| A baby's skin is fragile and can get easily irritated and | | | | suppleness and smoothness because homemade |
| is prone to chaffing and skin infections. To keep | | | | soap is packed with naturally occurring glycerin, |
| baby's skin beautiful and to protect it from rashes, | | | | humectants that attracts moisture in the |
| why don't you start making soaps on your own? You | | | | environment. It is the glycerin in homemade soaps |
| can make your own with easy soap making recipes | | | | that protects baby's skin from drying. |
| that are best for baby's soft and tender skin. | | | | Glycerin is absent in hard commercial soaps. |
| No Harsh Chemicals | | | | Commercial soap manufacturers extract glycerin, a |
| Homemade soap does not dry baby's skin and leave | | | | by-product in soap-making. Glycerin is present in |
| a film that can cause rashes. It does not contain | | | | vegetable and animal fats. Yes, vegetable and animal |
| chemicals that can harm a baby's tender skin. When | | | | fats are the basic ingredients in soap making including |
| making soaps for your baby, don't use skin-drying | | | | commercial soap. However, commercial soap |
| ingredients such as sodium lauryl sulphate, alkali salts, | | | | Companies remove the glycerin from their soap and |
| alcohol, preservatives, artificial colors, fillers, and | | | | use it in other beauty products. |
| fragrances. These substances would do more harm | | | | Glycerin helps to keep your baby's skin silky it doesn't |
| to your baby because baby's skin is less oily. The | | | | remove the oils in a baby's skin. Glycerin in |
| substances in the artificial coloring and preservatives | | | | homemade soap is retained because of the cold |
| are caustic or drying chemicals that can cause severe | | | | process used in making it. The cold process does not |
| skin irritations and rashes. | | | | require the boiling together of lye and fat. The |
| Instead of manufactured ingredients containing | | | | process involves heating lye and fat separately. |
| chemicals, use organic animal or plant fats and | | | | These are cooled to room temperature before they |
| essential oils without artificial colours. For synthetics | | | | are combined, thus, the natural glycerin in the fat is |
| to lather nicely, organic scented and unscented | | | | preserved. |
| essentials oils are used. Use non-scented bars if your | | | | Today, making soaps at home is a better for nature |
| baby has sensitive skin. | | | | and if you decide to create soaps for your baby, |
| Anti-Bacterial | | | | learn from soap makers with experienced. Making |
| Commercial and homemade soaps have antibacterial | | | | your own soap will pamper your baby and your |
| properties. A bar of homemade soap is also infused | | | | friends and family. You protect them from avoiding |
| with antibacterial essential oils extracted from tea | | | | the use harsh chemicals. |
| tree or lavender. Baby's skin benefits from these | | | | Homemade soaps are also great gifts for all |
| non-skin drying oils that also kill bacteria and get rid of | | | | occasions - and since you made it yourself, you can |
| dirt. Even if used everyday, it won't dry out baby's | | | | take pride in your soap creations. Homemade soaps |
| skin and trigger skin problems caused by the | | | | have a charm of their own and there's no way no |
| chemicals in commercial soaps. | | | | one can't help falling in love with these. You can also |
| Skin Softener | | | | make this into a lucrative hobby. |
| You can also use this to maintain your skin's | | | | |