Soap Details

The main Soap ingredients:

Olive oil has been used in soap making for thousands of years. It contains antioxidant vitamins A and E. Olive oil is an emollient, working to moisturize your skin and hair.

Sunflower oil is also a common soap-making ingredient. It full of vitamins A, D and E as well as lecithin, helpful ingredients for hair and skin.

Coconut oil has been used topically for many years also. It is a saturated fat, chemically structured in a way that makes it good for humans both internally and externally. It is highly emollient and lubricating making it an excellent skin softener and hair conditioner. It is this oil that causes the soap to lather so well.

Lard from Locally raised animals is also a product which has been used in soap-making for a very long time. I have begun using this product recently for very good reasons. Lard is highly beneficial for human skin. It is rich in omega 3 fatty acids, as well as Vitamins D, E and A making it ideal for healthy glowing skin. It is also gentle to use while still cleansing dirty sebum from skin.

For more about my use of lard for soap, you can link to my blog where I've talked about ethics and fun stuff like that!

The other Soap ingredients;

The other two ingredients combined with the oils to create the chemical reaction of saponification are water and sodium hydroxide, or lye. Lye is a highly alkali substance derived from salt. Once saponification occurs, there is no lye left as it has been chemically converted to become soap. Adding more oils than can be saponified by the lye results in a “super-fatted” soap. This means that while the soap cleans one’s skin, a thin layer of oils that protect from bacteria and other environmental irritants is retained. It also means that the skin feels silky smooth instead of dry and tight.

Glycerin is a natural byproduct of saponification. In commercial soap-making, glycerin is removed from soap to be used in cosmetics. Glycerin is a humecant, emollient and enhances the cleansing aspect of soap.

Each Type of Soap has extra, luxurious ingredients which give that soap it’s character. You can see the list of types of soaps with their ingredients, on the 'Soap Selections' page (link below).

Each batch of soap is unique. Recipes for the types of soap may change slightly from batch to batch due the availability of raw materials such as herbs from my garden. Atmospheric conditions and other factors also play a part in the outcome of each batch. Extreme care is taken to maintain the highest quality and the integrity of each product.

Please store soaps in a cool dry place, in open air.

All Soaps are 4.50 per bar or 3 bars for 12.00

They are approximately 2” x 3” x 1 1/4”, and 110 gms. or 4 oz.

Please contact me by email to get your shipping and handling cost.

Payment can be made by Direct Deposit (through email).

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For a Detailed description of all Kathy's Simply Soaps, see the "Soap Selections' page

'' I washed my hair with the soap for a second time the other day and had amazing results. What i love about the soap is that it doesn't seem to strip the hair of its oils. It is effective but gentle.''

Simply Soaps leave your skin and hair feeling so good:

All Kathy’s Simply Soaps are mild on skin as it is ‘super-fatted soap’ -

(see explanation under 'The other Soap ingredients').

They will not strip away the skin’s natural defences. The soaps are just as beneficial to hair and scalp as they are to skin.

Washing hair with Kathy’s Simply Soaps:

Simply rub some soap on your hair, then use your fingers to rub it into all areas of your scalp. You may need to wash twice to get your scalp thoroughly covered with soap and well massaged. Rinse well. The soap leaves your hair conditioned with a fine layer of nutritious oils. A mild rinse solution of water with organic cider vinegar or lemon juice (a tablespoon in a cup or two of water will do) will leave your hair at the correct ph level required for the healthiest shine and de-tangle too. The ‘acidic’ rinse is not necessary every time you wash your hair. If your hair is very dry I recommend using our "Baby-Soft" bar. After a wash and rinse you can even use a very tiny bit of oil applied thinly to the palms of your hands to rub onto the dry ends of your hair. I use my "Floral Healing Balm" for this, but a bit of olive oil or coconut oil would also work well.

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