Sunday, June 29, 2014

When A Soap Comes With A Story :)

The exquisiteness of olive oil
Tirana. :) Do you know that the soap you are using everyday can greatly affect your health? The skin is the largest organ of the human body. What you use on your skin will determine what gets absorbed through your pores into your system.

Castile soap is made from natural ingredients, mainly olive oil. It was originally made in Castilla, Spain, where it also derived its name “Castile”. Famous for being called the “Queen of Soap”, it became popular among those who preferred to use soaps made from NATURAL ingredients, in order to maintain healthy skin. In fact, the royalty in Europe used Castile soap for centuries.

What Makes Soaparcadia's Castile Soap ideal for your Skin? It's Handmade!

Soaparcadia's Castile soap does not contain any synthetic fragrances or detergents that can upset the balance of the environment when it enters the waste-water stream. In addition, if you want, the liquid variant of Soaparcadia's Castile soap may also be packaged in post-consumer recycled plastic bottles. Good for the skin, good for the environment! Care. :)

When soap is handmade, a softening and hydrating by-product of soap‑making process – glycerine, is retained in the soap.  A luxurious ingredient, it is more lucrative for commercial soap manufacturers to extract glycerine from soap and sell it for other uses.

Olive oil (Albanian) :) is what makes natural Soaparcadia's Castile soap ideal for your skin. It is the primary ingredient in our Castile soap. In fact, some purists would say that in order for a soap to be considered a true Castile soap, it should only be made from 100% olive oil.

Albanian!!
Olive oil is the ingredient that gives the soap its mildness and gentleness. If you look at history, ancient Egyptians would use pure olive oil to cleanse their skin from impurities. For centuries, olive oil was used to make soap due to its mild cleansing properties. It also helps the skin to maintain its elasticity and retain moisture.

Free of synthetic fragrances and preservatives, pure Castile soap is gentle enough for even the most sensitive skin. The natural soap making process, otherwise known as saponification, would produce glycerine, which is a natural moisturizer. However, large companies would often filter glycerine out and use it to make lotions and other moisturizers. On the other hand, using Castile soap entitles your skin to the benefits of glycerine, moisturizing your skin naturally.

Olive oil produces a very gentle soap with a creamy lather – so it doesn’t foam much.  But it’s this very quality that makes it mild on the skin.  It doesn’t strip the skin off its natural oils, and it will actually help moisturise the skin.  It leaves a velvety feel on the skin.

Your skin is also protected from harsh chemicals, such as triclosan, a popular chemical used in many antibacterial soaps and body washes. The FDA has deemed this ingredient worthy of further review since studies have indicated that it may be potentially hazardous and the antibacterial properties may actually promote antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In addition, the FDA has found no evidence that triclosan provides any benefit to soaps and washes.

If all of these great reasons aren’t enough, Soaparcadia's Castile soap also offers environmental benefits. It is completely biodegradable and lacks the harsh chemicals that may pollute our groundwater.

To reward oneself with such an extraordinarily good soap is certainly a luxury!

Soaparcadia's Castile Soap
Our Soaparcadia's Castile soap is made with organic, cold-pressed, extra-virgin olive oil.  A little amount of organic, unbleached beeswax is added, just enough to make the bar hard.  Lye is dissolved in water, and this solution is mixed with the olive oil and beeswax.  When saponification (neutralisation) is complete, the bar of soap is ready to be used or milled (for adding ingredients).

We only use ingredients that will provide benefits to the skin, and nothing else. Soaps don’t need preservatives, and ‘become’ colorful or scented just by adding herbs, nuts, seeds, clays, and essential oils.Soaparcadia soaps have no artificial coloring's or fragrances, no preservatives, and no synthetic ingredients

Soaparcadia's Castile soap is especially good for dry, itchy, irritated, or sensitive skin, and conditions such as eczema and psoriasis.  It works well in oily skin and acne by helping with balancing oil production, and for not clogging pores.  It is so mild even babies can use it.

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