A major moisturizing agent in a soap is glycerin. So, here we will see the benefits related to glycerin. Glycerin is a neutral, sweet-tasting, colorless emollient and when mixed with water it will soften and moisturize your skin. It has a natural antiseptic quality and because it is so gentle it is especially good for tender skin and children. Let us further see how it is formed. Soap is a product of a chemical reaction between lye and oils. Glycerin is a byproduct which gets generated when lye or soda ash or NaOH interacts with oil. In handmade or homemade soaps, the produced glycerin is not artificially removed from the soaps. It remains there.
However, in mass marketed or commercial soaps, the glycerin produced, is artificially removed from the soap and is replaced with cheaper substitutes. These substitutes promise to moisturize but they fail to do so. This is the reason why the skin feels rough, dry, stretched and unhealthy. This leads us to the use of moisturizing lotions or creams after taking a bath. These moisturizing lotions or creams are high in glycerin content. Yes, you have guessed it right, this is the glycerin which was artificially taken out from your soap earlier. Companies have created this double edged sword for the customers. With removal of glycerin from soaps and addition of the same in moisturizing lotions or creams, is a way followed by various companies to increase their revenue.
A homemade or a handmade soap is free of such complication and has high glycerin content which was naturally produced in the first place. With Smishi, you get this guarantee. 🙂