Whenever or wherever I went to a supermarket, I love to walk
through the soap section. The fragrance of the soap itself
made me fall in love with the soap. So, did you use soap in your daily live?
DON’T LIE! Almost all the people in this world use soap in their daily live.
Perhaps we use it for countless times in a day. I am very sure that not much
people know about the history of the soap. Did you know that soap was invented
a long time ago? First soap makers were Babylonians, Mesopotamians, Egyptians,
as well as the ancient Greeks and Romans. They made soap by mixing fat, oils
and salts. Soap was first produced to clean cooking utensils or goods or using
for medicine purpose and not using for personal hygiene.
How soap is made? Soap
can be produce by two different processes that is either cold process or hot
process. Cold process usually took about six weeks to fully complete the
production of that soap but it also depends on the oil used to produce the
soap. The soap produced by the cold process had high in quality rather than the
soap produced by the hot process. They are hard and long lasting. Cold process
involved the mixing of the fatty acids and sodium hydroxide (lye) together. The
fatty acid used usually is any oil such as olive oil, hemp oil or etc. the
mixture was kept warm to ensure the soap completely saponified. For hot
process, it was only a few moments to produce the soap because the high
temperature (80c-100C) used in this process enables the lye and fats saponify
more quickly.
Who wouldn’t buy soap? I’m not sure if there
is anyone of you that could spend time and money for shopping clothes, but
didn’t care about soap. Everybody wants to be clean and feel fresh all the
time.
In fact, the question that you usually pondering
over are WHICH one is the best to buy??? Too many choices and make you feel confused, right? Size, colour, scent, packaging, price and lots of others thing you need to decide in order to have the most suitable one with your taste. But, you should not forget the MOST important
things that you also need to give attention before choosing and buy the soaps are its ingredients itself ! Is it organic??... Is the soap affects your skin?? Is it truly protect you from the bacteria?
Organic
chemicals in soaps
|
Positive
function
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Bad
effects
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1.Sodium
Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES)
- Detergent,
emulsifier used in industrial of soaps
-Originates
from coconut
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- Breaks
down the skin's moisture barrier
- Allows
other chemicals to penetrate by increasing skin permeability by approximately
100-fold.
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- Skin
and eye irritation
-
Organ toxicity, reproductive and developmental toxicity
- Endocrine
disruption.
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2.Triclosan
- Antibacterial
agent added to many liquid soaps
|
-
Help kill germs especially in spotty skin
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- Contributing
to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance.
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3. Propylene
glycol
-Colorless,
nearly odorless, syrupy liquid that is derived from natural gas.
|
-Used
as a carrier in fragrance oils
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- Cause
dermatitis, kidney or liver abnormalities
-May
inhibit skin cell growth or cause skin irritation.
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4. Diethanolamine
or DEA
- DEA
has the potential to form nitrosodiethanolamine (NDEA)
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- Easily
absorbed through the skin
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- Block
absorption of the nutrient choline, vital to brain development.
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5.Glycerin
-A
gel-like transparent soap.
|
-Draw
the moisture out of the air and onto the soap.
|
-Too
much concentrations of glycerin on skin can cause drying
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So, from the explaination above , i hope that u will be able to open your eyes and your heart to choose the most safe soap that will be able to fully protect you as well as will not harm your skin and your health in
future.
