Why Use Natural Soap, Is it Really Better For You?
One of the most basic soaps that I make is Lavender, created with Lavender essential oil, along with a base of vegetable oils, lye and water. A lot of the brand name soaps are starting to make soap with some vegetable oils, along with mineral oil (a petroleum product, which is from crude oil), but the amount of chemicals in these bars is almost impossible to believe.
Let’s look at two ingredient lists:
Indigo Earth’s Lavender Soap: Olive oil, Canola Oil, Coconut oil, Palm Oil, Water (spring), Lye, Lavender essential oil, Ratonjot (a natural botanical colorant).
Calgon’s AHH SPA! Ocean Oasis Hydra-Rich Body Wash: Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerin, Acrylates Copolymer, Fragrance, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Coco Betaine, PPG-1-PEG-9 Laurly Glycol Ether, Sodium Chloride, PEG-12 Dimethicone, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Sodium Hydroxide, Mineral Oil, Benzophenone 4, DMDM Hydantoin,
- – Sodium Phosphate, Sea Water, Disodium EDTA, Glycine Soja Oil (Soybean), Sodium Citrate, Propylene Glycol, Acacia Senegal Gum, Gelatin, Mica, Diazolidinyl Urea, Aloe Baradensis Leaf Extract, Titanium Dioxide, Phenoxyethanol, Xanthan Gum, Methylparaben, Chlorphenesin, Citric Acid, Propylparaben, FD&C Blue 1, D&C Red 33, FD&C Yellow 5.