Alot of people don't use bath soaps these days because they have grown accustom to the store brands that leave your skin itchy, dry, flaky and filmy. I stopped using soap years ago because of it. In fact, alot of people resort to using body washes with added glycerine and manufactured moisturizers for this reason. I don't blame them, because I did too.

I found out the reasons behind the itchy skin drying store bought soap was because of the process of removing the valuable glycerine from the soap to use in other cosmetics and they use ANIMAL TALLOW. Animal tallow is a type of fat that will dry your skin....YUCK! Glycernine is created from the sopanification of fats and oils and creates a sweet syrupy concoction that key to fine soaps for their moisturizing properties. With the glycerine removed, how will the soap moisturize your skin? You will be clean, but you will be itchy because it strips your skin of the essential oils your need to maintane healthy moisturization. Glycerine also pulls moisture from the air and into the skin. So better soap has more glycerine.

Experiment:
Not everyone will be able to do this unless they know a soap boiler or order my soap online, but if you have access to homemade soap, then try this out to prove my point. Take any bar of store bought soap and wash your arms with it, or even your legs and face. After you dry off wait a minute or two and you'll notice your skin will feel like it's tight and pulling, then comes the itching. The first thing you'll want to do is grab some lotion. The reason behind this, is as I stated above, it removes the strips the moisture from your skin, that's why you itch? Now, try your homemade soap from Soaps 'N Suds and after you've washed up and dried off you'll notice your skin will feel smooth, soft and moisturized. Why is this?

Not all soap is created equal. Soap manufactures use harsher fats from beef most commonly and they remove the glycerine to put into your lotions. Your store bought soap is cheaper, but it's also not as high a qaulity. Homemade soap, particular that made with Cold Processed Method like I use, retains all of the natural glycerine created in the sopanification process. Nothing is removed or stripped away!! I use natural plant fats rather than beef fats for my soap, such as, Shea butter, cocoa butter, avacado butter, mango butter, hemp oil, olive oil, safflower oil, cottonseed oil, macadamia oil, sweet almond oil etc. These nature made super fats and oils are healthy for your body when you cook with them and they do amazing things to your skin when you bathe with them. High in emollients, vitamens, minerals and natural moisturizes the best thing for your skin is botanicals. They are gentle and soothing and the nurture your skin.

Homemade soaps maybe a little more expensive ranging from $4.00 to $20.00 a bar ( as seen in Neman Marcus) but they are the best soap you'll ever treat your skin to.

All of the handmade soaps I create are my own recipes and are full of nutricious ingredients, including goats milk,honey and oatmeal.

I have new soaps coming up regularly, I invite you to take a look. My favorite bar is the goats milk and honey soap. It has a smooth creamy lather, and has amazing moisturizing properties. It's a must have. Currently in Honeysuckle blossom , Honey and Shea.

Soap makin' mama -
Rachel