SOAP: ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL

By Catherine McGinnis
Your sin is as uni!ue as your DNA" #e$$ it is your DNA% So
it &oes #ithout sayin& that #hat 'i&ht #or (or your sin
ty)e 'ay not #or (or so'e e$se*s% Yes+ soa) is a #ash o,
)ro-uct an- -oes not )enetrate the sin% .o#e/er+ so'e
(atty aci-s ha/e the a0i$ity to c$eanse 0etter than others
thus re'o/in& the )rotecti/e $ayer o( oi$ on the sur(ace
o( your sin% 1hi$e others are 'i$- c$eansers #hich $ea/e
e2cess oi$ -e)osits $ea/in& you (ee$in& &reasy%
A 0$en-e- soa) reci)e is usua$$y 0est% A co'0ination
o( (atty aci-s can 0e custo'i3e- to create a soa) #ith
-esira0$e attri0utes% By un-erstan-in& the )ro)erties o( the
oi$s you ha/e contro$ o( the outco'e% This is in-is)ensa0$e
in (or'u$atin& success(u$ soa) reci)es% Let*s tae a $oo as
so'e co''on oi$s in an e,ort to he$) you -eter'ine #hich
is 0est (or your sin" an- your custo'er*s%
COCON4T OIL%
5uite a uni!ue ty)e o( oi$+ coconut oi$ is one o( the (e# that
is sta0$e at hi&h te')eratures% Durin& the sa)oni6 cation
&e$ )hase+ the interna$ te')erature o( soa) can e2cee-
7789F% This heat a$ters the structure o( so'e oi$s 0ut
coconut oi$ #ithstan-s the heat #ith its 0ene6 cia$ !ua$ities
intact% In a--ition+ coconut oi$ has a 'o-erate$y $on& she$(
$i(e" t#o years on a/era&e%
1ith the a--ition o( coconut oi$ to your reci)e+ you #i$$
notice that your soa)s ha/e increase- $ather+ : u,y 0u00$es
an- har-ness% Contrary to )o)u$ar 0e$ie(+ coconut oi$ is not
-ryin&% It is actua$$y a su)er c$eanser% 1hen use- in sin
care )ro-ucts+ coconut oi$ is so(tenin&+ 'oisturi3in& an-
con-itionin&% Not on$y is it &reat (or custo'er*s #ith har-
#ater 0ut it is a$so the on$y oi$ that #i$$ $ather in sea #ater%
PALM OIL%
A$thou&h they co'e (ro' the sa'e )$ant+ )a$' oi$ an- )a$'
erne$ oi$ are not the sa'e% Pa$' oi$ is 'a-e 0y )ressin&
the 'i--$e $ayer o( the )a$' (ruit #here )a$' erne$ oi$
co'es (ro' the see- ;erne$< o( the nut% A(ter 'i$$in&+ )a$'
oi$ can 0e re6 ne- ;#hite in co$or< or unre6 ne- ;re--ish
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oran&e in co$or<% The on$y -i,erence you #i$$ notice in
your soa)s is that the unre6 ne- 'ay $ea/e a s$i&ht o-or
an- co$or tint%
1hen use- as a soa) 'ain& in&re-ient+ )a$' oi$ creates
a har-+ u$tra c$eansin&+ crea'y an- sta0$e 0ar% Pa$' oi$ is
re$ati/e$y ine2)ensi/e to )urchase an- stores #e$$ (or u)
to t#o years% Many ain the structura$ )ro)erties o( )a$'
oi$ to that o( ta$$o# ;ani'a$ (at<" 'ain& it an e2ce$$ent
a$ternati/e (or /e&an soa) 'aers an- custo'ers a$ie%
OLIBE OIL%
1ith roots -atin& 0ac to the ancient Syrians+ o$i/e oi$
has 0een a sta)$e in&re-ient in Casti$e soa)% It i')arts a
'uch $o/e- s'ooth (ee$in& to soa)s as #e$$ as har-ness%
Lar&e : u,y 0u00$es you #i$$ not &et 0ut rather a rich an-
sta0$e $ather% 1hen use- in sin care )ro-ucts+ o$i/e oi$
is hy)oa$$er&enic+ hi&h$y 'oisturi3in& an- con-itionin&%
1ith its 'i$- c$eansin& a0i$ities+ o$i/e oi$ is i-ea$ (or near$y
a$$ sin ty)es%
O$i/e oi$ has a re$ati/e$y $on& she$( $i(e+ u) to (our years+
#hich a$$o#s a soa) 'aer )iece o( 'in- that soa) 'a-e
#ith o$i/e oi$ #i$$ 0e /irtua$$y (ree (ro' ranci-ity% O$i/e
oi$ is &ra-e- in c$asses: E2tra Bir&in+ Bir&in+ Ce6 ne- an-
Po'ace% A$$ &ra-es are suita0$e to use (or soa) 'ain&
ho#e/er Po'ace contains the $ar&est )ercenta&e o(
unsa)oni6 a0$es% Meanin& that it i')arts inherent su)er(attin&
)ro)erties
to
your
soa)s%
CASTOC OIL%
Deri/e- (ro' the castor 0ean+ castor oi$ is cate&ori3e- as
a /e&eta0$e oi$" a$thou&h the taste -eters us (ro' cooin&
#ith it% Lie coconut oi$+ castor oi$ is e2tre'e$y sta0$e at
hi&h te')eratures% 1hen use- in soa) 'ain& it #i$$
i')art &i&antic 0u00$es an- 'oisture retention % The (atty
aci- co')osition o( castor oi$ contains $itt$e to no soa)
har-enin& ca)a0i$ities% There(ore+ it shou$- 0e use- in
soa) (or'u$ations at a $o# )ercenta&e%
ADDITIONAL OILS%
You cou$- certain$y create an i')ressi/e soa) usin& Dust
coconut+ )a$'+ o$i/e an- castor oi$s% But you -o ha/e other
o)tions% A$ternati/es to coconut oi$ inc$u-e )a$' erne$ oi$
an- 0a0assu oi$% Bee( ta$$o# is a suita0$e a$ternati/e to
)a$' oi$% T#o o( 'y (a/orite su0stitutes (or o$i/e oi$ are
sun: o#er oi$ an- rice 0ran oi$% 4n(ortunate$y+ there is no
$ie a$ternati/e (or castor oi$% I( su00in& one oi$s (or another
in a reci)e+ 0e sure to run your (or'u$ation throu&h a $ye
ca$cu$ator%
These are Dust a s'a$$ nu'0er o( oi$s that you can a-a)t to
your soa) 'ain& (or'u$as% Tae a-/anta&e o( a0un-ance
o( (atty aci-s co'0inations% They are as uni!ue as you an-
your sin%
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