Hemp Soap vs Big Brand Soap

Many items on the market today are called soap however, there are very few true soaps if any produced by the big name brand manufacturers. The only one I can think of right off the top of my head is Ivory. Although it is manufactured with not the greatest ingredients for moisturizing and nourishing the skin, it does clean. If I remember correctly the ingredients in Ivory are Sodium Tallowate, Sodium Cocoate, Sodium Palm Kernalate, Titanium Dioxide, this is the ingredient that prevents Ivory from being 100% pure, it is nothing more than a whitener. This is how they label the soap so they don't have to use the words Sodium Hydroxide (Lye). These ingredients are nothing more than Tallow an animal fat, probably beef, Palm Kernal oil and Coconut oil. Very inexpensive ingredients used for the sole purpose of cleansing and nothing more. But why is it so drying? During the saponification process of the oils, butters (fats) and alkali glycerin is produced. Glycerin being a natural humectant draws moisture from the air to the skin. Most large manufacturers extract the glycerin from the soap, this is why your skin feels dry and itchy. They've removed the best ingredient from the soap.

As a soapmaker I feel a responsibility to use the best ingredients available to produce the kind of soap I, myself wouldn't hesitate to use on my grandchildren. I have experimented with various oils and butters for years before I found that one recipe that does exactly what I feel a bar of soap should do.
A bar of soap should:
a) Cleanse deeply
b) Rinse cleanly
c) Nourish damaged skin
d) Moisturize deeply
e) Be gentle enough for a newborn.

We list all ingredients on our soaps so people can see what they will be using on their skin and to avoid any allergic reactions people might have to one or more of our ingredients. We believe in full disclosure of ingredient listings and do so on all of our products.

Back to my soap. I produce the hemp products for Coast To Coast Soapworks. I love hemp seed oil. As far as I am concerned there is no other oil that provides the nourishment of Hemp seed oil. One of the richest sources of Omega 3 and Omega 6 essential fatty acids as well as GLA (gamma linolenic acid) making it a superior natural emollient and moisturizer. The use of hempseed oil in soaps aids in soothing and restoring dry or damaged skin as well as assist in increasing natural moisture retention. Ok, so now you know I am a huge fan and supporter of hemp products. One other thing I might add, Hempseed oil is produced from sterile seed. There is less than 1% THC (psychoactive) found in industrial hemp. All of this to say, NO you will NOT test positive for marijuana.

I could talk about hemp for hours but I won't bore anyone any longer. Moving right along to other ingredients in our Hemp soap. Aloe for its healing and moisturizing benefits, Coconut oil also used for moisturizing, conditioning and a great lather, Olive oil for its gentleness and long lasting moisturizing benefits, Lard for its cleansing properties and creaminess,Shea butter, Africa's best kept secret, until the French found out about it, now we all benefit. Shea butter is not only known for its moisturizing benefits, it is known for its healing benefits as well. I won't go into the wonders of Shea Butter, I'll leave that to Linda, she produces our Shea Butter Soapcakes and Mega bars as well as our Shea Butter lotion.
The combined benefits of these oils produces the creamiest lathering soap I've ever made. Its like bathing with lotion.