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Soap is saponified oils that break the surface tension of water, allowing dirt to be carried away.

What's the difference between my soap and store soap?

That question actually covers a lot more than people realize. To start, I would say that my soap is actually soap, that is saponified oils. If a label says beauty bar or cleansing bar or anything other than just the word soap then it is not soap. It's actually a detergent, like laundry detergent. Sometimes it is a mild detergent. Sometimes it is a more harsh detergent so the manufacturer adds moisturizers to it. This is so the soap doesn't irritate your skin. Then they use the moisturizers as a selling point.

Why does Lautzy soap feel silkier than store soap?

Commercial soaps or beauty bars are forced through industrial equipment that shreds and compacts them again and again until the bar resembles a real bar of soap. This process was originally made up to make the detergents mimic real soap, however it has become what people think of when they think of a bar of soap. I heat, stir and pour. My soap is the texture of pudding when it goes into the mold warm. It then just retains that texture as it cools.

How is my soap different from melt and pour glycerin soap?

Glycerin is a by product of saponified oils. I do this process myself by hand and am therefore a saponifier. Melt and pour soap is industrial soap base that a crafter buys and melts. They may add additives or not. They then pour into a pretty mold.

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