Is It “Soap” You Are Looking For?

I often get the question, “Why is handmade soap so expensive? I could go to the dollar store and buy a bar for a dollar.”

I typically acknowledge that to be true, but the comparison truly is apples to oranges-or-soap to detergent bars.

I am so very thankful for the mass produced detergent bars that are on all the shelves in all the stores and can be bought at a relatively inexpensive price. Detergent bars are mass produced by large companies. There are additives in detergent bars to help them appear to be no different than a handmade bar of soap. The big companies have made keeping disease away and helping the mass population stay clean. I am glad they are making that impact.

BUT…

The FDA states that “Most body cleansers, both liquid and solid, are actually synthetic detergent products. Detergent cleansers are popular because they make suds easily in water and don’t form gummy deposits. Some of these detergent products are actually marketed as ‘soap’ but are not true soap according to the legal definition.”

You won’t walk into your local Walmart and be able to meet the producer of the goods you are buying. The ingredients in a handmade bar of soap are the actual raw materials that will not only clean you when needed, but will introduce no chemicals to your skin, and leave you nourished and loved long after you are done using it.

If you have never tried handmade soap, please do. Whether from Seabreeze Soaps of Maine, or from any handmade soap maker in your area. You can find us at Farmer’s Markets, Craft Fairs, Bazaares, and there is no limit to those artists you will find online.

We are a passionate bunch and pour our heart and soul into each bar we make. We measure, mix, add, mix, pour, swirl, insulate, unmold, cut, bevel, and set on a shelf for six weeks to cure.

Handmade soap is the soap you are looking for!