Solid soap: the benefits and how to make it at home

It's easier to store. It weighs less than liquid milk. It's easier to travel with. And it helps avoid waste.

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SOLID SOAP

The old and always useful thing is back in fashion, even in its anti-waste function, solid soap, whose origins are very ancient. In fact, it is already mentioned in Egyptian papyri, in Babylonian customs, in the pages of the Bible and in the texts of Pliny the Elder who described it as an invention of the Gauls for polish your hair.

Ma how did he do it? soap solid, and in particular that of Marseille, to overcome the very compulsive and wasteful trend of liquid soap? In reality, there are several factors in favor of this solution, all of which point to savings, sustainability, and the fight against waste. For example: the classic bar of soap It costs less than liquid soap, it doesn't have a plastic container (which then translates into waste and pollution), it's very practical when travelling and doesn't contain surfactants, so it's actually more eco-friendly.

Marseille soap: beware of those that come from China and Turkey.

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BENEFITS OF SOLID SOAP

Furthermore, especially for children, the soap Liquid soap has a fundamental drawback: the surface of the dispenser collects lipids, sugars, germs, viruses, and especially dust—lots of dust. Children then repeatedly press the dispenser to dispense the liquid, often with dirty hands. Conversely, when a child picks up a bar of solid soap, they run it under water, rub it together to create a lather, and then wash their hands. This way, any dirt residue is swept away.

LIQUID OR SOLID SOAP?

The main reasons, in summary, for preferring solid soap to liquid soap are:
  • It is easier to preserve
  • It takes up less space and is very practical
  • It's convenient to take on trips or even just to the gym
  • It helps to avoid waste, as it is easy use leftovers tooWhile in liquid soap there is always a residue that gets lost and therefore wasted.
  • It has very simple packaging, usually without plastic bags
  • It is free from silicones and parabens

HOW TO USE SOLID SOAP

Instead, for solid soap, the classic bars of soap, you need to take a few simple precautions to avoid wasting it. First: prefer small packages. Second: after using it, let the water run and put it back so that it is almost dry. Third: don't let it stagnate in the soap dish water, which must therefore be eliminated.

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MARSEILLE SOAP

As for the Marseille soap There is one fundamental warning to make: buy only the original, and avoid the one produced in China and TurkeyA situation that is not only unpleasant but also paradoxical, considering that it is not at all difficult to find the fake "king of soaps" in the shops of the same French city, from which its name originates, and in the markets of Provence.

And to think that Marseille soap has centuries and centuries of history behind it, with the first edict against counterfeiting issued in 1688. It was the minister of the Sun King who signed it, threatening with the seizure of the goods all those who did not prepare the soap with the only products allowed: olive, palm or copra oil, soda or sea salt and water.

La official recipe codified in 1906 the offer in fact as ingredients: 63 percent oil, 9 percent soda and 18 percent water. The fatty acid, on the other hand, must be present in a dose equal to 72 percent.

Marseille soap

HOW TO RECOGNIZE REAL MARSEILLE SOAP?

Even Napoleon, in one of his decrees, had established that soap should contain neither animal fats nor perfumes nor colorants. All elements that fake Marseille soap is rich in.. This causes the counterfeit product is neither hypoallergenic nor biodegradable, a quality that the original possesses. With the result that buying a fake Marseille soap It translates into a double waste. On the one hand, it has none of the features for which we bought it; on the other, this reckless expenditure is nothing more than supporting the food industry. forgery.

WHAT IS THE BEST SOLID SOAP?

Among the various types of solid soap, Aleppo soap is undoubtedly the best, thanks to its antibacterial and natural disinfectant properties and the amount of laurel it contains. Unfortunately, it is no longer produced in Aleppo, which has been destroyed, but in Turkey. However, you can make it at home with this: for successful corporate training.

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