Pure Purrfections

There are many aspects to Handmade Soap and All Natural Products that people should be aware of. When buying handmade soap, knowledge is the key in getting exactly what you want.

Distinguishing natural from commercial, here are some key points:

1)    When considering a natural soap, if the ingredients are not listed, you should avoid using it.  If a company is advertising a product as all natural, they will be proud of their ingredients.  You will find their ingredients clearly listed.

2)    If it does not look like a natural color, be sure to read the label ingredients.  There are many different types of colorants available for use in bath and body products.  There are “dyes” that are available to color soap.  Dyes can be listed as FD&C#65, or just colorant but you will have no way of knowing what exactly it is.  You can be sure, it is not natural.

3)    Mica has been used for many things in bath and body products like eye shadow, and soaps. We use a few shades of mica in some of our soaps.  Mica is actually a questionable natural colorant due to some processing that takes place to add color to mica. Our Hippie Chick soap used to contain Mica but we now use Iron Oxide to give it a nice red color.

4)    If scents are listed or described as “type” there is a good chance your potential purchase is not all natural. These designer fragrances cannot be replicated with all natural substances.

5)    If there is the word “fragrance” in the ingredient list, it is not all natural. Soapmakers will list the essential oils used in the soap process proudly as the scent. Fragrance can mean anything from high quality commercial fragrances to some blend picked up at the flea market.

6)    Glycerin is a natural substance.  But, if it has a bright purple color, there is a chance it may not be natural. Check the ingredients.  Often you will find glycerin soaps made or mixed with milk. This will make it a cloudy white color and that is natural.  Glycerin is a clear substance that is a byproduct of soapmaking. Glycerin is often mixed with other fragrances and colorants to create decorative soaps.

7)    Handmade does not equal all natural.   Soap can be handmade, but once additional ingredients are added, it can no longer be called all natural.  I have discovered during market research that some companies count on this misconception in selling their products.  I have been misled by some very popular companies into believing that their products are all natural when they are not.  This does not mean that the product or company is bad; they are just using the potential customers’ lack of knowledge to their benefit. 

At Pure Purrfections, we believe knowledge is power and want you to find a soap that suits you and your skin type.  Even if you choose not to purchase our products, we want to arm you with information that will aid you in finding the right product.

If at any time you have questions concerning our products before or after purchase, we will be happy to answer them.   If you need assistance in finding the right soap for your skin, let us and know and we gladly point you in the right direction.

Thank you for reading

Pure Purrfections