Comments for the handmade soap masters

Comment on Today’s cosmic question: by fred t

fred t — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:47:34 +0000

the law 80% natural to be all natural.
the water we buy at the store is by law only 10% natural and or pureafide. juce is the same

Comment on About by soap master

soap master — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:53:22 +0000

That man is a good example of someone who’s very good at selling smoke (which goes well with ashes, btw). As you correctly write, soap is made with “lye” - and because “lye” could be made from ashes, some confusion may arise. And smart marketers know how to exploit it!

Comment on Today’s cosmic question: by soap master

soap master — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:46:49 +0000

Yes. It might be better if we found a new word for what is both good, and natural. Bit like what the Greek had for both “beautiful” and “good” (kalos-k’agatzos)

Comment on Palm oil, the orangutan and TV lies by James

James — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:17:44 +0000

I just wanted to say thank you for such a great post. I’ll be visiting your blog again and adding you to my reader ! Thank you again

Comment on Today’s cosmic question: by Natural Handmade Soap

Natural Handmade Soap — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:48:21 +0000

I have often pondered this point myself! Most elements and compounds are often found naturally occuing in the world and are therefore natural - but not all naturally occuring elements are good for you!
Keep up the good work!

Comment on More on palm oil: are ethical options easily and readily available? by soap master

soap master — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:27:26 +0000

Tallow is similar in properties to palm oil, and has the same SAP value. If animal fats are of concern to you, may I suggest you refer to the Soap Naturally book [ http://www.soapnaturally.com/ ] for instructions on how to formulate palm-less recipes.

Comment on More on palm oil: are ethical options easily and readily available? by Erica

Erica — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:10:48 +0000

I’ve been looking for an alternative to palm oil for these same reasons… Do you have an oil you recommend which offers similar propoerties in the final product and/or a similar SAP value?

Comment on Cosmic questions: Introduction by Laura Lyons

Laura Lyons — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:24:17 +0000

Interesting point. Would love to read more of what the “uninitiated” think and say of handmade soap!

Comment on About by Erin

Erin — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:48:51 +0000

I was at a local festival in our city and I saw a man selling soaps, when I asked about what was in it he told me the usual ingredients and then instead of lye he used ash. how does this process work? because I was only told that you can use lye.
Thanks,
Erin

Comment on Soap myths, misnomers and marketing hype:What a lot of people say about soap, which is NOT true! by Laura Lyons

Laura Lyons — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:25:35 +0000

Interesting reading, thank you. I’m looking forward to further articles.