tamese Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Has anyone every read this and is it true. I'm assuming it is true and it makes since for their pockets but not so good for consumers. Can't remember where I found this. I was just doing some research online."Here now lies the problem with commercial soap bars and why they are so terrible for your skin. When lye and oils saponify, a natural occurance takes place. Glycerin is created...wonderful...natural...healthy ...glycerine is created. Glycerin is an extremely necessary component of healthy, elastic skin. Glycerine naturally moisturizes the skin and keeps its healthy glow and feel. Everyone (men included) want their skin to feel soft, smooth and moist. Glycerine is what provides us that wonderful feeling. It's the feeling we seek when we bath our bodies in hand and body lotion after showers and shaving.But guess what?!? The commercial soap manufactures know this also. During their manufacturing process, they extract the glycerine from the soap and replace it with detergents and chemicals. They then process the glycerine into other products like hand and body lotion, creams, balms, and other moisturizers. That's right, they remove it from their soaps just so they can sell you an additional product that contains what you should have had in the bar of soap you bathed with in the first place! Now that your out of your bath or shower, you must apply their additional product to make your skin feel soft or risk dry, tight skin usually within 30 minutes after bathing...pretty sneaky huh?!? But that's capitalism at its finest." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Yes I have read that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Never heard that one before. Just shakes my head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 It's not uncommon. Most 'beauty bars' on the market are either completely or mainly comprised of surfactant blends. If oils are saponified in their product, glycerin is often boiled out with some being sold off/used in other products, and some being returned to the beauty bar later in production. It doesn't make them bad. Many consumers have been conditioned to like the squeaky clean feeling of those cleansers, finding true soaps to be too sticky feeling. It all comes down to your personal preferences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I have read that on many many sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmommaya Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 i've read that a number of times. where did you find the quote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamese Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 I cant remember where I sas this ai was just researching one night. I thought I saved it but I guess I didn't because I can't find it now. If I come across it again I wll let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmommaya Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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