Natural soap without chemicals

For several years now, many of us have decided to choose a more eco-friendly lifestyle in order to preserve our planet. One of the first steps towards living in harmony with our environment is the soap we use every day.

So what are the advantages of natural, chemical-free soap compared to industrial soap?

Did you know that a natural, chemical-free soap is made up of 72% vegetable oils such as olive oil ? Indeed, as we have told you in our previous articles on natural soap, it is thanks to its fatty substance that your skin remains moisturized after use, unlike industrial soaps which must add additional oils to achieve a similar result. The chemicals in the latter can certainly give the soap a strong odor and make it foam more during use, but in reality, they damage the skin and gradually destroy our protective layer of skin. In addition, if your soap is particularly foamy, it is probably because it contains palm oil, which is extremely harmful to biodiversity.

Additionally, depending on the type of natural, chemical-free soap you choose, your bar of soap can also be used to cleanse your face! This is even more environmentally friendly since you won't be tempted to buy a cleansing product sold in a plastic bottle. And you'll save money, as natural soap may be more expensive than regular soap, but certainly not more than the two products combined! Plus, solid soap will last longer, so there's no risk of emptying your shower gel in a week.

Simple recipe for homemade liquid soap

• 40 g of Marseille or Aleppo soap
• 500 ml of demineralized water
• 3 tablespoons of honey or vegetable glycerin
• 20 drops of essential oil of your choice (lavender, ylang-ylang, lemon, etc.)
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil (olive, sunflower, coconut, sweet almond, etc.) or 1 tablespoon of vegetable butter (shea, cocoa, etc.)

Simple recipe for homemade liquid soap:

• Grate the Marseille or Aleppo soap into flakes
• In a saucepan, boil water
• Add the soap flakes
• Using a wooden spoon, mix the water and soap.
• Keep boiling until the soap has completely melted.
• Mix, adding honey or glycerin and. (Add soap flakes if the mixture is too runny)
• Off the heat, add the oil or vegetable butter
• Let cool
• Pour the drops of essential oil
• Transfer the liquid soap into a pump bottle (also called a foam pump)
• Let stand for at least 24 hours before using the liquid soap.

Homemade liquid soap keeps very well, for several months.

Simple recipe for homemade liquid soap from leftover solid soap:

• Grate the soaps.
• Boil demineralized water and add the grated soap
• Keep boiling until the soap has completely melted.
• Extract the juice from one lemon and pour it into the mixture.
• Add a glass of vegetable glycerin or honey
• Transfer the liquid soap into a pump bottle (also called a foam pump)
• Let stand for at least 24 hours before using the liquid soap.

Making your own liquid soap without glycerin is possible

As you may have seen in our DIY natural soap recipe ideas, we offer an alternative to glycerin. You can opt for vegetable glycerin or honey. Mine is a natural humectant. You can also choose to use a vegetable oil, such as jojoba, sweet almond, olive, apricot kernel, etc. It's up to you to make the choice to create your own natural, chemical-free soap.

To continue in this ecological approach and as soon as your soap is ready to use, you can also adopt the natural sea sponge to replace the classic green and yellow sponge.

Choosing a natural soap means choosing a better solution for yourself and for the planet, which can only thank you ;) And to continue with this idea of ​​natural soap, we invite you to discover organic goat's milk soap, a soap with many benefits. After reading this article, believe us, you will quickly want to adopt it.

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