Organic patchouli snail mucin soap - tonic radiance

To make a cold-process soap, you use a fat to which you add lye. A chemical reaction occurs. Industrial soaps, they heat this mixture to 120°C, which speeds up the chemical process. After that, glycerin is extracted (using large amounts of water) and only the soap remains, a hard bar ready to be sold.

When you want to opt for natural, organic, you use a soap that has been cold-processed—that is, we let the chemical reaction occur by itself, naturally, over time. This transformation is what chemistry calls a “total reaction,” meaning it continues until the lye is exhausted. For a cold-processed soap to be ready for use, it must contain no trace of lye. It is the presence of an excess of oil that guarantees that all the lye has been used. Furthermore, you should then allow the soap time to harden (count about 1 month for a 100-gram loaf).

Our soaps are handmade using traditional artisanal methods.