NOT True Cold Process, Misleading Advertising
This is a decent soap. It smells quite nice and has good lather. The main reason that I'm rating it one star is that there is false advertising with this item- it is made from a melt and pour soap base, NOT cold process.<br /><br />I was initially suspicious when I saw that the bar is transparent rather than opaque. Additionally, the loofah was entirely encased in soap, as if it was sliced into discs and put into a mold that the soap was then individually poured onto. There shouldn't have been soap that thick on either side if the soap was cured with the loofah in the center of the mold and then sliced.<br /><br />I then checked out the ingredients and, instead of listing the oils used followed by lye, it says "glycerin soap base".<br /><br />When soap is made by cold process, the oils are mixed together and saponification happens when lye is mixed into the oils. It then needs to cure in a mold for a number of months to create a solid bar that lasts for a long time.<br /><br />This is also how soap base is made, but glycerin in added in as well. This base is then sold to the soap maker, who uses it to create melt and pour soap. This soap is easier to make and can be prettier, but isn't as hard and doesn't last as long as true cold process.<br /><br />There isn't anything wrong with selling melt and pour soap, but it is misleading to label this as cold processed and market it as "made the old fashioned way". Additionally, while almost $8 would be a fair price for a bar of true cold processed soap, this is far too high for melt and pour.<br /><br />Do not support this seller by purchasing this soap until they are upfront about the product that they're selling and lower the price to reflect its quality.
Rating: 1 stars