Conditions of Use

ARE YOU USING REAL SOAP OR HARSH DETERGENTS ON YOUR SKIN?

According to “Stedman's Medical Dictionary,” a detergent is:

"A cleansing substance that acts similarly to soap but is made from
chemical compounds rather than fats and lye."

If you'd rather use lovely, natural soap than harsh chemicals, ask
before you buy! If that bar or the contents of the bottle you're looking
at is not made from fats and lye (though the lye does not exist in the
final product) it's not really soap!

ALL REAL SOAP IS “GLYCERIN SOAP”

Glycerin is a byproduct of real soapmaking, and is present in quantity
in true, natural soaps such as ours.

Unfortunately, what most people think of as “glycerin soap” often isn't
really soap at all! It's usually made from a detergent base called “melt
and pour,” which is exactly what it sounds like. The crafter (who is not
by definition a soapmaker) purchases a commercial base, melts it down,
adds fragrance and color, then pours it into molds. It's easy and allows
the creation of some beautiful products (very suitable for decorating
the bathroom), but it's not real, skin- nurturing handmade soap.

CLEAR “glycerin soaps” are normally made clear by (1) the addition of
alcohol, and (2) the fact that they contain no extra skin- conditioning
oils or butters. Consider your skin warned!

All of our soaps are handmade from scratch, from our own formulations,
in small batches, and contain all the naturally- occurring glycerin and
extra skin conditioners. We believe your skin can tell the difference.

SO-CALLED “FRENCH MILLING”

Actual French Milling is impossible to do without commercial equipment,
so anyone claiming to French Mill had better have a factory! The home
equivalent, or “Hand Milling,” is also called “rebatching.” According to
Answers.com:

“In rebatching, commercially purchased or previously made soap (a soap
base) is shredded or diced finely and mixed with a liquid, into which
the soap shreds begin to dissolve. It is then heated at a fairly low
temperature until the mass is more or less homogenous. When it becomes
translucent and reaches a thick, gel-like consistency, it is spooned or
piped into molds and allowed to harden. Rebatching can also be used as a
way of salvaging soap that cracked, curdled or separated while being made.
As with the melt and pour process, rebatching does not actually involve
saponification, and as such it is a misnomer to refer to it as
soap-"making". “

We MAKE our own soap, and NEVER salvage “cracked, curdled or separated”
batches. We believe in doing it right the first time!