At a time when the trend is to reduce waste and go back to nature, it is good to sort out your bathroom. Shower gels and other cosmetic products in plastic containers can be effectively replaced by natural and organic soap bars. Not only do you control what you apply to your skin, but you are also doing your part to protect the environment.

Soap, a water polluter

Soap is made to clean , so how could it pollute the water? Well, let's just say that the composition of non-certified organic shower gels is more than questionable. For many, ingredients such as parabens, which are endocrine disruptors, end up in the pipes, which then pass the filtration barrier in water decontamination centers before ending up in rivers and oceans. On a large scale, these disruptors modify the organisms of fish, make corals die, destroy the sea bed...

Moreover, plastic containers are poorly recycled and end up disintegrating into plastic microballs that will be swallowed by marine animals (birds, fish, turtles, etc.)

Plastic creates unprecedented pollution. We must act each at our level. Opting for soap bars is your part of the hummingbird.

Handcrafted soaps, support the local trade

Numerous artisanal and family businesses have emerged. They have developed a know-how and a requirement of quality that is up to the highest standards. By choosing to buy artisanal soaps, you are committing to support these sometimes fragile micro-businesses. We often talk about ethical consumption and consuming locally is an eco-citizen act.  

Soap bars for a return to nature

Hard soaps do not need preservatives, texturizing agents, synthetic perfumes etc... Raw, natural and quality materials are enough to create an excellent product without polluting nature and without harming your health. 

To carry it on the road, there are small boxes or you can even use a container with a lid from your kitchen. 

On the other hand, be sure to keep it dry after use at the risk of seeing it melt between two cleanings...

The history of soap

There is a legend that soap was born on Mount Sapo near Rome, where the Romans used to sacrifice animals. The ashes of the wood fires and the fat of the animals would then have formed the beginnings of a soap. When this mixture was thrown into the stream in which the Romans washed their clothes, they noticed that the stains left more 

easily at this place. 

The name of this mountain gave the Latin name of soap. 

However, historically, soap would have existed 3000 years BC at the time of the Sumerians. They had already discovered the principle of saponification by mixing fat and boiled ashes. 

In 1500 B.C., during the Ancient Egypt, natron and soda ash were used for the toilet. 

"However, according to Pliny the Elder (23-79 A.D.), hard soap was invented by the Gauls who made it from ashes, tallow and lard or inedible oils. It was then mainly used to wash the hair.

DIY soap recipe 

Here is the recipe to make your own soap. You can find it on our e-shop. It will allow you to create a surgras soap , i.e. richer in oil than in soda. 

For more safety, we advise you to wear an apron and possibly goggles to protect yourself from possible projections. 

It is best to use glass containers when making soap. 

CAUTION: Soda is a hazardous ingredient and should be kept out of reach of children. 

Gloves must be worn during the entire preparation process to avoid direct contact with the soda. 

Remember to wash the gloves thoroughly at the end before removing them.

The necessary ingredients are as follows:

• 100 g of coconut oil

• 100 g de beurre de karité

• 135 g rapeseed oil

• 45.5 g of caustic soda

• 117 g of water

The steps to prepare a soap

Melt the shea butter in a double boiler. When everything is melted, add the oils and mix to obtain a homogeneous mixture.

At the same time, in another bowl, slowly add the soda to the water. Beware of possible projections that could burn you. !! Never do the opposite, i.e. add water into soda !

When both preparations have cooled to room temperature, pour the soda mixture into the oils.

Blend the preparation until a slightly thick texture appears. You can then add optional ingredients (essential oils, perfumes, coloring... but be careful with the quantities!)

When everything is mixed, pour the mixture into a mold and cover it with cellophane.

After 48 hours you can unmould your soap.

Let it sit in a very dry place for 6 weeks before using it.

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