HomeMade Soap & Body Products
natural skin care
by Busybeefairies
Benefits os Felted
Homemade Soap
1. A homemade soap bar will last much longer if it is felted. Because of the natural Glycerin in homemade soaps, they must not be left in standing water, for they will turn to mush very quickly. It is very important to place homemade soap bars on soap trays to dry out after use. Felted soap bars should be placed on a soap tray as well, but will not turn to mush as quickly as an un-felted soap bar.
2. You are getting a wash cloth and soap bar all in one great package! Once the homemade felted bar has been soaked and begins to lather up, you have a wonderful natural wash cloth to bathe with.
3. Skin exfoliation! A felted homemade soap bar is a great for mild skin exfoliation, which is very important to incorporate on a weekly basis to help shed unwanted dead skin cells.
4. Felted soap bars are not slippery like a regular soap bar that can be easily slipped and dropped in the shower.
5. They make excellent gifts, especially for those hard to shop for ones in our lives. Not too many people have a felted homemade soap bar, nor have they ever heard of them. Most likely they will appreciate the creativity and be intrigued to put it to use.
A felted soap bar simply is a soap bar that is felted in wool, most likely sheep or alpaca. We use sheep’s wool that has no color dyes, from a neighboring friend’s sheep farm. If you have never tried a felted soap bar before here are five great reasons to give one a try.
Definition of felting: A homogeneous fibrous material made up of cotton, glass or other fibers interlocked by mechanical or chemical action, moisture or heat. See also BATT. A pressed felt is made from wood or wood combined with other fibers using mechanical and chemical action plus heat and moisture.
