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Vegan Soap Bars – Benefits, Use, and Storage

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Dirt, dust, sweat, and environmental pollutants, such as bacteria and viruses, accumulate on the skin surface and mix with the body’s natural oils, causing severe skin problems like acne breakouts, greasiness, irritation, eczema, and dullness.

People use different products to maintain their skin health, such as bar soaps, moisturizers, body washes, serums, lotions, etc. Research shows that over 273 million people in the United States use bar soap to cleanse their bodies. According to Statista, more than 245 million people in the U.S use body washes, and the number will increase to 255.73 million by 2024.

Bar soaps contain butter, waxes, and oils mixed with sodium hydroxide. Companies mix these ingredients through a process called saponification. It is a chemical reaction to create commercial soaps. On the other hand, homemade soaps contain wood ash or animal fats.

Although commercially made soaps can clean your body and remove allergens and pollutants temporarily, they can cause skin problems when used frequently for the long term.

On the other hand, vegan soaps have gained popularity in recent years because people are more aware of animal cruelty and conscious of the deteriorating environment and ecosystems. Read on!

What is Natural Bar Soap or Vegan Bar Soap?

Natural bar soap, also called vegan bar soap, contains plant-based ingredients instead of animal-based compounds and laboratory-made chemicals and compounds.

Vegan soap manufacturers use oils and fats from vegetables and herbs to avoid animal cruelty and side effects on consumers’ skin and maintain the environmental sustainability.

Vegan soaps include castor oil, aloe vera, corn syrup, cornstarch, pectin, and essential oils. These ingredients are healthier and more beneficial for the skin than commercial bar soaps with ingredients like lard, gelatin, lanolin, and tallow.

Vegan bar soaps strengthen your skin’s barrier, preventing bacteria and viruses from accumulating on the skin and penetrating the body. It keeps your skin fresh and flowing while preventing it from harsh chemicals.

In addition, using vegan bar soap is an excellent way to protect the environment and promote animal welfare. However, not all soap bar brands that claim to be vegan contain plant-based ingredients. We recommend looking for a bar soap approved by Leaping Bunny.

Bar Soap Vs. Body Wash

Many people find it confusing to choose between bar soap and body wash. A body wash is a more advanced and fancier version of conventional soap. Millions of people in the U.S and other countries use body washes because they are hassle-free, more hygienic, and more soothing alternatives to traditional soaps.

While commercial body washes are still famous among Americans, vegan soap bars and body washes have dominated the market because the natural ingredients in these products do not cause skin dullness and dryness.

Instead, they moisturize your skin, balance sebum oil, and provide the skin with essential nutrients to remove dead cells and generate new/fresh ones. So, instead of using a commercial body wash, we recommend Leaping Bunny-certified bar soap to restore your skin moisture and maintain overall well-being.

Vegan skin bar soaps address various skin troubles, such as clogged pores, dryness, and flaky skin. Although you can achieve the same with a body wash, the results are temporary and short-term. Long-term use of commercial body washes can take a massive toll on your skin’s epidermis and dermis.

What is the Best Bar Soap?

Because vegan bar soaps are a rich source of organic ingredients, they clean and nourish your skin while removing impurities and toxins. Not using a vegan soap bar for cleansing your body will cause toxins and bacteria to clog the pores.

As a result, your skin cells will have lower hydration levels and become more prone to bacterial, viral, and inflammatory attacks. You can find dozens of brands and hundreds of vegan body soaps, but the turmeric bar of soaps has become more popular because they contain 100% plant-based ingredients.

Turmeric Bar Soap

Turmeric is one of the healthiest and skin-friendliest ingredients in vegan bar soaps. It cleanses your skin and removes blemishes, acne, rashes, irritation, itchiness, and dryness due to its potent anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-aging properties. At the same time, it gives your skin a luster and glows.

Turmeric Bar Soap Benefits

Turmeric bar soaps have excellent healing and soothing properties. While turmeric is a versatile ingredient with organic elements and minerals, most vegan bar soaps include other ingredients, such as tree tea, castor oil, olive oil, and neem, producing impressive effects on the skin, particularly people’s sensitive skin. Let us discuss the properties or benefits of turmeric bar soaps.

Anti-Inflammatory

Whether you have itchy, irritative, or reddish skin, you can use turmeric bar soap when taking a shower to soothe your skin. Curcumin, an essential antioxidant found in turmeric, fights free radicals and relieves irritation, redness, and itchiness.

Likewise, a Leaping Bunny-certified turmeric soap has anti-inflammatory agents that fight against skin inflammation caused by pollutants, allergens, and microbes. Curcumin can also repair your damaged skin cells, soothe the pores, and produce a relaxing effect.

Acne Reduction

Acne occurs when your body’s natural oils or sebum and dead skin cells clog pores and plug follicles on the epidermis, creating a favorable environment for bacteria to cause inflammation and infection. As a result, you experience severe acne breakouts, making your skin appear dull, greasy, unevenly toned, and sensitive.

The good news is that turmeric soap can reduce the risk of chronic acne. Turmeric has excellent antiseptic properties that remove pollutants, bacteria, and viruses from the epidermis and controls sebum oil production.

Glowing Skin

Uneven and dull skin is usually due to dead skin cells, free radicals accumulating on tissues, stress, dehydration, a sedentary lifestyle, skipping exfoliation, and leaving makeup overnight. So, not taking care of your skin will affect its evenness, freshness, and tone.

Turmeric contains anti-inflammatory compounds and antioxidants that fight free-flowing radicals, control inflammation and swelling, rejuvenate skin tissues, and reduce melanocytes in the body, giving you healthier, more glowing, and even-toned skin.

Anti-Aging

Do you have saggy, wrinkled skin? Are you looking to slow down skin cells’ aging? If yes, use a 100% vegan and natural soap with ingredients like turmeric, coconut oil, olive oil, and aloe vera.

Research highlights that turmeric offers therapeutic benefits with phenolic compounds that combat peroxyl radicals to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

How to Use a Bar of Soap?

While people have their own methods of using a bar of soap, we recommend cleaning your hands with antibacterial soap before applying the soap lather to your face, neck, chest, and other body parts.

Create a rich lather and use your hands to apply it to your face, neck, and other areas. Make sure you gently massage the face and neck with circular motions for 30-60 seconds. Avoid scrubbing the soap hard because it may irritate your skin by stripping natural oils.

How to Store Bar Soap Long-Term?

You can store bar soaps in different ways, such as keeping them in a cool, dark, and dry place to avoid humidity and moisture. Likewise, you can use a quality container to store the soap with silica to prevent it from drying. Remember to seal it with proper wrapping to increase its shelf life and prevent mold growth.

How to Store Bar Soap in Shower?

Using a bag is one of the best ways to store bar soap in the shower because it saves space on the shelf and prevents water from shirking it rapidly. Most soap racks are made from metal, wood, or ceramic.

Plastic is harmful to the environment and prone to accumulating moisture and humidity, affecting the soap’s lifespan. Likewise, metal is subject to rust and negatively affects the soap. Ceramic racks can fall and break easily.

So, if you are a vegan and environmental enthusiast and want to store bar soap in the shower for a long time, you can use a bamboo soap dish. Not only is bamboo durable, but it also does not absorb moisture, extending the life of your bar soap.

Another population option is storing the bar soap in a sisal bag. Sisal is made of natural agave fiber and is much softer than a loofah. It’s a popular choice for soap storage in the shower since you can also use it for body exfoliation in your shower.

Final Words

Statistical data shows bar soaps are still more popular than body washes in the United States. However, commercially made bar soaps contain harsh ingredients that harm your skin.

On the other hand, vegan soap bars are 100% natural and organic to soothe your skin and help you achieve the desired effects. Contact Hebe Botanica for more information or browse our collection of vegan skincare products. Until Next Time!

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