Pure essential oil fragrances are good for the skin and provide aromatherapy benefits for the mind. There are no artificial colors in Handmade Natural Soap. These substances can contain residual cancer-causing substances such as phenols and benzene that cause skin irritation and other health concerns. Natural soap is uncolored or gains tint through use of essential oils, plant material or mineral oxide colorants. Handmade Natural Soap doesn't contain artificial preservatives that can irritate skin.
Rosemary extract is the natural preservative of choice for handmade soap producers.
Perhaps most important of all, properly made Handmade Natural Soap has no measurable Free Alkali, the most common irritant in soap. Additionally, Handmade Natural Soap is free of synthetic ingredients often found in mass-marketed soap such as Isopropyl Alcohol, TEA, Propylene Glycol and Triclosan that are suspected to be harmful to human health and can cause severe skin irritation in some people. Handmade Natural Soap is usually made from whole vegetable oils. These food grade oils contain naturally occurring stearic acid and palmitic waxes. This is the stuff that hand lotions are made from.