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What is sodium hydroxide?
Sodium hydroxide is a substance that is necessary for soap making. When emulsified with fats and oils, sodium hydroxide produces a chemical reaction called saponification. This is a safe, natural reaction that is responsible for transforming fats and oils into a cleansing soap bar.
Can you make soap without sodium hydroxide?
Sodium hydroxide is needed to make a bar of soap. Without this alkali, the fatty acids found in the oils and butters cannot be saponified. This means that the original properties in the oils and butters would remain the same, and would not provide a cleansing solution. In simpler terms, sodium hydroxide must be used to create the reaction that makes soap “soap.”
What is cold-process soap?
Cold-process soap refers to the technique of making handcrafted bars that saponify at room temperature over a 4-6 week time period. We only use heat up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit in order to melt all of our hard butters/fats. This creates a homogenous mixture of our chosen oils before combining them with the sodium hydroxide solution.
What is the benefit of buying handcrafted soap compared to store bought soap?
- Infinite Creations uses the traditional cold-process of soap making to create a natural, clarifying soap bar. Many soap bars available in stores are actually detergent bars, formulated with ingredients that can irritate sensitive skin.
- Our handmade bars are loaded with glycerin, a humectant that increases moisture on the surface of the skin. Other commercialized soaps remove the glycerin and use it for other beauty products. Glycerin is a natural byproduct of the saponification process to create soap. This restores your skin with the natural moisture it needs!
- Each batch of soap is handmade with love. Each bar of soap is sliced, packaged, and labeled with intention.
- Our ingredients are formulated for our community to experience a wide /range of fatty acid benefits. Each batch includes lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic, linolenic, linoleic, and oleic fatty acids.
- Each batch of soap is handmade with love. Each bar of soap is sliced, packaged, and labeled with intention.
- Our ingredients are formulated for our community to experience a wide /range of fatty acid benefits. Each batch includes lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic, linolenic, linoleic, and oleic fatty acids.
What is special about our soaps compared to other artisan soap bars?
Each of our bars is created using a combination of oils/butters, to ensure there a wide range of skin loving fatty acids. We only use all natural ingredients in our bars. No artificial fragrances, only quality essential oils to induce a therapeutic aromatic experience.
Are your soaps safe for children?
Our bars are made with 100% all natural ingredients. Our scent free options are recommended for those with sensitive skin or sensitivities to scents. Perform a patch test on the feet to assess for sensitivity. Avoid contact with eyes.
If I have sensitive skin, can I use the bars made with essential oils?
We would recommend using any of our scent free soaps to minimize your risk of sensitivities, such as Oatmeal Silk, Sea Moss, Clarify, Brighten Up, or So Matcha Love.