extracted by the cold pressing method, and a considerable part of the DIY handmade soap is heated and distilled, which is unqualified from the raw materials; the second is In the process of saponification, stirring in the process of saponification of oils and fats is particularly important. If the proportion of raw materials is incorrect or the mixing is uneven, saponification may be incomplete. The result is obvious, and the quality of soap is not at all Handmade soap requirements, so the manufacture of handmade soap must use a professional mixing tool to make it saponified completely into soap and glycerin.Therefore, handmade soap refers to a mixture of soap and glycerin produced by using pure natural cold-pressed vegetable oil as raw material and using a professional stirring tool to completely saponify with sodium hydroxide.
Glycerin soap refers to a soap containing glycerin in excess of 1/4 of the soap component. Glycerin is an essential raw material for many cosmetics, so many ordinary soap factories extract saponified glycerin for sale or make other cosmetics in the soap making process, which is why many people say that the soap in the supermarket is only a few dollars. One piece, the soap in the hotel is only a few cents, and the reason why the handmade soap is so expensive. The handmade soap retains the original glycerin, so the moisturizing effect is obvious. There are two kinds of glycerin soap: one is like handmade soap, which produces glycerin in the saponification process and remains in the soap body. The saponified complete handmade soap has more than 25% glycerin content; the other is in the manufacturing process. Glycerin is added to increase the moisturizing properties of the soap, which naturally does not have a good effect on glycerol produced by saponification.
Essential oil soap is a popular word in recent years, which is caused by people’s demand for home personal care. Essential oils, also known as aromatic oils, are found in the oil glands or glandular hairs of plants, and some are dissolved in the resin and filled in the cavities of the plants. Aromatic oil-containing plants include Labiatae, Rutaceae, Myrtaceae, Umbelliferae, Polygonaceae, and Zingiberaceae. The extraction methods of essential oils are various, and the cold pressing method, the distillation method, the immersion method, and the like are used according to the characteristics of the plant itself. Essential oils are the essence of plants, so the price is relatively expensive, especially the finest rose oil, chamomile essential oil, lavender essential oil, etc., the price must be tens of thousands of dollars / kg. The soap that adds essential oils to the handmade soap is called essential oil soap or essential oil handmade soap. According to the number of added essential oils, it is divided into single essential oil handmade soap and compound essential oil handmade soap. The effect of each plant essential oil on the skin is different, so be sure to follow the guidance of the guide or the professional when purchasing the essential oil handmade soap, instead of just relying on your own preference for color and fragrance.
The reasons are as follows:
1. There are two kinds of soaps. One is to add chemical dyes and artificial pigments. It is difficult for ordinary consumers to distinguish. The other is to use natural color and cosmetic pigments like high-grade handmade soap.
2, the fragrance of handmade soap is a fresh and elegant fragrance that is mixed with essential oil and basic oil, which makes people feel comfortable. If the soap you buy is very heavy or even pungent, you should be careful because It is very likely that you have purchased a soap with a synthetic fragrance that is rich in flavor but has no effect and can even damage the skin.
Cold soap, also known as cold soap or cold soap, is distinguished from the manufacturing process. Cold soap is a handmade soap that is manufactured at a low temperature of 50 degrees Celsius. Its vegetable oil content and production method are superior to glycerin soap. Because the ingredients in the vegetable oils and essential oils are not destroyed during the entire saponification process, they are well preserved. Cold soap is mainly solid color and requires a relatively long saponification process. Just like fruit fruiting, there will be a ripening date, which is the date of saponification. Cold soap not only makes the foam more delicate, but also has a more excellent effect on the skin. Many movie and entertainment stars are keen to use cold soap to cleanse and remove makeup, so that the skin can quickly return to the young and natural state.Friends who often make up and lay foundations are more suitable for cold handmade soap.
