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Natural vs Synthetic Soap — Why it Matters!

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✨ Natural vs Synthetic Soap — Why it Matters! ✨

Benefits of Natural vs Synthetic Soap

Short Answer

Natural soap is handmade with skin-loving oils and butters, providing gentle cleansing and hydration, while synthetic soap often contains harsh chemicals that can dry or irritate skin. Natural soaps, especially those scented with high-quality fragrance oils, offer a luxurious, nourishing experience and are better for your skin and the environment.

Long Answer

Choosing between natural and synthetic soap can make a noticeable difference in both skin health and your daily self-care routine.

Natural soap is typically handmade from vegetable oils, butters, and glycerin, the natural byproduct of saponification. This glycerin helps retain moisture, leaving skin soft and hydrated. High-quality fragrance oils enhance the experience without the overpowering, artificial scent often found in mass-produced soaps. Natural soaps are also eco-friendly, biodegradable, and free from sulfates, parabens, or synthetic detergents that can strip skin of its natural oils.

Synthetic soap, on the other hand, is often mass-produced using chemical detergents and fillers. While it cleans effectively, it may remove natural oils from your skin, leading to dryness, irritation, or sensitivity over time. Many synthetic soaps also contain artificial fragrances that can trigger allergies or leave a chemical scent.

By choosing natural soap, you’re not only nourishing your skin with quality oils and butters but also enjoying the luxury of clean, thoughtfully curated scents from high-quality fragrance oils. Plus, natural soap supports a more sustainable, eco-conscious lifestyle, reducing chemical runoff and plastic packaging waste.

Converted my husband from regular shampoos!

My husband thought I was crazy when I brought home the first shampoo bar…now he calls everything else a waste of money and he asks me before I go to any shows if we need to get more of his favorite shampoo bar!! I love these!

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Recommends Montana Pure Skin. November 25, 2023 · 5 Stars

Love it.

Love it. Have been the only soap I will use for the past 2 years. I ran out and picked up a bar of d**l at my store. When I took a bath that night the water had soap scum floating all in the tub. I immediately ordered more soap. Won’t let that happen again. This soap is the best.

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Recommends Montana Pure Skin. December 20, 2023 · 5 Stars

Well, I just now FINALLY got to open my 3rd bar of soap! That soap lasts soooo long, it’s almost a complaint!! I’ll use up the last sliver of Bite Me tonight, then on to my next bar, Charcoal & Lemongrass. Oh my! These smell so good! Each bar is lasting about 2 months, with daily use with a washcloth and I store the bar out of water. Amazing!

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Recommends Montana Pure Skin. July 14 · 5 Stars

This is the best soap I’ve ever tried! Fragrances are amazing but not overpowering. The bars are so beautiful one almost hesitates to use them (almost ). Super fast shipping & supporting a local business, especially for Christmas gifts, etc. Highly recommend!! Thanks Montana Pure Skin!

Julie Johnson Martin

Recommends Montana Pure Skin. December 12 · 5 Stars

5 BENEFITS OF HANDMADE SOAP

High Quality

Handmade soaps contain nourishing oils, butters and other skin-loving ingredients not commonly found in most commercially produced bars.

No Synthetic Detergents

Unlike many store bought bars, handmade soaps don’t contain detergents that can irritate or strip moisture from your skin.

Support Small Business

Buying handmade soap helps support small business. Your purchase of handmade soap makes a difference by benefiting local economies and improving the lives of people in your community.

Natural Glycerin

Handmade soap contains glycerin, a natural humectant and by-product of the soapmaking process. Commercial soapmakers often remove glycerin from their soaps, selling it for separate use in lotions, creams and pharmaceuticals. Since it retains the full amount of glycerin, handmade soap leaves your skin feeling soft and moisturized.

Choices

The variety of handmade soap available is almost endless, you’re sure to find one just right for you and your skin.

Michelle McLaughlin

Soap Maker Extraordinaire

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The earth is very important to me and that’s why I’m a member of the Greener Life Club. I only use responsibly sourced oils and my palm oil is RSPO Certified Sustainable demonstrating my commitment to preservation of the orangutan habitat impacted by conventional palm production. Purchase of products made from RSPO Certified Sustainable palm oil contributes to the preservation of these habitats as well as fair trade and ethical sourcing.

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